School Librarian
We are seeking a school librarian to join our school as soon as possible. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who is passionate about reading and able to instil a love of reading in our students.
Contract type: Permanent – Full Time Support Staff – 30 hours per week TTO + 5
Salary: NJC PT20 – PT25 (£30,296 – £33,945) FTE | Pro Rata (£22,415 – £ 25,114)
Start Date: ASAP
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.
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 practice; 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 are proud of the range of opportunities that we offer which take our students out of their comfort zone and help them to 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.
Applicants should complete the school’s application form sent to recruitment@knbs.co.uk. Please do not delay in sending in your application as applications will be considered as they arrive. We do not intend to consider any application that arrives after 4pm on Wednesday 20st August 2025, final shortlisting of applications will take place at this time and interviews will be carried out 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 on 0121 628 0010 or email recruitment@knbs.co.uk and we will happily oblige.
King Edward VI King’s Norton school for boys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. For short-listed candidates an online search will also be carried out as part of our due diligence processes.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Job Description
| Post Holder: | |
| Purpose: | – To foster a culture of reading, research and independent learning across the school. – Manage a develop the school’s library resources to support the curriculum, promote literacy and encourage a lifelong love of reading. |
| Reporting to: | 2nd in English |
| Liaising with: | Headteacher / SLT, other Heads of Faculty, Heads of Subject, Heads of House, Student Support Team, relevant staff with cross school responsibilities, relevant non-teaching support staff, and parents. External support staff (e.g. BEP or Local Authority) |
| Working Time: | 30 hours per week, TTO + 5 Days |
| Salary/Grade: | NJC PT20 – PT25 (£30,296 – £33,945) FTE | Pro Rata (£22,415 – £ 25,114) |
| Disclosure level: | Enhanced |
| Duties | |
| Key Responsibilities | – Oversee the daily management, organisation, and promotion of the library. – Develop initiatives to encourage reading for pleasure and academic success. – Collaborate with the school literacy lead and subject teachers to integrate literacy into subject curriculums. – Organise book clubs, reading challenges, author visits, and themed literacy events. – Maintain and curate a diverse collection of books and digital resources. – Assist students in developing independent research and information literacy skills. – Ensure the library is an engaging, inclusive, and welcoming space for all students. – Work with pastoral teams to support targeted reading interventions.Promote digital literacy and responsible research practices. |
| General Duties | – Monitor and evaluate the impact of literacy initiatives. – Support the management the library budget, stock, and digital systems effectively. – Ensure safeguarding policies are upheld within the library environment.Contribute to whole-school literacy and learning strategies. |
| Other Specific Duties: | – To be fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.T – To continue personal development as agreed – To promote the safe use of school facilities in line with the health and safety requirements. Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers. The school will endeavour to make any necessary adjustments to the job and the working environment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. This job description is current at the date shown, but following consultation with you, may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job which are commensurate with the salary and job title. |
Person Specification
| Desirable | Essential | Method of Assessment | |
| Knowledge/ Qualifications | |||
| GCSEs (or equivalent) in English & Maths | Degree or qualification in Library Studies, Literature, or Education | GCSEs (or equivalent) in English & Maths | Application / Certificate |
| Knowledge and skills | Knowledge of children’s and young adult literature | Strong literacy, ICT, and organisational skills | Application / Interview |
| Experience | |||
| Working successfully in a similar role. | Experience in event organisation or community engagement | Library management, literacy promotion, or working in an educational setting | Application / Interview |
| Personal Skills | |||
| Personal Qualities | Ability to lead initiatives and train others in literacy development | Passionate, proactive, and able to engage students | Application / Interview |