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 Teacher to support report writing, assessments, and Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
- Accompany students on school trips as appropriate and ensure compliance with school policies regarding trip documentation.
- Supervise students during breaks, including before and after school when necessary.
- Communicate professionally with parents to enhance the school's image and reputation.
- Perform any other similar tasks as directed by the Class Teacher, demonstrating flexibility to assist in various classes or areas of the school as required.

Requirements:

Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject.

Experience:
- Experience working with children or in a school environment, ideally in a similar position.

Competencies:
- Proficient in written and spoken English.
- Enthusiasm and a talent for working with students.
- A strong team player, capable of collaborating effectively within a team.

School Values and Behaviours

All staff are expected to embody the school’s values of Courage, Honour, Humility, and Fellowship. While these values define what is important to us, the following behaviours serve as a shared set of expectations and standards to aspire to in our interactions with others, representing the practical application of our values.

COURAGE
- We maintain optimism and purpose in a changing world.
- We take responsibility for our decisions, even when they are challenging.
- We consistently address poor behaviour in ourselves and others.
- We remain receptive to new ideas and seek fresh challenges.

HONOUR
- We fulfill our commitments.
- We act with integrity, doing what is right even when it is difficult or when no one is observing.
- We honour and value our traditions while placing them in a contemporary context.

HUMILITY
- We strive to serve others within the School and our broader communities, prioritizing their interests over our own.
- We seek and provide honest and constructive feedback, reflecting on our shortcomings and learning from them.
- We support one another through challenges, celebrating the efforts of all participants, regardless of the outcome.

FELLOWSHIP
- We respect one another and appreciate our differences, recognizing that we are more effective and resilient when working together.
- We are kind and inclusive, valuing each individual's contributions.
- We model the behaviours we wish to see in others, expecting of others only what we are willing to do ourselves.

Application Process

Candidates who most closely match the requirements outlined in the job description will be shortlisted. Those selected will be contacted by our recruitment team regarding the subsequent steps in the selection process.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are core values at Taaleem. We believe in the importance of diverse perspectives and actively welcome individuals from all backgrounds to contribute their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

Note: It is illegal to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities related to children.

This advertisement is posted on behalf of Harrow International School Dubai, which is part of the Taaleem Holdings PJSC group and operates independently under a license to use the Harrow School brand. For more details about this relationship, please refer to the relationship statement on the harrowdubai.ae website. As such, applicants should be aware that the employer will be part of the Taaleem Holdings PJSC group and not Harrow School.