Lead Librarian, School Libraries & Collections

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Library & Archives Solutions Pte Ltd (LAAS) is seeking a dynamic Lead Librarian to shape school libraries across Singapore. You will guide a team of Librarians, coordinate services across a cluster of schools and drive consistent standards, responsive support and continuous improvement.

You will lead collection analysis, develop reports, and oversee library collections while mentoring staff and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance student reading experiences.

Qualifications

• Degree in Library and Information Science or related discipline; recognised library qualification may be considered.
• 3 years' experience in a school, public or educational library environment.
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior library staff and coordinating services across multiple sites or stakeholder groups.
• Experience in collection analysis, quality assurance, and preparing collection reports, operational records and recommendations.
• Experience developing and delivering training materials, courseware, reading programmes or thematic book displays.
• Service-oriented, responsible and able to work independently while collaborating with different teams.
• Proficient in integrated library systems, Microsoft Office, and relevant reporting and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and delivery of library services across an assigned cluster of schools, serving as the main liaison for requirements and issues.
• Provide day-to-day supervision, work allocation, coaching and professional guidance to Librarians.
• Review staff progress and deliverables, provide feedback, and identify gaps needing training or management intervention.
• Coordinate cluster activities, deliverables and resources; maintain trackers and provide progress updates and escalations.
• Monitor service performance and compliance with procedures and standards.
• Manage escalated Level 2 helpdesk enquiries and coordinate technical and stakeholder support.
• Conduct collection analysis and prepare reports on collection performance and trends.
• Oversee development and maintenance of school library collections.
• Identify staff training needs and develop or update courseware and job aids.
• Coordinate library programmes and display schedules across the cluster.
• Support library projects and service-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Librarian leadership

School libraries

Staff supervision

Coordination across sites

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Library and Information Science degree

Tools

Integrated library systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Library & Archives Solutions Pte Ltd (LAAS) is seeking a dynamic Lead Librarian to shape school libraries across Singapore. You will guide a team of Librarians, coordinate services across a cluster of schools and drive consistent standards, responsive support and continuous improvement.

You will lead collection analysis, develop reports, and oversee library collections while mentoring staff and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance student reading experiences.