Student Librarian

Job Title: Student Librarian

Years 7-13

Job Purpose: to promote reading and literacy across the school, assist students on choosing appropriate reading material suitable for their age groups, to help the school librarians run the library.

Line management: Miss Murphy and Mrs Prince

Key Skills and personal qualities:

A love of reading
Good knowledge of a variety of authors and different genres
Good organisation skills
Confident communicator
Excellent behaviour, attitude and attendance

Specific duties:

Throughout your role as a Junior Student Librarian, you will work one break or lunch time in the library on a rota-basis to complete some of the duties outlined below:

Make recommendations of good books to read to fellow students
To verbally communicate your interest in reading, as well as the benefits of reading to fellow students
To communicate effectively in writing by creating posters, book reviews, or displays for the library
To assist library staff in organising library challenges, as well as reading events such as World Book Day and Harry Potter Night
To assist library staff in administrative duties such as collecting reserved books, returning, and borrowing books for students, and creating letters for overdue books
To be aware of the library layout and to assist library staff in organising the stock, as well as maintaining a tidy and pleasant atmosphere in the library

If you are interested in applying for this position, please write a letter to Miss Murphy explaining your personal qualities and reasons why you would be interested in undertaking this position.

Completed letters of application should be emailed to: murphy.louise@ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk