Erskine Stewart Melville
EARLY YEARS LIBRARIAN
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Early Years Librarian
Job Reference: schooltalent/TP/11692/2788
Number Of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Fixed Term, Part Time, Term Time
Salary: £18230 - £18230
Working Hours: 29
Location: Edinburgh
Closing Date: 11/09/2026
Department: Library
Region / Division: ESMS
Job Role: Operational/Professional Services
The Role
Erskine Stewart Melville are currently recruiting for an Early Years School Librarian to join the Junior School on a temporary basis from 21 September 2026 until the end of the 2026/27 session (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is part-time, term-time only, working 29 hours per week, with a salary of £18,230. The working pattern for this role is Tuesday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:15pm with 30 minutes unpaid for lunch. The role is based at Ravelston.
The purpose of the role is to manage the library at Ravelston and lead daily library sessions for pupils from Nursery to Primary 3, and will include such duties as:
- Reading to classes each day
- Promoting literacy skills throughout each library session
- Continuous evaluation of the Library’s contribution to School life
The successful candidate must have the ability to work as part of a small team, the ability to nurture positive relationships with pupils and be proficient in database administration.
To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.
Eligibility
ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.
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Benefits
Employees get access to a range of benefits including:
- Free school lunches
- Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
- Paid moving house day
- Employer pension contributions of up to 8%
- Death in service benefit
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
- Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
- Employee Assistance Service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
- Annual professional review process
- Regular salary reviews
- Funding towards professional qualifications
Values
We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.
ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.
All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Any enquiries about this position should be directed to recruitment@esms.org.uk
The deadline for applications is Friday 11 September at 12noon. We anticipate that interviews will take place shortly after.
About ESMS
Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co-educational sixth form.
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We are a consistently award-winning School, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our Schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.
The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.
Benefits
Employees get access to a range of benefits including:
- Fee remission from Nursery to S6
- Free school lunches
- Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
- Generous holiday allowance
- Generous pension
- Death in service benefit
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
- Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
- Employee Assistance Service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
- Annual professional review process
- Regular salary reviews
- Funding towards professional qualifications
Attached Documents:
- Librarian - Junior School (Nursery - P3) Aug 2026 - ESM.pdf
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