Learning Assistant - Librarian (August 2026)

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including various background checks including, receipt of high-quality references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification and police checks, including overseas checks. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month.

Harrow International School Dubai is seeking exceptional educators to join the founding team and become part of the legacy.

As part of our founding team, you will play a pivotal role in building a vibrant and inclusive community where the learning of every individual is at the heart of daily life. Guided by the Harrow values, our staff will create an environment in which every pupil is nurtured, challenged, and empowered to achieve their very best.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain an attractive, ordered and clean library environment, bulletin boards, displays, seating arrangements etc. that reflect the school values as well as current, relevant and curricular topics;

• Promote an understanding of the difference between research and inquiry;

• Select, order, process, and publicize new materials;

• Serve as a resource for literacy support and curriculum integration of technology;

• Provide access to information through acquiring and organizing diverse materials;

• Involve the school community in collection building using interactive polls and web-based suggestion forms;

• Create, where possible, space for, media production—podcasting, video production, storytelling–producing and presenting.

• Use a consistent classroom management system that is developmentally appropriate to the year level;

• Provide a flexible schedule that allows for more time to be given to classes on a needs basis;

• Address the needs of students catering for the different needs of the students (SEN, EAL etc);

• Show evidence of methodology in practice;

• Utilise best practice in embedding technology into all aspects of the students’ learning;

• Demonstrate and model international mindedness and appreciation of the UAE;

• Provide orientation and instruction in the use and care of print and non-print materials and equipment in the library;

• Instruct students on the evolving strategies for collecting and evaluating information, such as tags, and hashtags, and feeds, and real-time searches and sources, as well as the traditional database approaches;

• Provide students and teachers with access to databases, portals, websites, blogs, videos, and other media;

• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers and where necessary work within the teacher’s classroom and to be open to teach virtually across the school;

• Promote the joy of reading and an appreciation of literature, sharing books as well as promoting social networking tools like Shelfari, Good Reads, or LibraryThing;

• Explore the use of teleconferencing tools like Teams/Zoom as a way to open the library to authors, experts, book discussion, debates, and more;

• Adhere at all times to the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, ensuring all concerns are immediately passed on to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead(s).

Internal and External Interactions:

• Manage personnel working within the library;

• Coordinate the management of the library including cataloguing of all teaching resources;

• Collaborate with other key people regularly and effectively;

• Establish and maintain a Primary School Library webpage on the school website;

• Provide regular on-going after hour activities for the school community such parent/child reading nights;

• Become a member of a library network (e.g. Taaleem jobalikes, across Dubai etc).

• To give verbal and written feedback to the Class Teacher to support report writing, assessments and IEPs.

• To accompany children on school trips where appropriate and ensure you follow school policy in regards to reading, understanding and following the trip documentation.

• Supervise children during breaks (including before and after school if necessary).

• Communicate appropriately and professionally with parents to support the image and reputation of the school.

• Carry out any other tasks of a similar nature as directed by the Class Teacher, including being flexible to support in other classes or areas of the school as and when required.

Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in relevant subject

Experience:

• Experience working with children or in a school setting, preferably in a similar role

Competencies:

• Good levels of written and spoken English

• Enthusiasm and aptitude for working with students

• Good team player, able to work well as part of a team

School Values and Behaviours

All staff are expected to conduct themselves in line with the school’s values which are: Courage, Honour, Humility and Fellowship. While the School’s values set out what matters most to us, the behaviours below are intended as a shared set of expectations to refer to, and standards to aspire to, in our dealings with others. They are the practical application of our values.

COURAGE

We remain optimistic and purposeful in a disrupted world.

We take responsibility for our decisions, even the hard ones.

We always challenge poor behaviour in ourselves and others.

We are open to new ideas, and seek fresh challenges.

HONOUR

We keep our promises.

We act with integrity – doing the right thing, even when it is difficult or when no one is watching.

We respect and value our traditions whilst setting them in the context of today.

HUMILITY

We work hard to serve others within the School and across our wider communities where possible putting their interests before our own.

We give and seek honest and appropriate feedback, reflect on our failures and learn from them.

We support each other through challenges and whatever the outcome, we celebrate those that took part.

FELLOWSHIP

We respect each other and value our differences, knowing that we are more effective and more resilient working together.

We are kind and inclusive; we value the contribution that each of us makes.

We role model the behaviours that we would like to see in others; we ask only of others what we would be prepared to do ourselves.

Application Process

Candidates who best meet the requirements outlined in the job description will be shortlisted. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by our recruitment team regarding the next steps in the selection process.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Taaleem. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

Note: It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This advertisement is posted on behalf of Harrow International School Dubai which is part of the group owned by Taaleem Holdings PJSC and independently operated under a licence to use the Harrow School brand. For further details of the relationship, please see the relationship statement on the harrowdubai.ae website. Accordingly, applicants should be aware that the employer will be part of Taaleem Holdings PJSC’s group and under its control and not Harrow School.