Librarian and Reading Intervention Practitioner

Location: Moors Bank, St Martins, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7BD

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Part-Time

Salary: £12,270.00 Annually (Actual)

Hours per Week: 20

Closing Date: 3:00pm, Thu 7th May, 2026

Start Date: 1.9.2026

About this Role

The School Librarian plays a key role in supporting the school’s literacy strategy by developing the library as an inclusive, well‑resourced and purposeful learning environment in both the primary and secondary phases.

This is a great opportunity to further develop our libraries as purposeful learning environments that support the school’s literacy strategy, promote reading for pleasure and deliver targeted interventions that help pupils overcome barriers to learning.

Working collaboratively with teaching and pastoral staff, the librarian supports the implementation of targeted reading interventions for pupils who need additional help to improve fluency, comprehension and confidence. These interventions are carefully matched to pupils’ needs, monitored for impact and enable pupils to overcome barriers to reading, helping them to access the full curriculum and make sustained progress. Through promoting reading for pleasure and targeted support, the role has a clear and measurable impact on pupils’ outcomes and wider personal development.

As the School Librarian, working closely with the English team in both primary and secondary you will deliver targeted literacy interventions, working with small groups of pupils to address gaps in reading, improve fluency and comprehension, and build confidence. Interventions will be carefully matched to pupils’ needs, with progress monitored to ensure a positive impact on literacy and wider curriculum access.

Want to find out more? 

An Applicant Information Pack with further details about this opportunity is included below. To learn more about our school, visit our Careers Page or School website. If you need paper copies of any documents to support your application, we can email or post these to you. If you have any questions about this opportunity or the application process, please contact clare.ellis @ stm.318education.co.uk and a member of the team will come back to you as soon as possible.

St Martin's School is part of the 3-18 Education Trust. We work collaboratively across our schools to create interesting, exciting opportunities for colleagues to share ideas, resources and expertise—making a real difference for the students and communities we serve. In addition to a comprehensive induction and a commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, we also offer a range of employee benefits. To find out more information please visit our Trust's Careers Page or Website . 

The 3-18 Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013, 2020 and 2023). Guidance on disclosing convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Under the Immigration Act 2016, candidates for customer-facing roles must meet the necessary standard of spoken English. It is an offence to apply if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Employment is subject to medical fitness, satisfactory references, right to work in the UK, and an Enhanced DBS check. Online social media checks will be carried out on successful applicants.