1111 Library Officer/Yishun MRT

Private Advertiser; Região Norte; On-site; BRL 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser is seeking a Library Officer for deployment in a school or national library setting. The role involves managing loans, shelving resources by genre, and ensuring access to both print and non-print materials. You will collaborate with teachers to tailor collections and support student learning.

You will maintain cataloging and inventory records, assist users, and develop reading-related programs as part of a team responsible for library services and awareness.

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience as Library Officer in a library setting.
• Experience managing daily operations and inventory.
• Familiar with Dewey Decimal system and library procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage loans and shelve print resources by genre.
• Make non-print resources accessible and index past assessment papers.
• Consult teachers and students on collection needs; coordinate ordering and delivery.
• Classify, catalogue and process new items in library systems.
• Check shelves and inventory; review the collection and withdraw outdated items.
• Maintain borrower and item location records accurately.
• Assist users in finding print and digital resources; promote reading and research.

Skills

Operations management

Inventory control

Stock withdrawal review

Spydus

Microsoft Office

Dewey Decimal

Job description

Contract Period:

22 February 2027, or the later start date confirmed after the Letter of Acceptance, to 31 December 2027. The 2027 campus is at 3 Yishun Ring Road.

Option period:

1 January to 31 December 2028. The proposed 2028 campus at 21 Champions Way is tentative.

Personnel to be deployed at the following hours:

• Monday to Thursday, 8:00am to 5:30pm. Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Each day includes a one-hour lunch break (42 working hours per week).
• No deployment on weekends or gazetted public holidays. Start and end times may be adjusted by mutual agreement.

Requirements:

• Preferred: at least three years as a Library Officer in a national library, a secondary or tertiary school library, or an equivalent setting.
• Preferred skills include managing daily operations and inventory, reviewing stock for withdrawal, using Spydus and Microsoft Office, and applying the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
• Experience planning reading and book-review programmes, working with teachers on competitions and adapting library spaces for different user groups is preferred. The CV should give examples.

Job Scopes:

The Services required are set out as follows:

1. 1. Report to the Head of Digital Literacies and Knowledge Management and the Teacher Library Coordinator. Manage loans, shelve print resources by genre, make non-print resources accessible and index past assessment papers.
2. 2. Consult teachers, department heads and students on collection needs. Coordinate selection, ordering, delivery and verification with suppliers. Classify, catalogue and process new items in the Library Automated Service.
3. 3. Check shelves and inventory, review the collection at least annually for withdrawal and maintain accurate borrower, item status and location records.
4. 4. Help users find print and digital resources in person, by phone and by email. Promote reading and research through displays, newsletters, broadcasts and curriculum activities.
5. 5. Work with teachers on book-sharing sessions, reviews, quizzes and college programmes. Gather user feedback and coordinate programme prizes with suppliers.
6. 6. Prepare and analyse monthly reports on usage, loans, collections and reference enquiries.
7. 7. Maintain clear signage and orderly study areas, apply college library rules, monitor room bookings and carry out related library duties.