Librarian

Repton School Abu Dhabi is seeking an outstanding Librarian for August
‎2022.

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.

About the School
The Early Years are housed on Rose campus. A specially designed foundation
school campus catering for Nursery - Year ‎1. The facilities, including an
indoor swimming pool, multiple gymnasiums and outdoor playgrounds all cater
towards early years students. Staff and students also benefit from being an
Apple Distinguished School. The structure of the Early Years allows for middle
leadership opportunities, including; heads of department and heads of subject.

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

To support your application, please include a current, up-to-date CV.

The Repton Family of Schools is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare
of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new
staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance,
including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived
in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any
gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in
the last ‎5 years

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