Library Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover)

East Midlands Education Trust; Burton on the Wolds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government / Teachers Pension

SAS Employee Assistance Programme

Cyclescheme

Job summary

East Midlands Education Trust is seeking a Library Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover) to join The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form. The role focuses on leading literacy interventions for vulnerable students and expanding the library as a whole-school resource.

The post is full-time (37 hours per week) and term-time only (39 weeks per year) with an asap start date. DBS checks and UK work eligibility are required, and support is provided through the Local Government / Teachers

Qualifications

• Experience delivering literacy interventions for diverse learners.
• Ability to grow and manage a library resource for whole school use.
• Clear DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead literacy interventions for our most vulnerable students.
• Grow and manage the school library as a whole-school resource.

Skills

Literacy interventions

Reading for pleasure

Library development

Job description

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Library Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Reference: SEP20261427

Expiry date: 08:00, Fri, 2nd Oct 2026

Location: The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form

Benefits:

• All employees:- Local Government / Teachers Pension Scheme Permanent
• contracted employees:- SAS Employee Assistance Programme- Cyclescheme

Full time, 37 hours per week, Term time only 39 weeks a year

Start date: As soon as possible

South Wolds is a high attaining, semi-rural- popular school located in the village of Keyworth in Nottinghamshire which is only 6 miles from West Bridgford.We are also a founding partner of the East Midlands Education Trust, committed to providing a first-class education for all of our students.

We are seeking to appoint an outstandinghigher levelteaching assistant who is passionate, dynamic, proactiveand innovative, who will lead literacy interventions with our most vulnerablestudents. Additionally, the successful candidatewill have the unique and exciting opportunityto grow our library resource for use across the whole school. Reading is suchan importantand necessary skill and your work will enable more students tofoster theirpassion forreading for pleasure. The right candidate will share a passion for reading and enable studentsto achieve or surpass their academic and social potential.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post. They will also be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

The closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Friday 2 October 2026.

Interviews will be held shortly afterwards.