Responsibilities

1. Under the Head of the Library and Learning Lounge, responsibility for promoting and developing reading, literacy and information skills to students by:

• managing the Library services to ensure the provision of an effective resource and information service to the students, teaching staff and other members of the wider school community
• effective liaison with staff, students and parents
• monitoring, operating and raising the awareness of students and teaching staff of resources on the internet, intranet, VLE, and online information within the Library service
• delivering education in Library and information literacy skills to students of different ages and staff
• assisting with literacy initiatives such as Book Week

2. Responsibility for ensuring that optimum access to resources is available during opening hours, including:

• maintaining, cataloguing and promoting books and other printed resources, audio visual and electronic information material in accordance with the Library stock policy
• with the Director of ICT, managing the use of computers and other electronic devices relating to learning, paying particular attention to e-safety

3. Handle processing, maintaining and repairing Library stock

4. Administrate the day to day service of the Library and Learning Lounge to the students, staff and parents including book shelving

5. Setting up and maintaining the Library databases and website

6. Liaise with ICT department to enhance the ICT platform

7. Perform  complete inventory of Library collection once a year

8. Maintain organization and tidiness of the Library

9. Assist in assessing and communicating Library needs in all areas including budgeting, staffing, infrastructure and technology

Requirement

Suitable candidates will have:

1.   A relevant honours degree and appropriate qualifications in librarianship and/or extensive experience in managing Library services, ideally in the education sector
2.   Excellent communication skills to develop a culture of mutual respect with students and the ability to relate effectively to staff and parents
3.   Determination to promote and support effective independent learning
4.   Strong administrative, organizational, and IT skills
5.   Work independently and with passion

Interested candidates, please send your full resume with your current and expected salary by email to hram@harrowschool.hk. Please state the job title and the reference code "HISHK/AL/201312" in the subject of your email. All applications will be treated with strictest confidential. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Harrow International School Hong Kong is the first international boarding and day school in Hong Kong. It is the third school in the Harrow family of schools in the Asia region and provides a British education from Early Years to Year 13 in custom-built facilities in a stunning location in Hong Kong. The School combines elements of educational philosophy, practice and traditions from Harrow School in London with the international mindedness of a diverse pupil body in Hong Kong. Having opened in September 2012, the School roll is currently 1500 and the school achieves the best results in Hong Kong at A-level and GCSE. We were delighted to have featured as one of the top 100 Schools in the World, top 10 Schools in Asia and one of the leading schools in Hong Kong according to the 2020 Spear’s Index. Harrow Hong Kong is, however, about much more than academic results and our pupils excel in music, drama, sport and art as well as service and charity work and our pupils go on to some of the top universities across the world.

Interested parties please send application form and full resume with current & expected salary to [email protected]