Library Associate

POSITION TITLE: Library Associate
SUPERVISED BY: Director of Library and Information Services
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt, Part Time
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2025
COMPENSATION: $25 - $32/hour

Position Summary

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory’s Herbst Library and Information Center’s part-time Library Associate will support our school community's library use and resources. Our robust collection includes 16,000 print volumes, an eBook collection, college-level databases and a research platform housed in the largest high school library in Northern California. The ideal candidate has a fondness for libraries and working with teenagers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Model for students the characteristics of a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic educator;

• Promote SHC’s mission, philosophy and Integral Student Outcomes;

• Open library facility and set up devices, displays, and daily announcements every day at 7:00am and ending 1:00pm

• Facilitate a quiet, welcoming, engaging environment while promoting a studious atmosphere, general order, and neatness on a consistent basis

• Assist students and faculty with library catalog, online databases, Chromebooks, printers, and other learning technology

• Assist with scheduling classes and meetings in the Library

• Catalog and process materials in a variety of formats

• Create rotating creative, eye-catching, and interactive library displays

• Create social media content for library displays and programming

• Maintain circulation system; track overdue materials – generate notices, follow through with students, parents, and Deans when necessary

• Maintain print collection as necessary: clean, repair, and shelve materials

• Maintain magazine collection

• Order and maintain office/cataloging/processing/book repair supplies

• Assist in the preparation of digital learning resources

• Assist with research, ready reference, reader’s advisory, and other daily patron services to all students, faculty, and staff

• Participate in the maintenance and development of diverse, inclusive library collections

• Strengthen the mission of SHC and the charisms of the Daughters of Charity and De La Salle Christian Brothers and Department of Catholic Schools through their formational programs.

• Note: as this is an on campus position, remote work is not available.