School Library Assistant

School Library Assistant

Band D SCP 4-5 (£11,586.68 - £11,769.94 Actual Salary)

Full Time – Permanent Part-Time (20 hrs per week, 40 weeks per annum – TTO plus teacher training days plus 1 week in the summer holidays)

Job Start: February 2025

The Avon Valley School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic school library assistant who is passionate about reading and has the ability to inspire and motivate students to engage with reading. The successful candidate will be required to assist in promoting and developing the school library in order to provide an efficient service to pupils and staff. They will also provide support for cataloguing of new material to the library collection. 

As the school library assistant, you will contribute to the school wide reading culture through reading programmes, initiatives, displays and events, with the aim of improving literacy levels across the school. You will help to promote and foster the enjoyment of reading for pleasure through day-to-day interactions with staff and students. 

We will offer the successful applicant:

·        A committed and extremely supportive staff team

·        A focus on staff development

·        A thriving community of students and parents/carers

·        Employee benefits such as the cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, onsite catering facilities and free on-site parking

·        Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme

Closing date: 12.00pm Thursday 23rd January 2025

(although we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role).

Interviews to be held: TBC

For further information, email: recruitment@avonvalleyschool.uk or telephone: 01788 542355.

Please note we do not accept CVs without an application form.

Please note we do not provide working visas.

If you are shortlisted for the position you are applying for,

·        You will be required to complete a declaration giving details of any relevant criminal offences and other relevant information relating to our safeguarding duty. Further information will be provided on that form.

·        Avon Valley School will undertake online searches (including social media) in accordance with KCSIE 2024.

The Avon Valley School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The above post is subject to a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure Certificate with Barred List check (child) via the Disclosure and Barring Service.