Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant Apprentice

The apprentice will:

Support the Library and Special Collections teams in the provision of a proactive frontline service for all visitors to the BFI Reuben Library and Special Collections research service.

Undertake general library and paper archive duties, such as shelving, tidying, processing, digitisation, rehousing, retrieval, selected cataloguing support and other stock maintenance and collections care duties; help users with research enquiries; participate in the delivery of events about the paper collections of the BFI

Contribute to the development and marketing of the paper collections to encourage wider engagement and access; facilitating research appointments; support the aims of the wider Library and Special Collections teams.

Training:

The apprentice will complete their Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant Level 3 with Training Provider, Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES). They will be employed 5 days a week by the BFI but receive 1 day off a week (20% Off the Job Learning) for their apprenticeship studies.

Apprentices will attend 1 in person taught session per month at a WAES London site and 1 online taught session a month via Teams. The alternate weeks they will do self-directed learning at home.

Training Outcome:
Library Assistant, Archives Assistant, Assistant Curator, Assistant Cataloguer

Employer Description:
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe that society needs stories and film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. A key tenet of the BFI’s mission is to establish, care for and develop archive and library collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. We are the custodians of one of the world’s largest and most important collections of moving image formats, film publications and special collections. The BFI has many varied roles, from film restorers, programmers and policy-makers to those in our support services, such as marketing, finance, HR and IT. We support diversity and inclusion, and offer a wide variety of benefits. We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups, who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Working Hours :
33 hours per week, Monday to Friday with some evening and weekend work as required. The apprentice will work at BFI Southbank Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XT, with reimbursed weekly travel to the archives at our Berkhamsted site

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience,Physical fitness