Library Assistant Apprenticeship

Ark John Keats Academy are looking for an aspiring and enthusiastic candidate to join their team. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience within a library and gain a level 3 qualification to improve your career prospects.

Working week

Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm 1 hour lunch break.

37 hours a week

Wage

14526.20 a year

Wage rises to National Minimum Wage after 12 months if over 19 years old.

Qualification

Library Information and Archive Services Level 3

Duration: 18 Months

Training Provider: LMP Education

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the organisation of the school library so that books remain tidied into the categorised areas.
• Oversee the stock in the library; co-ordinate with Curriculum Lead on available budget to order new books necessary to ensure we have a variety of different genres pitched at a variety of age groups.
• Liaise with our partnered charity Bookmark on any other books/FirstNews articles they are delivering that can be used to stock the library.
• Create a team of KS2 librarians who help tidy the library and create book recommendations for the library.
• Keep the library inviting and up-to-date; showcasing new book stock or showcasing books that are connected to childrens current literacy humanities and science topics.
• Create and oversee a tracking system of library books whether that is through scanning or using an Excel grid.
• Create a timetable for classes to have library access once every two weeks.
• Oversee class library sessions: including reading extracts of stories sharing book recommendations from students and encouraging children to find different book genres/authors to suit them.
  
• Ensure book corners in classrooms remain updated and well stocked.
  
• Work with Curriculum Lead on overseeing reading homework policy and how we can monitor and encourage children to read at home.
  
• Oversee the AJK reading tracker and maintain that all children who have been identified as reading 2 years below chronological reading age receive reading interventions whether this is through 1:1 reading Freshstart Phonics or Lexonik.
• Liaise with Phonics Lead on which children require phonics and Freshstart interventions and ensure this is logged on the tracker.
• Create a half-termly timetable for focus children in Year 5 to receive Lexonik interventions.
• Assist with 1:1 reading interventions with children who need additional reading support.
• Provide the correct data to Ark for their reading tracker termly so they know who is receiving interventions and what type of interventions they are receiving.
  
• Oversee DEAR Drop Everything and Read sessions so that they happen three times a week in the timetable from Year 2-6:

Skills and Attributes

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental

Education and Qualification

Maths and English at GCSE level A-C (4-9) or functional skills equivalent.

About the employer

We are delighted to introduce you to Ark John Keats Academy. The academy is a 3 to 18 all-through school in Enfield with a mixed comprehensive intake. We opened our doors to our first Reception classes in September 2013 and our first cohort of year 7 pupils joined us in September 2014. We currently have over 1700 pupils enrolled from Nursery to Year 13. The academy was graded Good in all areas in our Ofsted inspection of January 2023.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC