Posted: 07-May-26
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type: Full Time
Salary: 60000-134000 CAD
Salary Details:
Preferred Education:
St. Clement’s School is seeking a Head of Library and Information Services to join our community starting August 31, 2026, with an orientation day on August 27, 2026. Reporting to the Vice Principal, this role provides strategic leadership for the Lassonde Library and works collaboratively with Heads of School, faculty across disciplines, and library staff to support students from Grades 1–12. As a member of the School’s Curriculum Leadership Team, the Head of Library and Information Services contributes to both the strategic vision and daily life of the library. This role is ideal for an educator who thrives at program development, bringing creativity, intellectual curiosity, and fluency across traditional and evolving literacies - including digital, media, and information literacy. With a strong commitment to equity?centred literacy, the Head of Library and Information Services helps shape how students engage thoughtfully, ethically, and confidently with information across an ever changing world.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a professional and welcoming library environment, and manage student behavior conducive to a positive learning environment;
- Provide leadership and direction to support the educational, operational; and strategic goals of the school library and information services;
- Promote the ethical use of information and assist students and staff in locating materials, researching, citation, and evaluation of sources;
- Collaborate with faculty to teach information literacy skills to students and to plan integrated curriculum bringing the library to the classroom;
- Working with the Director of Digital Learning, support the development and integration of AI literacy and evolving research practices for the School teaching students to evaluate sources, navigate digital environments and use information ethically and effectively;
- Create engaging library programming, including author visits, reading initiatives, and events to engage the community;
- Manage general library functions, including acquisition of new materials, collection development, readers’ advisory, management and promotion of the birthday book program, management of online resources (including eBooks, LibGuides, SCS Reads, the library’s Edsby page, and online databases), administration of the online library catalogue, cataloguing and classification, budget planning, inventory, orientation, literacy initiatives, and scheduling classes and special events;
- Promote literacy and reading throughout the school community;
- Assist with new and emerging technology tools in a school library environment;
- Attend and participate at faculty meetings and PD opportunities;
- Attend and participate in school functions and meetings as required;
- Recruit, manage, and train parent and student volunteers;
- Remain current with school library trends and innovations;
- Commitment to co-curricular activities, and full participation in the life of the School; and
- Other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers with Teacher Librarian Specialist qualifications preferred;
- A Master’s degree in Library and Information Science is an asset;
- Previous work in a school setting;
- Strong leadership skills including planning, budgeting, and appropriate delegation;
- Reliable, cooperative, and collaborative;
- Current knowledge of copyright laws and practices;
- Excellent technology skills in both Windows and Mac, including the ability to support others;
- Superior verbal and written communication skills;
- Strong customer service and work ethic, works effectively and respectfully with a wide range of patrons;
- Organizational skills including prioritizing tasks and deadlines;
- A willingness to participate in the life of the School; and
- Clear criminal record check is required as a condition of employment.
