Library Assistant & Trainer

Location: Assigned Districts of Karachi (Keamari/Malir) Schools, with regular school-level field presence

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

Library Corner Support & Management

• Assist school staff in the physical setup, organization, and day-to-day management of library corners in assigned schools.
• Support the implementation of library management protocols — including book cataloguing, lending systems, inventory tracking, and book care — developed by the Library Coordinator.
• Ensure library corners are kept tidy, well-organized, and fully functional at all times.
• Conduct regular visits to assigned schools to check library corner status, address operational issues, and provide on-site support.
• Assist in periodic audits of library materials and report findings to the Library Coordinator.

Reading Promotion & Student Engagement

• Facilitate structured reading sessions, read-aloud activities, and storytelling sessions with students in library corners and classrooms.
• Support teachers in planning and conducting guided reading, independent reading time, and reading clubs within the school.
• Assist in organizing school-level reading promotion events such as book displays, reading challenges, and story-sharing sessions.
• Encourage student engagement with library resources and foster a love of reading through creative, interactive activities.
• Promote multilingual reading in Urdu and Sindhi to strengthen language and literacy development.

Training Support & Capacity Building

• Assist the Library Coordinator in facilitating library management and reading promotion training workshops for school staff and SMC members.
• Support follow-up coaching visits to schools to reinforce training content and monitor application of skills.
• Help teachers integrate library resources and reading activities into their daily classroom instruction.
• Assist in the preparation and distribution of training materials, resource guides, and toolkits.

Monitoring, Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of library corner visits, book lending activity, reading session attendance, and training follow-up.
• Collect and document school-level library data using project monitoring tools and submit to the Library Coordinator.
• Prepare regular field visit reports highlighting progress, challenges, and good practices from assigned schools.
• Support documentation of success stories and case studies for knowledge sharing and reporting purposes.
• Ensure all data is entered accurately and submitted on time in line with project requirements.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Library Sciences, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in library management, classroom facilitation, or community-level literacy promotion.
• Experience working in a school setting and engaging with young children and teachers.
• Familiarity with library management practices and children's literature.
• Good communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office; experience with basic data collection tools an advantage.
• Fluency in Urdu and Sindhi; working knowledge of English.
• Willingness to be field-based and travel regularly within the assigned district.

Pay: Rs40,000.00 - Rs50,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person