Learning Resource Coordinator-Al Ghad Charter School

Al Ghad Charter School is an American Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognised and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Al Ghad Charter School is a great place to work. It has an exciting, diverse, and progressive learning community that is committed to fulfilling the National Agenda for our Emirati students. Our learning culture is under pinned by our mission statement, Excite, Challenge, Empower allowing all students to thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group. The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Main Duties:

• Cataloguing all resources into the automated library system – DESTINY.  All resources must be catalogued according to the Dewey system.  Books must be labelled and covered.
• Maintaining the library data base – ensuring that records of all pupils and teachers are up to date
• Following up overdue books from both pupils and teachers; receiving money for lost or damaged books; repairing damaged books
• Signing books in and out and re-shelving the returned books
• Attending any necessary training associated with the duties of the post.
• Selecting and ordering new books appropriate to each Key Stage and interests of the pupils, as well as the requirements from the teachers for resources to support the curriculum topics
• Attend curriculum compliance meetings as required to ensure library stock meets compliance and culture sensitivity requirements.
• Scan books for compliancy in line with Aldar policy and remove/cover noncompliant material
• Collate annual order working within budget to select recourses appropriate to the age and interests of students, as well as resources to support curriculum topics.
• Process all library resources to ensure they are shelf ready (labelling and covering as required).
• Weed damaged or inappropriate stock as per CREW method
• Maintain an attractive library environment which caters for all students’ needs.
• Arranging author visits
• Developing and delivering ‘library information literacy’ sessions to ensure that pupils are able to find the resources they require whether books/magazines or on-line, enabling pupils to become independent and effective library users
• Liaising with teachers to ensure that topic-related resources are distributed to the classrooms as and when required
• Maintaining an attractive library environment which caters for all pupils’ needs, to sit and read quietly or to carry out independent study
• Redesigning the library in line with AYA vision, including creating a future-ready space with different zones (research/creative/relaxing/silent)
• Promoting reading through attractive displays to encourage pupils to enjoy a wide range of literature to foster a love of books to become life-long readers.
• Keeping up to date with new releases to be able to recommend books to pupils
• Supervise behaviour, support student use of library resources and facility at all times, either via drop-in or during scheduled library sessions
• Communication with parents to discuss active ways to help support reading at home
• Arranging book fairs with local book shop Running House Competitions to promote whole school literacy
• Running the ‘Book Club’ where pupils can order books from a catalogue, consolidate the order for the whole school and distribute books when they arrive
• Supporting EAL students with their literacy, monitoring progress
• Supporting teachers and running intervention groups
• Responsible for database admin of Accelerated Reader. Enter classes and teaching staff, perform day to day functions to maintain the program, support teachers and manage resources to support AR within the library.
• Running and Monitoring the AR and Star Reading quizzes and providing teachers with the necessary data.
• Facilitating CATS testing
• Complying with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation, and school policies

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree

Minimum Experience:

• 1 Year Experience in same field.

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent literacy and communication skills (both written and spoken) as a large part of the role involves communicating with SLT, Heads of Department, students, and parents.
• Overall, the successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, solution-focused professional who has a flexible approach to work, one who is willing to take the initiative, work as part of a team in a high achieving organisation, and hit the ground running