Library Reading Champion
Dates: Apply by 8am on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 . Job start January 2023.
Salary: Support Staff Scale SO1, 22 – 26 (Outer London) – £26,855 – £28,973 (actual) plus Local Government Pension Scheme
Location: Enfield, North East London
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Permanent
We are looking for a committed individual to lead and work alongside the Library Assistant to create an environment which welcomes and caters for our diverse readers and learners.
Our Library is a unique, popular, and thriving hub at Hadley which is open every day during term time from 7:30am to 6pm.
It is a welcoming and safe place to read, learn and study and always has a member of staff on hand to support and encourage children to be the best they can be.
Our library is open before and after school and throughout the day. Our Children in both primary and secondary phases use the library to read, carry out independent study as well as home learning. Part of the library area is also used for intervention lessons for children who are new to the English language.
Our school library encourages curiosity, innovation and problem-solving. It is integral to the cultural and social life of the school. It is a central point for all kinds of reading, cultural activities, access to information, knowledge building, deep thinking, and lively discussion.
Our library holds many written texts both fiction and non-fiction, as well as study texts and guides. All children from Reception to sixth form age, as well as key staff are provided with their own Horizons iPad where they can access online texts. Hence, there is also a large online library consisting of many thousands of books that both staff and children can access with their Horizons Apple iPad. The library area also has desktop computers to compliment the use of the Horizons iPads.
In addition to study, our library hosts sessions for visiting authors and poets, which are popular events attended by our children, who celebrate and explore the written word in its many forms.
Our library is staffed by a Library Reading Champion and a Library Assistant who are true reading champions and create an environment which welcomes and caters for our diverse readers and learners. This enables the library to be open and accessible throughout the day including breaktimes and lunchtimes when it is especially busy.
Teachers at Hadley really appreciate the guidance and support of our librarians and work in partnership to support and promote reading and literacy throughout the academy.
For more information about the post as well as an application pack including a full job description, please visit our website or call the People Directorate Team on 0208 804 6946 or email
We welcome informal visits to the Academy from prospective candidates.
Completed applications should be submitted to: HR by 8am on Tuesday 22nd November 2022.
Interviews will take place week commencing: Monday 28th November 2022 .
Oasis Community Learning runs transformational Academies in many areas across the United Kingdom. Believing that every person, in addition to every child matters, we are working with the wider Oasis Group, transforming schools into Community hubs, through applying a holistic view of education.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced Disclosure and Barring checks.
Oasis Community Learning supports Equal Opportunities Employment.
