School Librarian

**Description**

Role Profile

School Librarian

Purpose of Role

We are looking for an inspirational, dynamic, and vibrant School Librarian to join our forward-thinking team that supports a quality teaching and learning environment for our amazing students

Tenby Schools Penang, which hosts both an International and a Malaysian National school, is a premier campus on the island of Penang, located in the prestigious neighbourhood of Tanjung Bungah, just outside George Town.

With a new 75,000 sq. ft. STEAM facility set to open in January 2024, the school community has embarked on a new approach to education pillared on the progressive learning approach of STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. You can be part of this exciting journey which is aimed at ensuring our students grow at the pace of change

Powering its new STEAM focus is an educational philosophy that has been proven around the world - Amazing Learning. Amazing Learning is about persisting through challenges and achieving breakthroughs.

Find out more about our school on our website (tenby.edu.my/penang) and social media sites.

ISP Malaysia

Tenby Schools Penang, in partnership with the International Schools Partnership (ISP), equips students for local and global success by delivering Amazing Learning. ISP Malaysia comprises of the Tenby Schools, Asia Pacific Schools and Straits International Schools, covering the Klang Valley, Perak, Penang and Johor within Malaysia. Our experience in education excellence helps us provide amazing learning experiences for students as young as 3 years up to 18 years old. Our schools in Malaysia follow the international school curriculum comprising IGCSE and A-levels, starting at the kindergarten level, while 5 of the schools also offer the Malaysian National Curriculum. While the national and international schools and classrooms are separated, facilities and non-curricular activities are shared between the schools. With over 8,500 students, we have a 60-year history in the country providing education to students and have gained a reputation for excellence and high standards in education.

Key Benefits
- A culture of engagement and trust, where staff contributions are recognised and valued.
- A passionate and motivated team of professionals who put children at the heart of decision-making.
- An embedded commitment to professional development and employee well-being.
- Access to expertise, best practice sharing and learning opportunities across countries and cultures.
- Competitive remuneration.
- Fee discount for children of employees.
- Personal accident insurance coverage, Medical outpatient benefits and hospitalisation and surgical benefits.

ISP Principles
- Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
- Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
- Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

School Librarian

Key Responsibilities

Strategic:

- Reviewing the current library collection with a view to updating the collection to support the needs of students as well as the school’s STEAM curriculum.
- Working with students to develop leadership opportunities within the library such as the training of library monitors.
- Creating a long-term plan for the development of the library space and the library collection.
- Working with the academic team to develop policies for the use of educational technology in the library.
- Supporting your own professional development by staying up to date with educational research applicable to school library programmes and innovation in library practice.

Routine:

- Managing the library management system to ensure effective access to library collections and resources by all users.
- Managing the resources allocated to the library in accordance with the school’s library policies.
- Responsible for ordering, receiving, organising, cataloguing, and classifying of all reading materials.
- Dealing with enquiries from parents, staff, and students.
- Coordinating outreach activities to encourage a love of reading.
- Working with the teachers on various learning projects to cultivate the reading habit among students.
- Assisting the academic team in sourcing and acquiring books/reading materials and hereby developing the library and its resources.
- Establishing and publishing clear rules and regulations for the use of the library and its resources.
- Cooperating and networking with other libraries/agencies.
- Keeping the library organized, clean, neat, and welcoming to