Experienced School Librarian at Oakland International School

Location: Maitama, Abuja

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Selecting, developing, cataloguing and classifying library resources
• Answering readers' enquiries
• Using library systems and specialist computer applications
• Management of pupils and other supervisory duties
• Liaising with departmental academic staff, external organisations and suppliers
• Ensuring that library services meet the needs of particular groups of users especially pupils and staff
• Managing budgets and resources
• Supporting independent research and learning
• Developing IT facilities
• Assisting readers to use computer equipment, conduct literature searches etcetera
• Promoting the library's resources to users

Ability to:

• Librarian must be able to motivate learners and ensure all pupils are working at their highest potential. Candidate must
• have effective strategies for supporting all learners and must be able to work with little supervision and bring a lot of creativity on board. Librarian must be well spoken, confident and disciplined.

Knowledge of:

• Librarian must be able to set-up a library.
• The librarian must have a good working knowledge of the British Curriculum and how children learn.
• Librarian must know how to make good use of technology to track books and encourage e-learning.

Qualifications

• The candidate must have the minimum academic qualification of a first degree in Library studies from a reputable institution.
• The candidate must have original copies of their certificates as evidence of having completed their course of study. The candidate must have at least 1 year working experience in a British Curriculum School.