Location: Little Chalfont
Overview
We are looking for a Library Assistant to support and promote our thriving Library and more widely our school’s reading for pleasure culture.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 9 hours per week over two afternoons (Monday and Wednesday), 12.30 – 5pm, school term time (38 weeks per year).
Salary: Pay range 2: £26,522 to £28,742 FTE. Actual salary £5,334.73 to £5,781.27 for 9 hours per week/ 38 weeks per year
Closing date: Noon on Monday 29th June 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 2nd July 2026
About us
Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future. The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface. Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas. The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted and as ‘Leading’ in all areas by Challenge Partners in 2023.
The best advert however for working at Dr Challoner’s High School will always be our hugely rewarding students.
What Challoner’s High can offer you:
About the role
The role includes working with our Librarian to organise and manage all centralised learning resources including books and other media within the School Library, and to assist students and supervise silent study.
Please see our attached Job Description for more information about the post.
About you
The successful applicant will be a keen and regular reader, with a passion for encouraging reading in young people, and more widely promoting learning and education. They will have a broad knowledge of books/literature that students might enjoy, will be able to set a studious, warm and friendly environment in the Library, and will have strong administrative skills.