Librarian at Foundation Institute of Africa (FIA)

DEPARTMENT:         Legal

SUPERVISOR:          Principal

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

• Promote and foster the enjoyment of reading for pleasure, contributing to the development of reading skills.
• Develop and contribute to the school wide reading culture through reading programmes, initiatives and events.
• Provide leadership and support to teachers on reading engagement and developing life-long readers.
• Ensure the collection and provides a wide range of quality reading material, catering for diverse needs and interests.
• Promote and foster the enjoyment of reading for pleasure, contributing to the development of reading skills.
• Develop and contribute to the college wide reading culture through reading programmes, initiatives and events.
• Provide leadership and support to teachers on reading engagement and developing life-long readers.
• Ensure the collection and provides a wide range of quality reading material, catering for diverse needs and interests.
• Ensure that the library plays an integral role in supporting inquiry, and that students have easy access to print and eResources.
• Collaborate with teachers to develop information literacy across the school through participating in or leading information literacy and digital literacy coaching.
• Coordinate school-wide guidance and training for all staff and students in effective use of resources.
• Develop a collection that has relevant resources in a variety of formats to support inquiry learning.
• Develop, review and maintain the library’s guiding documents, in collaboration with senior school staff.
• Prepare annual budgets for library resources and capital expenditure, in accordance with school policy and practice.
• Ensure library expenditure is appropriately managed.
• Promote the library services and resources to all staff and students
• Maintain up-to-date school library procedures documents
• Lead the library team, ensuring their appropriate training, and regular performance appraisal.
• Represent the library on IT, resource, or curriculum committees.
• Attend staff meetings and briefings.
• Collaborate with teaching and literacy staff to ensure that the library is seen and used as a reading and research resource.
• Be a professional and supportive member of the college community.
• Proactively engage in professional development opportunities and performance appraisal.

Qualifications

• Library management and systems
• Knowledge of Kenyan Curriculum
• School library collection development and learning resources
• Information and digital literacy skills and their links with the library
• Staff management
• Planning and organization
• Financial management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Collaboration with IT and teaching staff
• Effective online search skills and use of online tools
• Time and stress management

Personal Attributes

• Staff management
• Planning and organization
• Financial management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Collaboration with IT and teaching staff
• Effective online search skills and use of online tools
• Time and stress management