Part-Time Librarian

Part-Time Librarian – Tahaddi Community Library

Location: Tahaddi Education Center (TEC), Hay El Gharbeh, Beirut
Position: Part-Time Librarian
Working Schedule: Three days per week from 8:00 to 3:30
Reporting to: TEC Director

 

1. Background

Tahaddi is a registered NGO in Lebanon working with communities facing significant economic and social hardship. Through education, primary health care, social services, and livelihood opportunities, Tahaddi supports Lebanese, displaced Syrian, stateless, migrant, and other vulnerable individuals and families in Hay El Gharbeh and surrounding areas.

2. Purpose of the Position

The Librarian will be responsible for developing the Tahaddi Community Library into an organized, accessible, welcoming, and active learning space.The Librarian will work closely with TEC educators and coordinators to integrate the library into the learning program.

3. Main Responsibilities

a.Library organization and management

The Librarian will:

• Conduct and maintain a complete inventory of the library collection.
• Catalogue and computerize books and other library resources.
• Develop a simple and practical classification system according to age, reading level, language, theme, and/or subject.
• Label books and organize shelves so that resources can be easily located by children and educators.
• Maintain the library and ensure that books, materials, furniture, and equipment are kept organized and in good condition.
• Identify damaged, outdated, duplicated, or missing books and report needs for replacement or additional resources.
• Assist in identifying new books and educational materials that would respond to the needs and interests of TEC learners.
• Gradually establish and manage an appropriate book-borrowing and return system.

 

b. Promotion of reading and literacy

• Organize storytelling sessions, read-aloud activities, book discussions, creative activities, and other literacy-related initiatives.
• Develop activities appropriate for different age groups, including young children, primary-level learners, and adolescents.
• Create an environment in which children feel comfortable reading independently, exploring books, asking questions, and expressing their ideas.

c. Support to children and educators

• Guide children in selecting books appropriate to their interests, age, reading ability, and educational needs.
• Assist educators in identifying books and other resources connected to classroom topics and learning objectives.
• Support students in finding information and resources for projects, assignments, and simple research activities.
• Collaborate with educators and coordinators to establish regular library visits for different classes and groups.
• May occasionally supervise classes in the Library and organize appropriate reading or educational activities when an educator is absent, as requested by the Administration

d. Library access and inclusion

• Maintain a calm, welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment for reading, learning, creativity, and self-expression.
• Ensure that children from different educational backgrounds and abilities have equitable opportunities to use the library.
• Establish simple and age-appropriate library rules and help children learn to handle books and shared resources responsibly.
• Supervise children using the library during scheduled sessions and other agreed periods.
• Contribute, as the library develops, to activities involving parents and families and to the gradual opening of the library to the wider community.

Monitoring and coordination

• Keep basic records of library attendance, activities, borrowing, and use of resources.
• Provide brief periodic updates to the TEC management on library activities, challenges, achievements, and resource needs.
• Participate, when relevant, in TEC staff meetings, educational planning, and activities related to literacy and reading.
• Carry out other library-related duties reasonably requested by the TEC management.

 

 

 

5. Qualifications and Experience

• University degree or relevant qualification in Library Science or Education; relevant experience may be considered in place of a specific library qualification.
• Previous experience working in a library, school, education center, literacy program, or similar setting is an asset.
• Strong Arabic language skills.
• Working knowledge of English, particularly sufficient to classify and support the use of English-language books.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, reliability, and ability to work independently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with educators, coordinators, and other members of the TEC team.
• Commitment to inclusion, child safeguarding, confidentiality, and Tahaddi’s values of justice, integrity, compassion, respect, and dignity.

Please email your CV to [email protected] and [email protected] with “Part-Time Librarian” in the subject; otherwise the application will be disregarded.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and position might be filled before the deadline.