Library and Curriculum Support Officer - The College of Richard Collyer

About Us

The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, ‘Collyer’s’, is one of the leading sixth form colleges in the country and the no.1 choice for A Levels in West Sussex. The college has an attractive campus and classrooms are well resourced, with ambitious plans for growth in the coming years that are already started. There is a collegiate and professional ethos amongst staff and students within which excellent teaching and learning can flourish.

The College provides education for over 2,600 young people in the 16-19 age range. Around half of each year’s intake comes from the four partner 11-16 schools in Horsham: Forest, Millais, Tanbridge House and Bohunt. Many others come from a wide range of schools which are further afield, including the independent as well as the maintained sector. Collyer’s has a very successful and consistent record in external examinations. In 2024 the A level high grade rate (A*-B) was 59%. Results across our other course types such as vocational, technical, transition and GCSE are equally strong.

Collyer’s is a rewarding and stimulating place in which to work, with a strong identity and sense of community.

Job Details

Library & Curriculum Support Officer
Term Time Only
Fixed term 1st September – 17th December 2025
3-5 days per week

We are looking for a new member of staff to join our Library team to assist in providing effective and responsive library services to students and staff and to provide curriculum support to specified subjects and act as liaison between the departments and the Library. This post is fixed term for the Autumn term in the first instance with the possibility it will be extended.

The hours of work would be:

8.30am-4.30pm with 30 minutes unpaid break each day.

The successful candidate may be required to work a later shift for example 11.00am - 7.00pm on one of their working days to maintain team cover.

If you feel that this role would be a good fit for you and you would enjoy working with our young people, we look forward to hearing from you. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail or visit the college, please contact us on [email protected].

Please click on the link to apply

Salary: Point 6 on the Support Staff Pay Scale. The annual salary for a FT post at this point is £24,575pa which is £20,605pa prorated for 37 hours pw term time only (5 days per week 0.8384fte 43.6 weeks paid per year) prorated for the fixed term period. The annual prorated salary for 22.5 hours (3 days per week 0.5098fte 43.6 weeks paid per year) would be £12,530pa prorated for the fixed term period.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: 9am Tuesday 8th July

The college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all successful candidates are required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted applicants

Further Information

The College of Richard Collyer and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

To apply please visit our website https://www.collyers.ac.uk/vacancies/

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us on [email protected]

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.

The reference number for this role is SCHO00631.

Job Reference: SCHO00631