Graduate Library Asssistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Graduate Library Asssistant
Location: Ark Bolingbroke Academy
Salary: £23,720 £24,114
Graduate Library Assistant (1 Year Fixed-Term)
Reports to: Career and Development Leader Start date: September 2023 (1 Year Fixed-Term) Contract: 1-Year Fixed Term Salary: Ark Support Pay Scale, Grade 4, Points 3-4 - £23,720.10 - £24,114.04 (Pro-rated Term Time Only) Closing Date: 16th June 2023, 4pm
The Role: To assist the Career and development leader who is a qualified librarian in promoting and developing the school library in order to provide a creative and inspiring service to pupils and staff. You will also be involved in the reading group programme. As a training post, the role gives an overview of library work. It could provide a foundation for further postgraduate study at a school of librarianship/information management or for recent graduates of such a course seeking to specialize in school librarianship.
The Graduate library assistant will gain experience in running the Academy’s library. The library as a whole, aims to promote reading for pleasure, support independent learning across the Academy and provide resources and access to information to support teaching.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have an interest in YA and Children’s Literature
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Ability to manage and disseminate information in a range of different media
- Extremely organised and able to deliver on time and to agreed quality standards
- Capable of developing and using a range of resources to support the delivery of learning
- Ability to work well as part of a team and independently
- Understands the importance of confidentiality and discretion.
Please view the full Job Description and Person Specification here.
About us: We are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school.
We want all staff to thrive, modelling leadership and determination to the pupils and students within our rich and diverse academy, working together to fulfil our vision of creating a centre of excellence within our local community.
We empower our teams by valuing the individual and prioritising professional development. This is delivered through weekly CPD sessions, dedicated line management meetings and by encouraging staff to develop their own ideas and projects, within their departments and beyond.
Bolingbroke Academy is a uniquely exciting, fulfilling and innovative place to work, learn and grow.
How to apply: To find out more, please visit https://arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/jobs/vacancies. Please submit your application by 16th June 2023, at 4pm.
For further information, technical queries regarding the application system or to arrange to discuss the role, please contact l.loke@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Primary & Secondary Schools
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Graduate Library Asssistant roles across Ark Schools's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Primary & Secondary Schools.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £23,720 - £24,114 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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