Assistant Librarian: Information Literacy & Operations

Lord Williams's School; Thame; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Lord Williams's School in Thame, United Kingdom, is seeking a proactive School Librarian to manage the library, support pupils and staff, and promote reading across the curriculum. You will handle enquiries, issue resources, manage stock, teach information literacy, supervise pupils at breaks, run Accelerated Reader, and maintain catalogues and displays to support teaching and learning.

This role also involves data input in library databases, organising displays for events, and collaboration

Responsibilities

• Deal with enquiries from students and teaching staff for books and information
• Issue and return library resources and retrieve overdue books
• Handle Petty Cash
• Shelve returned books and other materials and keep shelves tidy and in good order
• Order Processing: selection and purchase of book stock and library materials within delegated budget
• Accession and processing of new library resources
• Care for and maintain library resources
• Undertake stock withdrawals, annual stock check, recycle/update stock
• Supervise groups of pupils at breaks and lunchtime, referring to duty staff as required
• Teach library skills (information literacy/citation) to students and carry out other talks as required
• Use computerised systems for administrative and information purposes
• Maintain appropriate financial and administrative systems including data input in to library databases
• Help to promote the libraries and their services to teaching staff and pupils and assist with specific promotional activities and projects including display work
• Report any maintenance and care problems concerning fixtures, fittings and furniture to relevant staff
• Maintain a calendar of key action points
• Establish links with relevant teaching staff and support the curriculum
• Support school policies and National Awareness Days with displays
• Promote Reading and Reading For Pleasure with displays and presentations
• Manage Accelerated Reader (users, reports, etc.)
• Organise and Manage Student Librarians

Job description

Lord Williams's School in Thame, United Kingdom, is seeking a proactive School Librarian to manage the library, support pupils and staff, and promote reading across the curriculum. You will handle enquiries, issue resources, manage stock, teach information literacy, supervise pupils at breaks, run Accelerated Reader, and maintain catalogues and displays to support teaching and learning.

This role also involves data input in library databases, organising displays for events, and collaboration