LIBRARIAN

College Alpin Beau Soleil is looking to appoint a Librarian at 90%. .This position request a 100% work during term time but paid at 90%. The difference will be compensated with holidays (approx. 10 weeks per year).

Your main Key responsibilities:

• Welcome each visitor and engage with them to ensure appropriate support is offered
• Ensure sufficient and appropriate provision of resources in terms of language, language level, genre, reading age, interest age, content and presentation
• Manage suggestions and requests for new resources
• Liaise in particular with teachers and students about acquisition of new resources
• Continually develop and weed Library resources to ensure readability, currency, accuracy and suitability
• Promote the Library as a centralised resource centre
• Efficiently process resources, including the ordering of appropriate stationery and book covers
• Maintain the Library Management System (LMS) up-to-date and use accurate and user-friendly data
• Efficiently manage loans and returns
• Maintain the Library pages on the School’s intranet up-to-date and use accurate and user-friendly presentation and data
• Manage and efficiently process book orders for the Library, Faculties and individuals, in particular the bulk order for Faculties for the start of each school year
• Actively promote and encourage the practice of reading
• Teach, promote and encourage research skills, academic honesty and referencing, and study skills; support for IBDP students writing Extended Essays
• Manage the use of the Library

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Graduate of any discipline interested in pursuing a career in libraries and information services
• Previous experience as a Librarian, preferably in a school
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and accuracy, sense of initiative and responsibility
• Interest in teaching and learning environments, including the desire to work with and help students and teachers
• Ability to work in French and English
• High personal standards
• Professional tact, diplomacy and presentation with administrators, staff, teachers, students, parents and community members
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• At ease with technology.

How to Apply

Applications should be made via the Nord Anglia Education recruitment website at http://www.beausoleil.ch/en/about-us/employment-opportunities and should contain a CV, letter of application and the details of two professional referees. 

Start Date

• September 2019

College Alpin Beau Soleil is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Police check is required prior to appointment.