Librarian - Al Qurm Charter School

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Al Qurm Charter School, part of the Aldar Education family, is hiring a full-time onsite Librarian in Abu Dhabi to support over 600 students from KG1 to Grade 5. This role focuses on developing information literacy, selecting and ordering resources, cataloguing in Destiny Follett by the Dewey system, and maintaining an engaging library that supports independent study. You will work with teachers on curriculum topics, manage overdue items and repairs, coordinate displays, author visits, book fairs and the school Book Club, and ensure health and safety compliance. Requirements include a Diploma or Bachelor in Library Studies and 1 to 2 years of librarian experience; fluent English, Arabic preferred; strong interpersonal and office management skills. To apply, tailor your CV to show library operations, literacy initiatives, collaboration, and a track record of promoting reading and student centered learning aligned with Aspire Believe Achieve.

AQS follows the US Curriculum and is a large and thriving Charter School, with over 600 students from KG1 to Grade 5. The AQS aim is to be a collaborative, student centred school, to constantly develop staff, to develop stakeholder voice and to keep evolving in our practice, so demonstrating a change agent attitude

The successful candidate will be closely aligned with our core values: Respect, Collaboration, Passion, Integrity and Excellence and our ethos, ‘Aspire, Believe, Achieve’

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group

Main Duties

• Developing and delivering ‘library information literacy’ sessions to ensure that students are able to find the resources they require whether books/magazines or on-line, enabling students to become independent and effective library users.
• Selecting and ordering new books appropriate to each section / Grade level and interests of the students, as well as the requirements from the teachers for resources to support the curriculum topics.
• Liaising with teachers to ensure that topic-related resources are distributed to the classrooms as and when required.
• Cataloguing all resources into the automated library system, ‘Destiny Follett’.  All resources must be catalogued according to the Dewey system.  Books must be labeled and covered.
• Maintaining the library data base – ensuring that records of all students and teachers are up to date.
• Following up overdue books from both students and teachers; receiving money for lost or damaged books; repairing damaged books.
• Maintaining an attractive library environment which caters for all students’ needs, to sit and read quietly or to carry out independent study.
• Promoting reading through attractive displays to encourage students to enjoy a wide range of literature to foster a love of books to become life-long readers.  Keeping up to date with new releases to be able to recommend books to students.
• Arranging author visits.
• Arranging book fairs with local book shops.
• Running the ‘Book Club’ where students can order books from a catalogue, consolidate the order for the whole school and distribute books when they arrive.  
• Signing books in and out and re-shelving the returned books.
• Liaising with teaching and non-teaching staff and responding to enquiries on matters within the postholder’s responsibility
• Complying with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation and school policies
• Assisting with the development of policies and procedures
• Attending any necessary training associated with the duties of the post.
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibility of the post

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma in Library studies / information or Bachelor of Library information / studies 

Minimum Experience:

• 1 – 2 years of experience as a Librarian

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Fluent English communication skills, written and oral
• Arabic speaker is preferable
• Strong interpersonal skills to aid in daily contact with parents in a diverse multi-cultural environment

• Excellent office management skills