Department: Library
Reports To: Director of Library Services
Pay Range: $20.00 to $23.00 per hour based on experience
Job Status/Work Year: Non-exempt; part-time, ongoing for each 10-month academic year (SY 2025/26 is August 26, 2025 to June 4, 2026)
Start Date: Position to start August 19-22, 2025 based on availability
Work Hours: Approximately 12-18 hours of evening work per week. The following shifts will be split between two part-time library assistants: Monday-Thursday 3:45pm – 9:45pm; Friday 3:45pm – 6:15pm; and Sunday 7:15pm – 9:45pm.
Job Summary: The Upper School Library Assistant will provide a safe, nurturing, and enriched library environment for students grades 7-12 during library evening and weekend hours between 4:00pm and 9:30pm (Monday-Thursday), 4:00pm and 6:00pm (Friday), and 7:30pm and 9:30pm (Sunday). The staff member will supervise students during their time in the library, assisting them as needed with library-related or study tasks. The staff member may also assist with the planning and implementation of age-appropriate activities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Collaborates and communicates with the Director of Library Services and the Director of Residential Life to ensure that the library is safe, nurturing, and responsive to student needs.
Actively monitors students for safety and appropriate behavior.
Fosters healthy rapport with and between the students.
Keeps records of library user numbers and activities in the library.
Monitors study time by circulating throughout the study area.
Shelve, locate, check-in and check-out library materials, as well as other circulation tasks.
Plans and implements appropriate activities.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualification Requirements:
Related experience and/or training preferred.
Excellent interpersonal skills with students as well as adults.
Ability to handle interruptions and multiple demands.
Ability to be certified in first aid/CPR or other emergency procedures.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit for extended periods.
Ability to stand and/or walk for sustained periods of time.
Ability to lift and carry 30 pounds.
Full range of head and neck movement.
Ability to see and hear with or without correction.
Due to work in close proximity to children, must pass fingerprinting and background clearance checks.
TB clearance required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
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