Part time Library Assistant for Primary and Secondary School (temp, living in the Netherlands)
Amity International School, Amsterdam
Amstelveen
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- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2022
Job overview
Start date 1st of February 2022
Part time Library Assistant for Primary and Secondary School
If you are a dynamic and inspirational Library Assistant with IB Primary and Middle Years Programme experience, seeking a new adventure, we would like to hear from you!
The successful applicant will be an experienced Library Assistant and have a strong understanding of the theoretical framework for comprehensive skills teaching. He/she will have the capability to develop and deliver a high-quality programme aligned with the School’s Mission and Vision.
Library Assistant
The assistant’s primary role would be to oversee the running of the libraries and carry out the essential duties for maintaining the library Primary and Senior school’s collection.
What will you do on a day-to-day basis?
- Coordinate parent library volunteers to manage effective circulation and maintain library service
- End of year inventory of collection (June 2022)
- Start of year set-up of new students/teachers/classes on Destiny (August 2022)
- Liaise with Admissions department to create accounts for new students and ensure return of items for leaving students
- Manage sending overdue reminders and lost book fines
- Assist students and teachers with finding library books and responding to email requests
- Prepare library books for the POI from resource lists on Destiny
- Periodically change and update displays in the library
- Supervise students at break time in library (morning break only)
- Maintain general tidiness and welcome feeling of the library
- Provide library orientation/skills sessions for classes at the start of the year (Aug/Sep 2022)
- Provide additional sessions (such a read alouds) on a flexible schedule
- Assist with planning and providing resources for whole school events/celebrations e.g., Kinderboekenweek
- Continue to catalogue donations to the collection
- Purchase small orders of books requested by students from Bol/Amazon and add to system
What will you bring to the table?
The ideal candidate for this role will have the following qualifications, experience, skills, and attributes:
- A teaching assistant qualification or equivalent diploma
- Understanding of the IB PYP and MYP curriculum
- Excellent fluency in English (verbal and written)
- The ability to support and challenge children to achieve the highest academic standards
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to demonstrate creativity, compassion, and a desire to make a difference in the learning of our children
- Values working in a team
- Participates fully in all aspects of school life within and beyond the classroom
- A role model within the school community
- Previous experience of working in a library setting or with library collections
- Experience of using databases, preferably collections management software e.g. Destiny
What should you do next?
If you feel that you are the candidate we are looking for, make sure to share your CV (resume) and supporting statement via the ‘apply now’ button.
If you have additional questions, do not hesitate to contact our HR department via recruitment@amityamsterdam.nl.
Brochure
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About Amity International School, Amsterdam
Empowering our students to thrive is at the core of everything we do. Amity International School Amsterdam is a family-oriented school, proud of the connections with our wider community and Amity Education Group. We are still growing and are ambitious to be a school at the forefront of impactful teaching and learning.
We are an IB World School for the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education- that we believe is important for our students.
Our curriculum is based on the principle that children’s best learning happens when they are engaged and emotionally involved in their education when it is meaningful to them and relates to the world around them. At Amity Amsterdam our students’ educational experiences will be individualised based on their skills, abilities, interests, needs and learning styles. A fundamental part of our curriculum is the opportunity to go out into the real world, to talk to experts and have a ‘hands on’ experience. This enables children to form a personal connection with their education and deepens their understanding, transforming learning into something vivid and real.
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