Librarian & Resource Manager

Salary: Grade 4, £25,819 - 27,338 per annum, pro rata. Approximately £20,648 - £21,863 per annum (0.79972 FTE).

About us and the role

Are you passionate about books, learning resources, and inspiring young minds? We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Librarian and Resource Manager to lead our library, supporting students and staff alike in a vibrant, inclusive learning environment.

This key role blends a love of reading with strong resource management and creative support, ensuring our library is a thriving hub for independent study, reading for pleasure, and curriculum enrichment. Working collaboratively with teaching staff, you'll help cultivate a lifelong love of learning and reading while also managing vital resources and display areas that bring our school environment to life.

If you're enthusiastic about education, are resourceful, and committed to supporting both literacy and learning across the whole school community, we’d love to hear from you.

Avanti Grange is Bishop’s Stortford’s newest secondary school. Our state-of-the-art campus serves families from Stortford, Stanstead, Farnham and many other neighbouring villages. We are fortunate to have an incredible team of staff, that are creative, hard-working and inspired to develop leaders of the future.

Avanti Grange is a non-faith, co-educational, community school that embraces inclusion and diversity. “Working at Avanti Grange, has been a breath of fresh air, not only is it like a family, but the vision of the school is so clear, and everyone is working towards it.” - Maths Teacher

Our staff are inspired and passionate about their roles, the vision of the school, and providing the most fulfilling learning experience for pupils. Learning is a quest to discover each student’s unique gifts and potential, and to lay the foundation for their lifelong journey of learning.

We encourage students to value self, others and the environment and empower them to be effective learners as well as good and responsible citizens. This is all underpinned by a learning environment that allows all staff and pupils to grow, thrive and become the best versions of themselves.

Principal Quote:

“The school has an exceptionally strong pastoral system which prioritises impeccable behaviour for learning and student wellbeing. Student wellbeing is supported in several ways including timetabled yoga and meditation lessons as well as the opportunity for residential retreats.” - Rhys Jones, Principal Year Groups: Year 7 – Year 13 (Currently to Year 8)

What will you do?

• Managing, maintaining and promoting the school library and teacher resources

• Develop and promote the role of the library in the school with an active engagement in diversity and equality issues

• Work closely with teaching staff to plan and deliver the information skills curriculum

• Manage the school library and library resources throughout the school

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development

• Pension scheme (subject to eligibility)

• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers

• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership

• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)

• Cycle-to-work Scheme

What are we looking for?

• Knowledge and understanding of library and information skills

• Knowledge of how ICT can be used to support reading development and create eye-catching display work

• Awareness of child development and the role of reading in the educational development of the child

• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role..

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.