Library Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover)

East Midlands Education Trust; Willoughby on the Wolds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

South Wolds is a high attaining, semi-rural school located in the village of Keyworth in Nottinghamshire. We are 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 outstanding higher level teaching assistant passionate about literacy and library development. The successful candidate will lead literacy interventions for our most vulnerable students and grow our library resource for use

Qualifications

• Must be an outstanding higher level teaching assistant who is passionate, dynamic, proactive and innovative.
• Will lead literacy interventions for our most vulnerable students.
• Opportunity to grow the library resource for use across the whole school.

Responsibilities

• Lead literacy interventions with our most vulnerable students.
• Grow and manage the library resource for use across the school.

Job description

Fixed Term, Maternity Cover

Scale 5, points 13 - 17 (£30,023 - £32,046 pro rata) - Actual Salary £26,113.22 - £27,872.77

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.

Library Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Fixed Term, Maternity Cover

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

Scale 5, points 13 - 17 (£30,023 - £32,046 pro rata) - Actual Salary £26,113.22 - £27,872.77

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 outstanding higher level teaching assistant who is passionate, dynamic, proactive and innovative, who will lead literacy interventions with our most vulnerable students. Additionally, the successful candidate will have the unique and exciting opportunity to grow our library resource for use across the whole school. Reading is such an important and necessary skill and your work will enable more students to foster their passion for reading for pleasure. The right candidate will share a passion for reading and enable students to achieve or surpass their academic and social potential.

For further information regarding the post, or to arrange an informal discussion about the post, please contact Gail Burrows, Office Manager at [e-mail] or call the school office on 0115 937 3506.

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.