Librarian

Job Description

The school librarian will create a happy, welcoming, and inspiring library environment where children develop a genuine love of books, reading, inquiry, and discovery.

The successful candidate will be positive, energetic, creative, and highly motivated. They will work closely with classroom teachers to help students develop a love of literacy and ensure that library learning connects meaningfully with students’ units of inquiry.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the daily operation and development of the school library and ensure that all books are maintained in compliance with ADEK/MOE regulations.
• Create a warm, inclusive, colourful, and child-friendly environment.
• Deliver engaging library sessions that promote reading, storytelling, inquiry, and information literacy.
• Encourage students to become enthusiastic, confident, and independent readers.
• Collaborate with teachers to identify resources that support units of inquiry and literacy development.
• Work closely with the Read Like a GEM (RLAG) Coordinator to encourage reading skill development.
• Help students develop age-appropriate research and digital-literacy skills.
• Teach children how to locate, select, use, and care for library resources.
• Recommend books based on students’ ages, reading levels, interests, languages, and individual needs.
• Support multilingual learners and ensure that the collection reflects the diversity of the school community.
• Organise reading challenges, book fairs, author visits, themed events, competitions, and literacy celebrations.
• Develop attractive book displays and regularly promote new and recommended titles.
• Maintain an up-to-date collection of books, e-books, learning resources, and digital materials.
• Manage cataloguing, circulation, purchasing, stocktaking, and the library-management system.
• Build positive relationships with students, parents, teachers, and the wider school community.
• Encourage responsible behaviour and maintain a safe, orderly, and enjoyable library environment.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, and school policies.
• Participate positively in school events, professional development, and community activities.
  
  

• A recognised library or teaching qualification is preferred.
• School library or international-school experience is desirable.
• Experience using library-management systems and digital learning resources.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
  
  

• Happy, enthusiastic, approachable, and highly motivated.
• Passionate about children’s literature and developing a love of reading.
• Creative and confident in storytelling and delivering engaging activities.
• Patient, caring, and able to build positive relationships with children.
• Collaborative and willing to support teachers and the wider school community.
• Organised, reliable, flexible, and proactive.
• Committed to inclusion, safeguarding, and the values of GEMS Winchester School, Abu Dhabi