School Librarian

School Librarian Job Description

RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of English, PSHEE and Careers Faculty

The School Librarian should be:

•  a partner with teaching staff in the education process
•  a partner in supporting individual pupils’/students’ needs
•  an acknowledged expert in resource and information provision and management
•  a leader and partner with teaching staff in the collaborative design and implementation of

information literacy programmes throughout the Secondary School and Sixth Form

•  a leader in creating and developing a climate to promote and support reading for pleasure

across the Trust

•  an acknowledged partner with all departments to effectively support and resource each

key stage

•  a partner in out of hours learning

Job Purpose:
The management, development, promotion and evaluation of an effective learning resource and
information service which supports learning and teaching across the school.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning and Development

•  Organising and managing the Library, ensuring its effective use by classes, groups and

individuals

•  Creating and implementing a policy for the Library which incorporates the educational aims
and objectives of the Trust and complies with data protection, copyright, health and safety
legislation

•  Taking responsibility for and managing the Library budget
•  Selecting,  acquiring,  organising  and  promoting  Library  resources  and  ICT  to  support

teaching and learning throughout the Trust

•  Ensuring  equality  of  access  for  all  pupils,  students  and  staff  to  high  quality  learning

resources

•  Recruiting  pupil  and  student  library  assistants,  supervising  and  training  them  and

rewarding their achievements

•  Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the service provided by the Library and its

impact on teaching and learning

•  Supervising pupils and students using the Library for independent study and maintaining

a welcoming, supportive atmosphere conducive to positive learning experiences

SUPPORT FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS

•  Supporting and advising staff and pupils/students in the selection and use of information

resources to support their curricular and leisure needs

•  Planning  and  delivering  a  programme  to  support  the  development  and  teaching  of
information literacy and learning skills in partnership with teaching staff, and reinforcing
these skills where appropriate

•  Promoting reading and the enjoyment of reading in all its forms
•  Promoting  and  publicising  the  services  provided  by  the  Library  to  the  whole  Trust

community

•  Exploiting  every  opportunity

INSET
opportunities with colleagues and other librarians, as well as maintaining a comprehensive
awareness of current developments in information and library management, education and
children's literature

for  own  professional  development,  sharing

•  Developing and maintaining links with other libraries and relevant organisations (e.g. SLS,
county education advisers, public library service, universities and colleges and museums)