Learning Assistant - Librarian (August 2026)

Taaleem is dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of children. We uphold rigorous standards of effective practices related to child protection and are committed to nurturing and promoting children's welfare. We expect all staff members to share this commitment.

All successful candidates must agree to undergo enhanced child protection screening relevant to the position, which includes thorough background checks, high-quality references, verification of applicable qualifications, identification, and police checks, including assessments from overseas. No staff member will be permitted to begin work until these checks are finalized, a process that typically takes about a month.

Harrow International School Dubai is on the lookout for outstanding educators to join our founding team and contribute to our legacy.

As part of our founding team, you will be instrumental in developing a vibrant and inclusive community where the learning of each individual is central to our daily activities. Guided by Harrow's values, our team will cultivate an environment where every student is supported, challenged, and empowered to reach their fullest potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain an inviting, organized, and clean library environment, including bulletin boards and displays, that reflects the school's values as well as current, relevant curricular topics.
• Foster an understanding of the distinction between research and inquiry.
• Select, order, process, and promote new materials.
• Act as a resource for literacy support and the integration of technology into the curriculum.
• Facilitate access to information by acquiring and organizing a variety of materials.
• Engage the school community in collection development through interactive polls and web-based suggestion forms.
• Create space for media production, such as podcasting, video production, and storytelling.
• Implement a consistent classroom management strategy that is appropriate for the developmental level of the students.
• Provide a flexible schedule that allows for additional time to be allocated to classes as needed.
• Address the diverse needs of students, including those with special educational needs (SEN) and English as an Additional Language (EAL).
• Demonstrate effective methodologies in practice.
• Utilize best practices for embedding technology into all aspects of students' learning.
• Exhibit and model an international mindset and appreciation for the UAE.
• Provide orientation and instruction on the use and care of print and non-print resources and equipment in the library.
• Teach students evolving strategies for gathering and assessing information, including the use of tags, hashtags, feeds, real-time searches, and traditional database methods.
• Ensure students and teachers have access to databases, portals, websites, blogs, videos, and other media.
• Collaborate effectively with classroom teachers and be open to teaching virtually across the school when necessary.
• Encourage a love of reading and appreciation for literature, sharing books and promoting social networking tools like Shelfari, Good Reads, or LibraryThing.
• Explore the use of teleconferencing tools like Teams or Zoom to connect the library with authors, experts, book discussions, and debates.
• Adhere to the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times, ensuring any concerns are reported immediately to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead(s).

Internal and External Interactions:

• Supervise staff working within the library.
• Oversee the library's management, including cataloging teaching resources.
• Collaborate regularly and effectively with other key personnel.
• Develop and maintain a Primary School Library webpage on the school’s site.
• Organize ongoing after-hour activities for the school community, such as parent-child reading nights.
• Join a library network (e.g., Taaleem job aligns, across Dubai, etc.).
• Provide verbal and written feedback to the Class.

Apply via the WhatSchool platform.