Teacher Librarian

We need a great teacher librarian for our Secondary School

We offer a challenging and engaging education for students from all age groups, equipping them with the attitudes, skills and knowledge to live a meaningful and flourishing life. The UWC Maastricht educational experience is about knowing and acting. We nurture an understanding of the world and its major challenges, and help students discover how they can serve others and make a positive contribution to society and the planet.

We currently serve over 900 students from more than 100 countries, 200 of whom live in our residential community on campus.

A UWC education is life-changing. We empower change makers and future leaders through the delivery of a unique programme in a deliberately diverse community. The educational ethos of UWC combines rigorous academic standards with experiential and inquiry-based learning in areas such as sustainability, intercultural dialogue, social justice, conflict resolution and social entrepreneurship. UWC students come together from very diverse backgrounds, including the most marginalised.

Access to a UWC education is given independent of socio‑economic background, supported through a rigorous admission process and a comprehensive scholarship programme: around 65% of UWC students attending the final two years of secondary school are awarded a full or partial scholarship. UWC’s 60,000 alumni are prized by top universities worldwide and, in their professional lives, they occupy positions of influence in industry, finance, civil society, government, healthcare, academia and the media.

UWC Maastricht is committed to upholding the highest standards in student safeguarding. Throughout the application process we will be assessing your suitability to work with children and young adults. Prior to an offer of employment being made, UWC Maastricht will check directly with current and former employers about safeguarding.

UWC Maastricht is committed to creating a deliberate diverse and inclusive school community, uniting students and staff from the rich diversity of human existence. We not only wish to bring together people from different national and cultural backgrounds, but also recognize differences around ethnicity, religion and belief, language, colour, socio‑economic opportunity, physical and mental ability, political ideology, gender and gender expression, and sexuality.

Actively pursuing such a community and creating equal opportunities for all of our stakeholders will allow us to celebrate our diversity and, in the process, discover our commonality as members of the human race.

UWC Maastricht recruits qualified and experienced staff from around the world who are committed to our school’s mission to make education a force for peace and a sustainable future.

The Teacher Librarian at UWC Maastricht creates an inclusive, vibrant, and resource-rich learning environment aligned with UWC’s mission of fostering peace, sustainability, and intercultural understanding. By integrating the library program into the school’s academic framework and collaborating with faculty and staff, the Teacher Librarian supports students in becoming informed and engaged global citizens. The Teacher Librarian ensures that resources and services align with curricular needs, support academic research, and contribute to the school’s broader educational objectives, fostering a love for learning, cultural awareness, and critical thinking.

The Teacher Librarian’s role will aim to:

Provide leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school’s library program is aligned with the mission and goals of the school and is an integral component of the learning/instructional program in order to offer students the encouragement they need to thrive at UWC Maastricht.

Establish, develop and manage the smooth operation of the library alongside teaching appropriate library, research and literacy skills to individuals, small groups and whole classes across the age range 11-19 in the school.

Create and maintain a visually and intellectually stimulating learning…