Curator of Reading Culture

Chesterton Community College

Salary

Pro rata £12,493

Contract

Fixed term

Start Date

September, 2026

Apply By

July 15, 2026

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Salary

Pro rata £12,493

Contract

Fixed term

Start Date

September, 2026

Apply By

July 15, 2026

Email

We’re looking for someone exceptional to help us build a world-class reading culture.

This isn’t a traditional librarian role. We’re looking for someone who can inspire pupils to read, champion reading across the school and transform our library into the beating heart of school life.

The successful candidate will:

Create an exciting, vibrant library that pupils genuinely want to spend time in.
Lead reading events, competitions and enrichment opportunities.
Deliver targeted reading intervention.
Promote reading for pleasure across the school.
Develop Reading Ambassadors and student leadership.
Work with teachers to promote wider reading across the curriculum.
Build links with authors, local libraries and the wider community.
Help shape one of the strongest reading cultures in the country.

We’re not looking for someone to manage a library.

We’re looking for someone to build something special.

What can ELA offer you?

ELA offer a sector leading staff benefits offer alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools.

ELA know that our strength is our people, so we prioritise staff wellbeing, retention and development. Over 95% of ELA staff say they’re proud to work in their school.
ELA are firm believers in the power of recognising, celebrating, and rewarding talent: our track record in terms of retention, internal promotion opportunities and wider career development is excellent.
ELA staff enjoy a sector leading staff benefits package alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools.
You can find out all about our Trust and staff offer here.

ELA staff benefits include:

Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
Health care cash plan;
Paid annual family day;
Extensive discount club access;
Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes;
Enhanced parental leave;
Flexible work practices;
Laptop & mobile phone payment plans;
Ticket ballots for high profile events;
Generous annual leave allowance for support staff;
Discounted gym membership for all staff.

Our Trust is committed to equal opportunities, to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.  All staff are expected to share this commitment and undergo the appropriate checks.  All positions within the Trust are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references along with a Certificate of Good Conduct if applicable.  Only applications submitted on using the ELA application form will be accepted.  We do not accept applications by CV.  You can view our safeguarding policy here.

Please send a completed application form and covering letter to: Suzanne Izzard, Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NY or e-mail: . Due to the high volume of applicants, we receive for certain roles, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier that the advertised date if we have received applications that reach the criteria.

All shortlisted applicants should expect to be called for interview no more than 5 working days after the closing date. If you have not heard from us by then, your application has not been successful. Visits to Chesterton Community College are welcome.