The Mandeville School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant school community as a

Librarian and Careers Administrator

Permanent, Full time

Start Date – May 2026/ASAP

37 hours, 39 weeks per year

Bucks Pay Range 3 – actual salary £24,623 - £26,412

(Equivalent to £29,114 - £31,230 for full time)

Closing date - Monday 13^th April 2026 at 12 noon

Are you a highly motivated person who is passionate about helping young people thrive? Are you committed to helping our students achieve their full potential? Do you want to join us on our journey to becoming an outstanding school? If so, this could be the job for you.

The Position

We’re looking to appoint a highly motivated Librarian and Careers Administrator who is passionate about the reading of our exceptional students and be able to offer advice and support to students and staff to support learning across the school.

You will be able to manage, operate, and develop the library as a learning environment, use your professional knowledge and skills to initiate new projects, manage change, and monitor outcomes, whilst engaging with students and staff at all levels.

As part of the Careers Administrator part of the role, you will be responsible for leading the planning, implementation and delivery of a strategy for developing a careers programme for the school that meets all eight of the Gatsby benchmarks of good practice and prepares young people for the choices and transitions in education, training and employment.

The school

With around 1,000 students on roll and an over-subscribed Year 7 intake, we’re a popular school in the heart of Buckinghamshire. We’re fortunate to be based in a diverse, supportive and ever-changing community in Aylesbury and our students are respectful, hardworking and eager to succeed, borne out by our high attendance figures.

We’re an ambitious school and have embarked on an exciting journey of improvement where we are progressing rapidly through the hard work of our enthusiastic, loyal and committed staff. Our sharp focus on teaching and learning means we’re relentlessly striving to become better and better as a school.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Closing date – Monday 13^th April 2026 at 12 noon

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices, and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications, documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK and a prohibition from teaching check.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.  

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.