Library Assistant

Be part of a diverse global community shaping the future together. UWCSEA Dover has a vacancy for a Library Assistant. The Library Assistant plays a key role in fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment aligned with UWC's mission. Managing daily library operations, cataloguing materials, and assisting inquiries, they help create a vibrant space that nurtures curiosity and lifelong learning for students, staff, and parents.

The Day-to-Day

• Provide a welcoming, inclusive learning environment for students across all grades, staff, and parents from diverse backgrounds.
• Manage routine library operations, including cataloguing, processing materials, and maintaining systems.
• Maintain the physical environment by shelving books, setting up furniture, and guiding student behavior.
• Coordinate material distribution, borrowing, and retrieval across various stakeholders.
• Assist Teacher Librarians with ad hoc projects and organizational duties.

The Details

• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience, with a Diploma or related qualification in Library Science preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, computer, and internet skills.
• Adaptable, self-motivated team player with a positive disposition, a sense of humor, and a genuine love for books, reading, and working with students of all ages.

Application

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The UWC Mission is to make education a force to unite people, nations and culture for peace and a sustainable future. We are committed to creating a community in which all members feel safe and secure, and know that their authentic selves and individual differences are accepted with respect and care. At UWCSEA, we acknowledge that diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) is an ongoing and evolving process and strive to create and sustain a sense of belonging for all members of our community, past, present and future. All qualified applicants, including those who identify as a part of marginalized group(s) and individuals with (dis)abilities are all encouraged to apply. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices and all appointments are subject to interview, satisfactory references, identity and criminal record checks