School Librarian - Polam Hall School

North East Jobs; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A local academy is seeking a part-time Senior School Librarian and EAL Lead to engage children and young people in reading. The ideal candidate will manage the Accelerated Reader programme and provide support for students from EAL backgrounds. A commitment to safeguarding and a passion for inspiring young readers are essential. This is a permanent position with 32 hours per week during term time.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage children and young people with reading.
• Strong organizational skills for managing library duties.
• Experience or understanding of EAL support is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Accelerated Reader programme.
• Oversee EAL provision and support for students.
• Carry out day-to-day library duties.

Skills

Passion for reading

Creativity

Organizational skills

Job description

School Librarian

Posted: 7th October 2025

Closing date: 2nd November 2025

Interviews held: w/c 10th November 2025

Start date: As soon as possible subject to normal checks

Salary: Actual Salary £19,798 (Grade E10) (FTE £27,694)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 32 hrs per week (term time only)

The role: We seek a part-time Senior School Librarian and EAL Lead who is passionate about engaging children and young people in reading. The successful candidate will be able to work on their own initiative, will be both creative and very well organised and will be an enthusiastic reader!

The desire to enthuse young people with a love of reading and being incredibly well organised are much more important than formal librarian training. The Senior School Librarian and EAL Lead will be a member of our Languages and Literature Faculty and will have responsibility for managing our Accelerated Reader programme, supported by the Head of Faculty, as well as day to day library duties.

The role also leads the ‘English as an Additional Language’ provision in our school, working closely with our EAL Learning Support Assistant. The EAL Lead is the champion for our young people for whom English is not their first language and has strategic oversight of their progress and the support that they receive.

Our School:

Polam Hall School is a 4 – 16 years all-through academy and is part of Woodard Academies Trust and delighted to have been rated Good by Ofsted in October 2021 and strives to be Outstanding upon their return. We have 837 pupils on roll with 1.5 form entry in our Primary Phase whilst over the last two years our secondary phase has increased from three to four forms of entry.

Polam Hall is a school with a unique and long history, which today is proud to be a fully comprehensive school serving the young people of Darlington. Our mission is to educate the whole child, developing leadership, compassion, character and academic ambition, through the combination of our Academic and Concordia Crescimus curricula.

We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to join our team, who have children at the heart of their practice and who will help us to drive forward our aim: to deliver an outstanding education to every single one of our pupils.

Polam Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.