School Librarian Job at A reputable school

An International School in Ibadan, Oyo State is looking to recruit suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: School Librarian

Job Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• To develop and implement a library policy which reflects the educational aims and objectives of the whole school.
• Plan and oversee a programme for monitoring and evaluating library services and performance, including user surveys and statistics on stock and usage.
• To promote the library and its resources both within the library and the whole school and externally, where relevant.
• To inspire a love of literacy.
• To embody the Aims and Values of the school.
• Prepare and manage the library budgets.
• To select, acquire, organise and maintain library resources to cover the full school community (including boarders and staff).
• To arrange the effective retrieval by systematic indexing, classification and cataloguing of all library resources and disseminating information on those resources to staff and pupils.
• To complete an annual risk assessment and to highlight any health and safety issues for library users and visitors.
• To plan and teach regular lessons to pupils on reading and research, and other year groups as required.
• To arrange pupils’ participation in children’s literary events such as book club, book talks and author visits.
• To provide guidance and assistance to pupils and staff on information retrieval and reading materials.
• To liaise collaborate with Heads of Department/teachers on curriculum delivery based on library stock.
• To develop networks with other library professionals.
• To be committed to on-going professional development.

Qualification & Attributes

• A degree in Library / Information Studies;
• Not less than 5 years’ experience in managing and setting up a library;
• Confidence in working with young people;
• Ability to work with teaching colleagues;
• Energy and enthusiasm;
• Passion for promoting literacy;
• Good organizational and time management skills;
• Flexibility, able to take on new challenges
• Computer literacy and evidence of the use of ICT to support literacy.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: cvs@lbis.org using "School Librarian" as the subject of the email.

Note: Candidates must specify the position they are applying for in the “Subject” of their email application to avoid disqualification.