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LIBRARIAN

Salary: Scale 5 Pt 9-12 (£20,376.43 - £21,381.01) actual salary per annum

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (8am - 3pm or 9am - 4pm), 40 weeks per year (term time plus non-pupil days, plus one week).

Start Date: 01 September 2025

Required from September 2025, a highly organised and competent school librarian who will be responsible for the provision of an efficient and effective school library service. We're looking for an individual who will inspire a passion for learning and reading in young people and facilitate effective resources and information provision to students and staff. The successful applicant will be responsible for promoting and maintaining a stimulating working environment in the school library.

Due to our stringent safeguarding protocol, applications for employment at KEGS can only be accepted on our formal Recruitment Application Form.

Application form and job description are available to download from our website www.kegs.org.uk, or by emailing recruitment@kegs.org.uk. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 12 noon on Friday 25 April 2025. Interviews will be held shortly afterwards.

King Edward VI Grammar School demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding children.

Information about the School

King Edward VI Grammar School is a selective boys' state school with a mixed Sixth Form and an exceptional academic and extra-curricular reputation based in Chelmsford. As a school specifically providing specialist education to very able young people, there is a strong focus on academic achievement, with the vast majority of students (both those boys who join in Year 7, and students, including girls, who join for the sixth form) going on to top universities. There is a serious work ethic at KEGS which derives from highly motivated students and dedicated staff. Recent results have put us near the top of national GCSE and A level rankings, and 23 students who left us in Summer 2019 gained places at Oxford or Cambridge and a further 23 went on to study medicine at university. However, league tables are not our guiding principle – we value breadth of study as well. We also focus significant effort on the progress of students who may find a particular subject area more challenging than others, and we have an extensive programme of mentor support.