1111 Library Officer / Yishun MRT

Name of Authority: Yishun Innova Junior College

Contract Period: 22 February 2027, or the later start date confirmed after the Letter of Acceptance, to 31 December 2027. The 2027 campus is at 3 Yishun Ring Road.

Option period: 1 January to 31 December 2028. The proposed 2028 campus at 21 Champions Way is tentative.

• Monday to Thursday, 8:00am to 5:30pm. Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Each day includes a one-hour lunch break (42 working hours per week).

• No deployment on weekends or gazetted public holidays. Start and end times may be adjusted by mutual agreement.

• Preferred: at least three years as a Library Officer in a national library, a secondary or tertiary school library, or an equivalent setting.

• Preferred skills include managing daily operations and inventory, reviewing stock for withdrawal, using Spydus and Microsoft Office, and applying the Dewey Decimal Classification system.

• Experience planning reading and book-review programmes, working with teachers on competitions and adapting library spaces for different user groups is preferred. The CV should give examples.

1. Report to the Head of Digital Literacies and Knowledge Management and the Teacher Library Coordinator. Manage loans, shelve print resources by genre, make non-print resources accessible and index past assessment papers.

2. Consult teachers, department heads and students on collection needs. Coordinate selection, ordering, delivery and verification with suppliers. Classify, catalogue and process new items in the Library Automated Service.

3. Check shelves and inventory, review the collection at least annually for withdrawal and maintain accurate borrower, item status and location records.

4. Help users find print and digital resources in person, by phone and by email. Promote reading and research through displays, newsletters, broadcasts and curriculum activities.

5. Work with teachers on book-sharing sessions, reviews, quizzes and college programmes. Gather user feedback and coordinate programme prizes with suppliers.

6. Prepare and analyse monthly reports on usage, loans, collections and reference enquiries.

7. Maintain clear signage and orderly study areas, apply college library rules, monitor room bookings and carry out related library duties.