Librarian-Aug 2026

Dubai British School Emirates HillsTaaleem, one of the largest education providers in the UAE, proudly celebrates Dubai British School Emirates Hills for our ‘Outstanding’ ratings, awarded by both the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) and British Schools Overseas (BSO). We are a thriving British international school, located in The Springs area of Dubai’s Emirates Hills delivering high-quality National Curriculum for England education to over a thousand students aged 3 to 18.Our mission of ‘Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve’ perfectly captures the ethos of our great school, where students thrive in a nurturing yet challenging environment - able to achieve the best possible educational outcomes and flourish as individuals during the experience. It is this warmth of spirit that sets DBSEH apart, where every student, every member of staff and every parent can find their place. Schools are often talked about as being ‘happy places’, but DBSEH is made up of happy people - happy to be respected, valued, and appreciated, given every opportunity to succeed in a way that is meaningful to them.DBS Emirates Hills CurriculumOur curriculum is modelled on the National Curriculum for England and adapted to our own international context, leading to a challenging set of GCSE, BTEC and GCE A Level courses from Year 10 to Year 13. We feel the opportunities that students enjoy outside the classroom are just as important as the main curriculum and we offer an extensive and varied Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) programme.Dubai British School Emirates Hills is currently recruiting an Experienced LibrarianDBSEH is seeking a special individual with a passion for books and reading, to assist in the planning, organisation and operation of our vibrant, inclusive libraries. Duties include digital cataloguing, classifying and maintaining an organised collection of books, working with our librarian team to maintain welcoming and efficient library environments across the EH campuses, and promoting a culture of reading and lifelong learning to all members of the DBSEH community. Library experience is preferred but not essential.Aside from the experience, personality is very important, we look for inspirational individuals who leave a lasting impression on students for years to follow. If you're able to demonstrate outstanding standards of teaching and learning, with a passionate, enthusiastic, creative and dynamic attitude then we want to hear from you! SkillsKey AccountabilitiesInclude an assessment activity during each lesson Utilize both formative and summative assessment toolsMaintain an attractive, ordered and clean library environment, bulletin boards, displays, seating arrangements to relevant and curricular topicsPromote an understanding of the difference between research and inquirySelect, order, process, and publicize new materialsServe as a resource for literacy support and curriculum integration of technologyProvide access to information through acquiring and organizing diverse materialsInvolve the school community in collection building using interactive polls and web-based suggestion formsCreate, where possible, space for, media production—podcasting, video production, storytelling–producing and presentingUse a consistent classroom management system that is developmentally appropriate to the year levelProvide a flexible schedule that allows for more time to be given to classes on a needs basisAddress the needs of students catering for the different needs of the students (SEN, ESL etc)Show evidence of methodology in practiceUtilise best practice in embedding technology into all aspects of the students’ learningDemonstrate and model international mindednessProvide orientation and instruction in the use and care of print and non-print materials and equipment in the libraryInstruct students on the evolving strategies for collecting and evaluating information, such as tags, and hashtags, and feeds, and real-time searches and sources, as well as the traditional database approaches