A school librarian asked for help creating their job description as they have just started in a new secondary school. They are unsure of what to include and don't want to miss important parts of the role or include too much. The agony aunt provides examples of job descriptions and asks what the job title should be, what should be included, and what should not be included to help the librarian create the ideal description.

1. @SLGScotland
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2. Dear Alex… School Library Agony Aunt
Dear Alex
Help. I have just started as a school librarian in a secondary school and have been asked to write my own
job description.
Where do I start? What do I include? I am worried that I am going to either miss out important parts of a
school librarian’s role or put in way too much as I want to show everything I can do for the school.
Can you help me create the ideal job description for a school librarian?
Thank you in advance
Ms Pince

3. Dear Alex… School Library Agony Aunt
Create a job description for a Scottish School Librarian
• What would the job title be?
• What would be included in the job description?
• What would not be in the job description?
Examples of job descriptions are on the tables