British International School, HCMC 

At the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City (BIS HCMC), we believe in a holistic education that fosters a love of learning, and which balances academic success with character development and wellbeing. We are a Nord Anglia Education School and the largest international school in Vietnam, educating over 2,400 students from more than 55 countries. In our most recent BSO Inspection, in November 2022, the school was rated ‘Outstanding in all Categories’ by the British Government. Our students achieve some of the best examination results in the world and go on to attend the top universities globally.

Our three campuses, located in the heart of Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City, cater to students from 2 to 18 years of age. Split by age group, each purpose-built campus is home to state-of-the-art facilities, packed with interactive technology, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive. 

The school is currently looking to recruit a:

Assistant Librarian

Our vision for the library, is to create a warm, inviting, welcoming, supportive, and vibrant space, which invites students, teaching staff and parents, to engage in a rich learning experience, which invokes in all its users a sense of belonging, ownership and excitement for the ideas and skills it gives exposure to. All aspects of school life, academic and pleasure, should have the library at its centre. The Assistant Librarian’s role is to support this vision of interconnectedness, and to work collaboratively with all members of our school community in order to help shape a library which meets the needs of the whole community. In addition, the Assistant Librarian’s role is to help the Teacher Librarian to create this warm, inviting, vibrant atmosphere in the library to make it a place where students love to visit, read and borrow books and to work with students, teachers and parents, helping them to find the books they require from the library.

General responsibilities: 

• Assisting and supporting the Teacher Librarian in their aim to create a community of readers and empower individuals with free and easy access to information and ideas.
• Maintain a welcoming and well organised library space for all students and staff
• Cataloguing and processing of library materials
• Managing Follett Destiny library systems: check in and out, renew, overdue books, holds, etc.
• Managing library use / book shelving
• Managing queries and fulfilling requests of students, and teaching staff
• Assisting and supporting all library patrons in location of materials and use of online catalogue
• Recommending books to students, teachers and parents

Why Choose BIS HCMC

Our teachers are at the heart of all that we do, and you’ll relish working in our diverse school community, where everyone acts with respect, care, and integrity. On each of our three purpose-built campuses, world-class facilities will bring your teaching to life, inspiring every student to fall in love with learning. Additionally, we are proud Institutional Members of the Chartered College of Teaching. This recognises our commitment to evidence-informed teaching and learning, and CPL. Institutional membership ensures our pedagogical approaches remain up to date and reinforces the value we place on a strong professional learning community.

BIS HCMC offers a bespoke blend of British and International curricula, whilst balancing academic success and holistic development, unlocking a whole world of possibilities for our students. Our primary students follow the English National Curriculum blended with the thematic and interactive International Primary Curriculum and achieve outstanding outcomes. In Secondary, our students continue with the English National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 in preparation for their IGCSEs and later, the rigorous IB Diploma Programme. Our 2024 cohort of 102 IBDP graduates achieved an average score of 36.1 points, significantly higher than the global average of 30.3 points, with 28% of our students achieving 40 points or more and 1 student achieving a perfect score of 45.

Beyond academics, we have an exceptional enrichment programme with over 100 Co-Curricular activities and expeditions both in Vietnam and globally that help our students overcome challenges, build confidence, create lifelong memories and change to the communities around them.

Further information about BIS HCMC can be obtained from our website at www.bisvietnam.com

Nord Anglia Education

When you join BIS HCMC, you’ll become part of the Nord Anglia global community of more than 15,000 people working together to support our students’ success. As part of Nord Anglia Education (NAE), we offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice, and you’ll have access to outstanding continuous professional learning including our award-winning Nord Anglia University platform, with hundreds of courses at your fingertips. At a Nord Anglia school, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more. In addition, we offer career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, and UNICEF offers our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide an opportunity to earn their Executive Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.

Selection Process

The closing date for applications is Sunday 4th May 2025, although we encourage early applications and reserve the right to pursue good applications as soon as we are ready. 

Please apply for this vacancy using our recruitment portal operated by Success Factors. 

Interviews: will be conducted face-to-face

Safer recruitment: At Nord Anglia Education, we are committed to providing a world-class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

BIS HCMC is committed to fostering an inclusive community that promotes our core values of integrity, care and respect. We celebrate diversity, nurture equity and value individuality to ensure everyone experiences a sense of belonging.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.