• Application Deadline: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: School Librarian


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 - 10 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Administration / Secretarial 
  

REQUIREMENTS 

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Library and Information science.


• Membership of the Library Association of Nigeria


• At least 5 years’ post-graduation experience in Library management /learning resource center including e library 


• Good organizational, cataloging and documentation skills


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• Creative and presentation skills


• Team player


• Written and verbal communication skills


• The Job holder must be a book lover and possess the ability to inspire children with the passion for reading

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.


• Collaborate with subject teachers and coordinators to ensure appropriate library resources are available to support teaching and learning. 


• Provide the expertise necessary to ensure that library provision is aligned with the mission, goals and objectives of the school and materials are appropriate for use.


• Actively promotes reading and library use through activities such as book review, book club, displays, publications, reading programs and special events.


• Instill a culture of reading and life long learning in the students and ensure equitable access to information.


• To manage and be in charge of the library and supervise users (students and staff) at all times. 


• To carry out regular maintenance of library materials, including book withdrawals and returns to maintain the relevant collection that supports student learning. 


• To carry out classification, maintain the cataloging of books and library resources, supervising labelling, protection, display and shelving of library books and materials. 


• Build and maintain relationships with external organizations and stakeholders to develop and promote an effective school library programme.


• Responsible for recommending and ordering of new relevant materials to ensure a current and balanced collection of library resources.


• To assists with tasks related to borrowing /returning library books/resource materials by helping students find resources for class assignments, inspecting returned books for damages and sending out due notices for unreturned items. 


• He/she will notify students when reserved books are available.


• Ensure appropriate security measures are in place to protect library resources and effectively manage and track books overdue for return.