Salary:

Grade 3

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

As soon as possible

Apply by:

22 April 2025

Job overview

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN

Salary Grade 3, Range 5-6 (£25,059 - £25,414) Actual

Term Time, plus 9 additional days (39.8 weeks per year)

Daily hours to be worked within the core hours of either

9am - 5pm or 9.30am - 5.30pm

Start Date - As soon as possible

Drayton Manor High School is looking for an Assistant Librarian to start as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will assist in the day-to-day running of the library, including staffing the desk (issuing, renewing and returning items on the library system), supervising students, helping with enquiries, processing stock and planning creative, thematic displays as well as other duties relevant to the provision and maintenance of the School Library and wider administration team.

Drayton Manor recognise and value continued professional development. Deliberate Practice, Curriculum specific training and Instructional Coaching are at the heart of our pedagogical training model with every teacher having the opportunity to work one-to-one with an expert coach. Additionally, we have a legacy of developing educational leaders including supporting staff through a range of National Professional Qualifications. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to professional development in all areas of their practice.

Drayton Manor is a heavily oversubscribed, diverse, vibrant and successful school with proud traditions and an excellent reputation. Our three values of Ambition, Character and Civic Virtue embody everything we do, from our wide and ambitious curriculum to the extensive charity and support work our students undertake in the wider community. We truly believe in developing young people to be successful citizens for the future.

Candidates who have extremely high expectations and are keen to take a full and active role in the life of the school are encouraged to apply. This role requires excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail and a firm commitment to upholding the ethos, values and expectations of the school.

We offer

• the opportunity to work for an organisation which is values driven and places our students at the centre of everything we do
• the opportunity to work with fantastic students who are aspirational and driven to succeed
• access to high quality CPD and support with career progression
• magnificent buildings and an attractive and harmonious working environment
• an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping the future direction of the school

The closing date is 12 noon, Tuesday 22 April 2024

Interviews will take place in the week commencing Tuesday 22 April 2025

Start date - as soon as possible.

No agencies or CV 's.

About Drayton Manor High School

Drayton Manor High School

Drayton Bridge Road

London

W7 1EU

United Kingdom

+44 20 8357 1900

Drayton Manor High School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in London serving students between the ages of 11-19. The secondary school, situated in Ealing as approximately 1,566 students on record.

Formerly Drayton Manor Grammar School, Drayton Manor High School was established in 1930, changing to a comprehensive status in 1975. The secondary school converted to academy status in 2012 and was identified as outstanding by Ofsted in the same year.

Headteacher

Ms Lisa Mills

Values and vision

Drayton Manor High School focuses on maximising student’s development and works to ensure they are provided with a broad range of academic, practical, cultural and sporting opportunities. The London based secondary school teaches students to respect differences and promotes equal opportunities, wishing for each individual to succeed to the best of their ability and achieve their goals and ambitions. The school nurtures students global awareness and wants them to have an understanding and appreciation for different groups and nations, along with economic and environmental issues.

Ofsted

“This is an outstanding school. The sixth form is outstanding. The school has a well-deserved reputation of giving all students equal opportunities to succeed. It supports their individual needs so they make outstanding progress. Many of them attain well above average standards. All students are very well prepared for their future lives, whatever their chosen paths. The curriculum offers stimulating extras such as Chinese, Latin and the Duke of Edinburgh award, sixth form community service as well as numerous visits, trips and enrichment activities and makes a significant contribution to students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Many of the enrichment activities broaden students’ understanding of the wider world and different societies”.

View Drayton Manor High School’s latest Ofsted report