Learning Assistant - Librarian (Secondary) - Immediate Start

Taaleem; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Taaleem’s Raha Khalifa City Campus in Abu Dhabi seeks a dedicated Library Specialist to manage the Primary School library. You will catalogue resources, support literacy initiatives, and collaborate with classroom teachers to embed information literacy across the curriculum.

You will maintain an engaging, orderly space and facilitate access to diverse databases and media, while actively participating in after-hours reading nights and safeguarding duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Library Science or equivalent.
• Experience managing a school library or learning resources.
• Strong collaboration with classroom teachers and staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Primary School library including cataloguing of teaching resources.
• Coordinate library materials and resources to support literacy and learning.
• Collaborate with teachers to integrate information literacy across the curriculum.
• Maintain an organized, welcoming library environment reflecting PYP philosophy.
• Provide access to databases, portals, and media for student use.
• Lead parent/child reading nights and after-hours library activities.
• Ensure safeguarding and child protection policies are followed at all times.

Skills

Library management

Cataloguing

Collaboration

Information literacy

Digital resources

Education

Bachelor's degree in Library Science

Tools

Library databases

Digital media tools

Job description

Safeguarding Statement

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks.

About Us

Raha Khalifa City Campus is a renowned International Baccalaureate Continuum School located in Abu Dhabi. We proudly offer the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes, additionally we are currently authorising for the roll-out of the Career-related Programme. We pride ourselves on fostering holistic development, where academic achievement, personal growth, and community engagement are seamlessly integrated.

Our diverse community comprises over 90 nationalities, where over 40 mother tongues are celebrated, creating a rich tapestry of cultures. We provide an exceptional educational experience to children from Early Years to post-sixteen, and purpose-built facilities reflect our commitment to providing the best possible environment for learning and development.

As part of Taaleem, one of the largest educational providers in the UAE, we are committed to professional excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring that our children and staff are prepared for success in an ever-changing global landscape.

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Key Accountabilities

• Include an assessment activity (check for understanding) during each lesson (where appropriate);
• Utilize both formative and summative assessment tools;
• Maintain an attractive, ordered and clean library environment, bulletin boards, displays, seatingarrangements etc. that reflects PYP philosophies values as well as current, relevant and curricular topics;
• Promote an understanding of the difference between research and inquiry;
• Select, order, process, and publicize new materials;
• Serve as a resource for literacy support and curriculum integration of technology;
• Provide access to information through acquiring and organizing diverse materials;
• Involve the school community in collection building using interactive polls and web-based suggestionforms;
• Create, where possible, space for, media production—podcasting, video production, storytelling–producing and presenting.
• Use a consistent classroom management system that is developmentally appropriate to the year level;
• Provide a flexible schedule that allows for more time to be given to classes on a needs basis;
• Address the needs of students catering for the different needs of the students (SEN, ESL etc);
• Show evidence of methodology in practice;
• Utilise best practice in embedding technology into all aspects of the students’ learning;
• Demonstrate and model international mindedness;
• Provide orientation and instruction in the use and care of print and non-print materials and equipment inthe library;
• Instruct students on the evolving strategies for collecting and evaluating information, such as tags, and hashtags, and feeds, and real-time searches and sources, as well as the traditional database approaches;
• Provide students and teachers with access to databases, portals, websites, blogs, videos, and other media;
• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers and where necessary work within the teacher’s classroom and to be open to teach virtually across the school;
• Promote the joy of reading and an appreciation of literature, sharing books as well as promoting social networking tools like Shelfari, Good Reads, or LibraryThing;
• Explore the use of teleconferencing tools like Skype as a way to open the library to authors, experts, book discussion, debates, and more;
• Adhere at all times to the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, ensuring all concerns are immediately passed on to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead(s).

Internal and External Interactions

• Participate actively in all unit planning;
• Manage personnel working within the Primary School library;
• Coordinate the management of the Primary School library including cataloguing of all teaching resources;
• Collaborate with the Secondary School Teacher Librarian;
• Establish and maintain a Primary School Library webpage on the school web site;
• Provide regular on-going after hour activities for the school community such parent/child reading nights;
• Become a private member of one of the library associations in an English-speaking country.