Teacher Librarian

The School
Brisbane Grammar School is a non-denominational boys' school of about 2000 students (Years 5 to 12) overlooking the Brisbane CBD. The School maintains a 150-year strong tradition of academic excellence, extensive cocurricular activities and student wellbeing programs. We are fortunate to have a team of dedicated and professional staff who provide an exceptional learning environment responsive to the needs of our students.

Our Professional Community
Brisbane Grammar School values the professionalism of our teaching staff and seeks to nurture a dynamic learning culture at the School for both students and staff. The School provides freedom for teachers to be creative and innovative, and to develop and grow our research capacity in pedagogical practice and blended learning. The School's academic structures support collaboration, with staff working in teams within and across disciplines and between the Middle and Senior Schools. Our teachers model collaborative, lifelong learning, and are supported through generous professional development opportunities and high-quality resources.

Our Learning Environment
In recent years, Brisbane Grammar School carefully audited and reviewed its curriculum frameworks and practices. Our curriculum design processes are led by teachers who continually grow and refine their teaching skills. As a result, we are committed to systematically developing effective thinking cultures within all classrooms and staffrooms. We plan learning experiences in the language of student thinking and cognition and give feedback and guide learner improvement through distinct values of inquiry. The School has a well-supported and pedagogically advanced Tablet PC program, with all students in Years 7 to 12 enabled for one-to-one learning. Teachers are encouraged to work together to use technology and space in innovative ways, ensuring adaptive and transformative curriculum delivery. We are growing our capacity to identify and analyse relevant data that helps our teachers to respond to their students' learning needs. In addition, the explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy informs curriculum design and classroom practice.

Applicants for all teaching positions must be eligible for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers and provide their academic transcripts and should be sympathetic to the aims and ethos of independent schools.

About the Role

The Teacher-Librarian is a dynamic and innovative specialist in the school with a dual role as both teacher and information specialist. A key responsibility includes the development and implementation of the Middle School Library reading promotion and information literacy programs, as well as supporting whole-school Library events and initiatives. The person in this position will hold professional Teacher-Librarian qualifications and work closely with teachers to enhance and enrich student learning in an integrated approach across the curriculum, as well as experience as a classroom teacher in a specialised subject area.

The Teacher-Librarian will demonstrate a strong commitment to providing outstanding customer service when serving the information needs of the school community. High levels of participation in Library planning and goal setting are expected, along with well-developed organisational skills, flexibility in a changing environment, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

In conjunction with the Director of Library Services and library team members, the Teacher-Librarian will be responsible for:

• The Teacher Librarian role will be a combination of Library classes/Library duties and subject classroom teaching in the applicant's area of expertise.
• Working closely with teachers to develop information literacy, fluency, and critical awareness in students in the Middle School.
• Maintaining LibGuides of curated resources across subject areas.
• Planning and designing learning experiences, assessment, and evaluation for effective teaching and learning.
• Modelling outstanding teaching and learning instruction and pedagogy.
• Creating learning experiences in STEAM to extend and broaden student learning.
• Assisting teachers to embed responsible and ethical use of AI technologies.
• Being informed and proactive about current curriculum developments and demonstrating practices that reflect current educational directions.

• Developing and promoting efficient ways to access information resources and services.
• Promoting opportunities for student agency.
• Providing specialist assistance to students using technology and information resources that support independent research.
• Evaluating and maintaining the library collection to ensure curriculum and student needs are met.
• Providing a flexible, creative, and inviting space.
• Contributing to the selection, organisation, and curation of print and electronic collections.

• Actively promoting reading and developing programs and events to enhance a culture of 'boys and reading'.
• Selecting literature resources that reflect diversity, inclusion, and interests at a variety of reading levels in pursuit of lifelong learning and reading for pleasure and information.

Skills and Professional Responsibilities

• Demonstrating a vigorous commitment to ongoing personal, professional learning.
• Attending meetings, planning sessions, and training as required.
• Developing and maintaining friendly and productive working relationships with colleagues as a key member of the whole school library team.
• Knowledge of 'Softlink: OLIVER' LMS, ClickView, Libguides, Canva, and databases.
• Participating in activities designed to ensure an understanding of current practice in Library services: network meetings, professional workshops, seminars, and conferences.
• Willingness to innovate and be part of dynamic, well-resourced, and busy library spaces.

Application Process
Brisbane Grammar School recognises the value of diverse thinking and we encourage qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. To better understand what it means to join BGS, please review the information on our website and social media accounts before submitting your application. You should also familiarise yourself with our key policies and procedures available on the School website, which may assist you during the recruitment process.

Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo a screening process prior to appointment. Candidates must disclose any information relevant to their eligibility to engage in activities involving children.

Brisbane Grammar School reserves the right to close the advertisement before the listed closing date.

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