Job Introduction
- Closing Date: Monday 16th June 2025
- Interview Date(s): Friday 20th June 2025
- Job Start Date: 1st September 2025
- Contract/Hours: 12.15pm – 3.30pm, initially for a fixed term until 31st August 2026
- Salary Type: Grade D
- Salary Details: £26,918 (FTE), actual salary £10,372
- Hours of Work: 12.15pm – 3.30pm, Monday - Friday
- Location of Role: Fair Oak Junior School
- Contact e-mail address: j.tizzard@fairoak-jun.hants.sch.uk
Job/Person Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Fair Oak Family this autumn term as our School Librarian.
Fair Oak Junior School is a vibrant five-form entry school which shares an amazing campus location with Wyvern Nursery, Fair Oak Infant School and Wyvern College – nearly 3000 children aged from 9 months to 16 years learn across our schools each day.
Fair Oak Junior School is a magical school to work in with lovely children who are curious about the world around them and who love to learn new things. You would be joining an excellent staff team who enjoy working together within a positive learning culture to provide fantastic opportunities for our children. Please look on our website and Instagram page to find out more about our Fair Oak Family.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they:
- Love reading all kinds of genres and be able to encourage others to do the same
- Are organised, methodical and tidy
- Will be able to build a rapport with the children and supervise them whilst they are in the library
- Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
- Have a positive attitude and be keen to improve their own practice.
- Have emotional intelligence and a sense of fun!
In return, we can offer you the opportunity to:
- Work in a positive environment focused on pupil and staff well-being, delivering good progress and high standards of achievement and behaviour through a consistently good quality of education.
- Work within a school community that is proud of its achievements and focused on further developing the quality of education for all.
If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and have the ability to inspire them; if you believe in professional development and want to support that development in others whilst continuing to challenge and further your own thinking and practice; if you work successfully in partnership with others and are an enthusiastic team player, who would like the opportunity to work alongside committed, highly motivated staff, we would love to hear from you.
Application Procedure
If you would like to come and visit the school to find out more about this role, or would like an application form pack, please email Julie Tizzard at, j.tizzard@fairoak-jun.hants.sch.uk titling your email – Librarian. Tours are available at 9am on 9th June and 3pm on 10th June. Mention in your email which day/ time you would like to attend.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
