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    "description": "S.M International Public High School is looking for a Librarian in Patiala, Punjab to strengthen its academic team. The school encourages peer observation and continuous professional learning. S.M International Public High School is a senior secondary campus in Patiala, Punjab — a CBSE-affiliated school. Day-to-day work is anchored in curriculum maps, defined assessment cycles, and faculty review built into the calendar. Position: the Librarian is part of the wider support team. Essential to keeping classrooms, common areas, and shared facilities ready through the school day. What you will do:\n- Be a dependable presence in the support function through the school day.\n- Follow the school's protocols and dress code consistently.\n- Help keep classrooms, common areas, or designated zones ready for use.\n- Support school events, examinations, and large parent gatherings.\n- Work with the support team to keep things running smoothly. Requirements:\n- Relevant experience in a school, hostel, hospital, or institutional setting.\n- Reliability — on time, every working day.\n- Respect for safety, hygiene, and security protocols.\n- Basic literacy and the ability to follow written/spoken instructions.\n- A professional, service-oriented attitude. Benefits and culture:\n- Salary in line with experience and market norms (₹1.9 LPA – ₹2.1 LPA).\n- Structured calendar with reasonable workload expectations.\n- Professional development through workshops and internal training.\n- A collaborative staff culture with clear leadership backing.\n- Stable, full-time employment at a settled school. Apply now using this listing, and your CV reaches the S.M International Public High School hiring team within minutes. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; expect a response inside one working week.",
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  "descriptionText": "S.M International Public High School is looking for a Librarian in Patiala, Punjab to strengthen its academic team. The school encourages peer observation and continuous professional learning. S.M International Public High School is a senior secondary campus in Patiala, Punjab — a CBSE-affiliated school. Day-to-day work is anchored in curriculum maps, defined assessment cycles, and faculty review built into the calendar. Position: the Librarian is part of the wider support team. Essential to keeping classrooms, common areas, and shared facilities ready through the school day. What you will do:\n• Be a dependable presence in the support function through the school day.\n• Follow the school's protocols and dress code consistently.\n• Help keep classrooms, common areas, or designated zones ready for use.\n• Support school events, examinations, and large parent gatherings.\n• Work with the support team to keep things running smoothly. Requirements:\n• Relevant experience in a school, hostel, hospital, or institutional setting.\n• Reliability — on time, every working day.\n• Respect for safety, hygiene, and security protocols.\n• Basic literacy and the ability to follow written/spoken instructions.\n• A professional, service-oriented attitude. Benefits and culture:\n• Salary in line with experience and market norms (₹1.9 LPA – ₹2.1 LPA).\n• Structured calendar with reasonable workload expectations.\n• Professional development through workshops and internal training.\n• A collaborative staff culture with clear leadership backing.\n• Stable, full-time employment at a settled school. Apply now using this listing, and your CV reaches the S.M International Public High School hiring team within minutes. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; expect a response inside one working week.",
  "aboutTheRole": "Join as Librarian to run reading programmes, teach information-literacy and curate a collection students actually borrow.",
  "dayToDay": [
    "Teach information-literacy skills appropriate to each grade.",
    "Organise book fairs, author talks and reading challenges.",
    "Curate and maintain the library collection.",
    "Run weekly class library periods and reading sessions.",
    "Manage circulation, cataloguing and digital subscriptions."
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  "enrichment": [
    {
      "id": "responsibilities",
      "heading": "What you'll handle as a Librarian",
      "body": "Oversee acquisitions, cataloguing (Dewey/automated), reading-time sessions and digital subscriptions."
    },
    {
      "id": "board-context",
      "heading": "Working in a CBSE school",
      "body": "As a **CBSE**-affiliated school, the calendar is structured around term-wise assessments, project work and board-format mocks for senior grades."
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What is the average Librarian salary in Patiala?",
      "a": "Check the \"Salary snapshot\" section above for the entry / typical / senior band tailored to Librarian roles in Patiala. As a rough anchor, city tier and board affiliation move the number by 20-40% — IB and Cambridge schools sit at the top, state-board privates at the base."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is background verification done before joining?",
      "a": "Standard pre-joining checks cover qualification documents, prior employment, and reference calls. Some larger groups also do criminal-record verification."
    },
    {
      "q": "What questions are asked in a Librarian interview?",
      "a": "Typical rounds cover self-introduction, why teaching, classroom-management scenarios, subject/syllabus knowledge, and one differentiation scenario. Scroll to \"Interview questions & answers\" below for six sample questions with model answers tuned for Librarian roles in Patiala."
    },
    {
      "q": "Can I negotiate the salary at S.M International Public High School?",
      "a": "Most schools have a defined band per role but the final number is negotiable within it. The strongest levers are recent teaching experience, board expertise, and willingness to take on coordinator/extra-curricular responsibilities."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is there a probation period?",
      "a": "Yes — a 3 to 6 month probation is standard in K-12 schools across India. Benefits like PF and gratuity continue to accrue from day one regardless."
    },
    {
      "q": "Are detailed lesson plans expected?",
      "a": "Most schools expect weekly lesson plans submitted to the coordinator/HOD, plus unit plans at the start of each term. Templates are usually provided."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does a typical day look like?",
      "a": "School days usually run 7.5–8 hours with 5–6 teaching periods, plus prep, lunch and one or two non-teaching duties (homework checks, library, club). Saturdays vary by school."
    },
    {
      "q": "What kind of professional development is offered?",
      "a": "Most schools run weekly/monthly in-house PD sessions on pedagogy and assessment. Funded external workshops (board-specific or subject-specific) are offered to teachers in good standing."
    },
    {
      "q": "How big are the classes?",
      "a": "Class sizes in Indian K-12 schools usually fall in the 25–40 student range. Premium IB/IGCSE schools often cap sections at 22–25."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which curriculum does the school follow?",
      "a": "S.M International Public High School follows the CBSE curriculum, so teaching, assessment and reporting align to that framework."
    }
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}