Elementary School Librarian

Reports: Division Principal

Interfaces With: Students, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Divisional Offices

ISP-J seeks an experienced, dynamic School Librarian starting immediately. The ideal candidate will support our school’s mission, goals, and vision; value community; bring a spirit of enthusiasm, energy, and willingness to take thoughtful initiative in a collaborative setting. We are looking for applicants who are independent, creative, and who can design and develop library programs that inspire curiosity, inquiry and a life-long love of reading.

Responsibilities:

• Implement a comprehensive information literacy curriculum at IPS-J
• Design and teach integrated research skills and provide reading support for struggling readers
• Collaborate with teachers to teach project-based research skills and develop curriculum using 21st-century skills that incorporate the use of information literacy and technology
• Empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers and skillful researchers
• Support and participate in a professional learning community. Create a joyful, vibrant and welcoming library environment for students and staff
• Understand the needs of and enjoy working with students grades 1-12
• Promote a lifelong love of reading and a robust reading culture through regularly scheduled book clubs, book talks, mock Newbery Awards, displays, etc.
• Ensure the library collection represents a diverse and multicultural range of authors and topics while at the same time screen books for cultural sensitive materials
• Be a proactive Librarian
• Develop and maintain library curriculum, scope and sequence
• Oversee the maintenance of the library’s collection (print and online), including circulation, collection development, inventory, and evaluation
• Play an active role in special events such as book fairs and author visits
• Assisting students and staff to access and use resources
• Collaborating with teaching and library staff to support inquiry learning and literacy programs, for example:
  • Consulting with teaching staff about the reading needs of their students
  • Helping individual students to find books to engage their interest, and
  • Supporting students as readers.

Management responsibilities include:

• Developing the library's online presence
• Managing the day-to-day operations of the library
• Managing, developing and training library assistants, teacher aides, student librarians and volunteers
• Planning and managing the library budget
• Developing and managing the collection in consultation with staff and students
• Arranging displays and promotional events to encourage people to use the library
• Managing the integrated library system
• Maintaining an up-to-date procedures or operations file
• Reporting to school management and Director-General
• Liaising and networking with external agencies and support groups