Work-Force
Posted recently. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a School Librarian in Grahamstown, and we encourage applicants from across Eastern Cape to consider this opportunity.
What This Role Involves
This School Librarian role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Grahamstown. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the teaching jobs pipeline across Eastern Cape.
The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the School Librarian taking on this position.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the teaching jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Grahamstown much easier.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the teaching jobs side of the business inside out. The Grahamstown group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Crucially, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Grahamstown will be explained during the hiring process.
A Typical Day
Your day begins before the bell, with last-minute lesson prep, learner check-ins and a moment to set the tone for the classroom. Lessons follow the rhythm of the timetable, but no two are quite the same — you adapt explanations, encourage quiet learners, and gently redirect those who need it. Breaks are spent marking, planning or supporting colleagues, and after-school hours might bring a meeting, an extra-mural or a parent conversation. By the time you head home, you have shaped young minds in small but lasting ways.
Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Crucially, the Grahamstown office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Why Join Us
Practically speaking, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Grahamstown colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the teaching jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Importantly, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Core Functions
- Communicate regularly with parents and guardians on learner progress
- Supervise extra-mural activities, study sessions and excursions
- Assess learner progress through formative and summative assessments
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons aligned to the CAPS curriculum
- Support whole-school improvement plans and quality assurance processes
- Participate in subject moderation and departmental planning meetings
- Provide individualised support to learners with diverse needs
What You’ll Need
- Strong classroom management and discipline strategies
- Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
- Commitment to safeguarding and learner well-being
- Child-protection clearance where required by law for work with learners
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Working knowledge of the CAPS curriculum and assessment policies
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.