Librarian at Halifield Schools

Halifield School – Founded in 1996, Halifield School was initially situated on Salami Street, Mende until 2003 when it relocated to its permanent premises on Oki Lane, Maryland, Lagos. In 2009, Halifield commenced a secondary school which is a preparatory ground for university entry and a grooming centre for adolescents.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Librarian

Location: Lagos

Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish and implement library and information policy procedures.
• Develop and manage a convenient and accessible library services.
• Develop library rules and regulations for library users.
• Establish and manage a budget for library.
• Compile and procure relevant materials to stock the library.
• Maintain a decent and sequential organization of library materials.
• Respond to daily needs of library users.
• Encourage students and teachers to make use of the library.
• Assisting readers to use computers.
• Monitor borrowing and retuning of books.
• Evaluate materials to determine outdated and unused items to be discarded

Qualification, Experience, Skills and Competencies
Education and Work Experience:

• First degree in Library studies or equivalent qualification
• Professional certificate in library and information studies
• Two – five (2-5) years experience
• Ability to manage library and its collections

Skills and Competencies:

• Research skills
• Organizational skills
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with the use of database and internet
• Presentation and verbal communication skills
• Teamwork and management skills
• Stress management skills
• Users satisfaction index
• Book shelving consistency ratio
• Request management rate
• Users population growth.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.