Librarian

Our Rose⠀Campus⠀library is⠀a bright,⠀colourful,⠀interactive⠀space⠀housing⠀more than⠀5000 books⠀in⠀different⠀languages⠀including⠀English,⠀Arabic and⠀French.⠀The books⠀have been⠀carefully⠀selected⠀to suit⠀the age⠀and⠀interests⠀of our⠀youngest⠀students,⠀and⠀include⠀fiction⠀and⠀non-fiction⠀books⠀covering a⠀broad⠀range of⠀topics.⠀The⠀library⠀also⠀contains a⠀variety of⠀story⠀sacks,⠀puzzles⠀and games⠀which also⠀help⠀extend the⠀curriculum⠀and feed⠀into⠀children’s⠀current⠀interests⠀and⠀hobbies.⠀All⠀students⠀have an⠀opportunity⠀to visit⠀the⠀library⠀once per⠀week and⠀to select⠀a book to⠀take home⠀which⠀helps to⠀foster a⠀genuine⠀love of⠀reading.

Key Duties

• To⠀undertake⠀a range of⠀tasks⠀essential⠀to the⠀running of⠀an⠀academic⠀library,⠀including
• Performing⠀all⠀routines⠀related to⠀the⠀circulation⠀of stock⠀e.g. book⠀issues,⠀book⠀returns,⠀reservations
• Unpacking⠀and⠀processing⠀of new⠀stock⠀acquired⠀by the⠀library⠀and the⠀maintaining⠀of new and⠀existing⠀stock in⠀good⠀order
• Updating⠀and⠀editing of⠀bibliographic⠀and⠀catalogue⠀data on⠀the school⠀library⠀management⠀system
• Creating⠀and⠀updating⠀user/borrower⠀records on⠀the⠀library⠀management⠀system
• Assisting⠀in the⠀training⠀of⠀students⠀and⠀academic⠀staff in⠀the use of⠀the online⠀catalogue⠀and⠀database
• Assisting⠀in⠀maintaining⠀the⠀appearance⠀and⠀ambience⠀of the⠀library
• Monitoring⠀student⠀use of the⠀library⠀and⠀library⠀equipment⠀as set out⠀in the⠀library⠀policy⠀document
• Ensuring⠀the safety⠀at all⠀times of⠀students⠀and⠀academic⠀staff⠀whilst in⠀the⠀library
• Managing⠀the⠀library⠀budget and⠀purchasing⠀books as⠀required
• Preparing⠀display⠀boards/bulletins⠀and⠀scheduled⠀library⠀events
• Assisting⠀with⠀author⠀visits,⠀book days,⠀book fairs⠀and other⠀events to⠀promote⠀the use of⠀the⠀Library⠀and a⠀reading⠀culture
• Assessing⠀and⠀managing⠀the⠀circulation⠀of⠀sensitive/restricted⠀materials⠀shelving⠀and shelf⠀tidying

About Repton School Abu Dhabi

Repton Abu⠀Dhabi is a⠀prominent⠀school on⠀Reem⠀Island in⠀the heart⠀of 'new⠀Abu⠀Dhabi'.⠀We've been⠀here since⠀2013,⠀growing⠀quickly⠀due to our⠀popularity⠀with the⠀local and⠀expat⠀community⠀alike and⠀our⠀quality⠀has been⠀recognised⠀though the⠀award of a⠀'Very⠀Good'⠀rating by⠀ADEK with⠀several⠀outstanding⠀features,⠀which we⠀seek to⠀build on⠀in the⠀years⠀ahead.

We⠀follow a⠀British⠀independent⠀school⠀curriculum⠀which⠀incorporates⠀elements⠀of the⠀English⠀Early⠀Years⠀Foundation⠀Stage⠀Curriculum⠀but allows⠀highly⠀skilled⠀teachers⠀to develop⠀a⠀curriculum⠀for an⠀international⠀environment.

Our⠀greatest⠀challenge⠀as a⠀school is⠀to develop⠀in our⠀students⠀the⠀capacity⠀for⠀independent⠀thought⠀and⠀action,⠀and then⠀combine⠀this with⠀rational⠀and⠀responsible⠀decision-making.

Play⠀underpins⠀the Early⠀Years⠀Foundation⠀Stage. It⠀also⠀underpins⠀learning⠀and all⠀aspects of⠀children's⠀development.⠀Through⠀play,⠀children⠀develop⠀language⠀skills,⠀their⠀emotions⠀and⠀creativity,⠀social and⠀intellectual⠀skills. We⠀value play⠀and⠀provide⠀safe but⠀challenging⠀environments⠀that⠀support⠀and extend⠀learning⠀and⠀development.⠀The⠀curriculum⠀is⠀delivered⠀with a⠀child led⠀focus and⠀we⠀encourage⠀the⠀students⠀to share⠀their⠀interests⠀which are⠀then⠀included⠀as⠀learning⠀opportunities⠀in each⠀classroom.

Character requirements:

As a school we are very proud of the culture we have built at Repton Abu Dhabi. Schools are about people and relationships and our recruitment strategy very much focuses on hiring people with outstanding character. We are protective of our culture. The following character traits are non-negotiables:

• Team⠀Player who⠀adds to⠀the⠀collaborative⠀culture of⠀the⠀school
• Positive⠀attitude,⠀adaptable⠀and⠀solution⠀focused
• A⠀life-long⠀learner⠀with a⠀growth⠀mindset
• Humility⠀and humour⠀- An⠀ability to⠀work hard⠀but have⠀fun

Qualification requirements:

• The ideal⠀candidate⠀should be⠀a⠀graduate,⠀with⠀previous⠀training⠀and⠀experience⠀in Library⠀Management
• Excellent⠀excellent⠀interpersonal⠀skills
• Excellent⠀spoken and⠀written⠀English
• Recent⠀experience⠀of working⠀in an⠀Early⠀Years⠀setting

Experience requirements:

• Have minimum 5 years experience in a relatable field