Job Description

Directorate:

Library

Responsible to:

Assistant Deputy Head (Scholarship and Academic Enrichment)

Location:

On Campus

Contract:

Fixed Term (until the end of summer term)

Hours:

20 hours per week, term time

Salary:

12.45 per hour

Role outline and purpose

Our College Library is more than a space for fiction and information resources. It is a welcoming physical environment for reading and study, a social space and meeting point for school clubs, and a digital hub where pupils develop research skills and critical thinking.


The Library Assistant will support the effective day-to-day operation of the Learning Resource Centre, ensuring it remains an attractive, inclusive and accessible resource for pupils, staff and visitors. Working in coordination with the Hampshire School Library Service, the role will stock, catalogue and organise resources that support teaching, learning and independent study.

Role responsibilities

To provide full library services, with the support of the Hampshire School Library Service, from 10.00 to 14.00 To create a visually appealing and inviting environment in the Library, producing displays of new reads, current popular books, and reviews by students Provide a safe and welcoming space for students to use during lunch and break times, with attention to pupil well-being Supporting improvements to the reading culture throughout the school

Other Duties

Support the aims and ethos of the school. Support the implementation of school policies and procedures. Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety and child protection and safeguarding. Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.

This role profile is not exhaustive and will be subject to review. It may be amended to meet the changing needs of the college.

Appointment process and how to apply

Please apply via our LWC website using the Hire Road platform.


The closing date for application is midnight on

Friday 16th January

with interviews taking place on

W/C 26th January 2026

.


Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence please feel free to contact

Peter McNeely

, Assistant Deputy Head on

mcneelyp@lordswandsworth.org

We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.


Appointments will be made subject to receipt of satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and references. We are an equal opportunities employer.


Lord Wandsworth College is a registered charity (Number: 1143359) providing outstanding caring education for boys and girls since 1922.