School Librarian

Teaching Vacancies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Birmingham is looking for an enthusiastic School Librarian to drive literacy and engage with students. The ideal candidate will be passionate about reading, organized, and capable of developing a reading culture. This role offers a dynamic work environment focused on supporting students' academic success and personal growth.

Qualifications

• Passion for reading and literacy improvement.
• Ability to engage with students and staff in a library setting.
• Experience in managing and developing library resources.

Responsibilities

• Develop a culture of reading for pleasure and academic success.
• Manage library resources and engage with the school community.
• Enrich learning experiences beyond the library.

Skills

Enthusiasm for literacy

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Would you like to work in a school that invests in developing and growing its staff? Are you passionate about reading and want to help drive literacy in schools? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen at King’s Norton School for Boys. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated, organised, and confident School Librarian to join our team. We are looking for someone who loves reading and can communicate and share that passion with students, colleagues, and the wider community.

The ideal candidate will be an inspiring, self-motivated, and passionate Librarian who is able to develop a culture of reading for pleasure and academic success across our school. They will not only manage library resources but also actively engage with students and staff, enrich learning experiences beyond the library, and make literacy a dynamic and exciting part of school life.

What the school offers its staff

At King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys, we are proud of our journey, and with over 100 years of history, our school has many great traditions that live on in our ethos today. We maintain the best of these traditions and enhance them with the latest educational practices; this provides us with a blend of traditional values with a forward-looking approach to learning.

We are part of the King Edward VI Multi Academy Trust, which is a diverse family of schools serving Birmingham. The trust supports the school in our shared aim and values: to make Birmingham the best place to be educated. To achieve this, it is essential that we add value, academically, personally, and culturally, to our students’ journey. We are proud of our curriculum, teaching, learning, and the results they enable our students to achieve. We are proud of our students and the way they develop as individuals through their interactions and experiences. We offer a range of opportunities that take our students out of their comfort zones and help them build character, self-worth, and resilience.

Aspiration is essential to all of this; it is the key to continually striving for improvement. Our motto is: ‘Humani Semper Contendimus’ – ‘we humans are always striving’. It drives us in providing the highest quality, well-rounded education for the boys we serve.

Further details about the role

Applicants should complete the school’s application form sent to [e-mail]. Please do not delay in sending your application, as applications will be considered as they arrive. We do not intend to consider any application that arrives after 4 pm on Wednesday 20th August 2025. Final shortlisting will take place at this time, and interviews will be held on Wednesday 27th August 2025 or Wednesday 3rd September 2025.

If you’d like a tour of the school or an informal conversation with a member of our team, please contact us at 0121 628 0010 or email [e-mail], and we will happily arrange this.

King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity, and right to work. All applicants must provide two suitable references. For short-listed candidates, an online search will also be conducted as part of our due diligence processes.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and related amendments, meaning certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed or can’t be taken into account if disclosed.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We follow the guidance on keeping children safe in education. Offers of employment may be subject to checks such as childcare disqualification, DBS, medical, online/social media checks, prohibition from teaching, right to work, and satisfactory references. Please inform us of any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.