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Middle School Library Assistant - Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (Cambridge, MA)

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, May 07, 2009
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Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Job Description

Position Open: Part Time Middle School Library Assistant

Starting Date: September 2009

Reporting to: Library Director

Department: Middle School Library

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Summary
The library assistant provides clerical and administrative support. Under the supervision of the library director, the assistant orders supplies and books, processes new books, and assists with circulation and database maintenance. The assistant helps create displays and provides support as needed for library-based programs such as favorite book surveys, spring author visits and read a thons. The assistant helps students with their reading and research needs. This is a part-time academic year position for 8 hours per week. The schedule is negotiable, but must include 2 – 3 afternoons per week not including Friday, so that the assistant can provide occasional after school library coverage. Library assistant will occasionally serve as back up for after school study hall monitor.

Skills and Competencies
The successful candidate will have education beyond high school, Bachelor’s degree preferred. Library experience and/or training is highly desirable. In addition, the Library Assistant will demonstrate the following competencies:

• Attention to detail
• Computer skills
• The ability to work independently
• Enjoyment of working with students in an educational community

Context
BB&N, a coeducational day school in Cambridge, MA, was established in 1974 by the merger of two independent schools, the Buckingham School and the Browne & Nichols School, founded respectively in 1889 and 1883. Located on four separate campuses, we work as one School in pursuit of excellence. We celebrate the diversity of our community which enriches our daily experience. At BB&N, we foster intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and a deep concern and respect for others.

To Apply, Contact:
Human Resources
Buckingham Browne & Nichols
80 Gerry’s Landing Road
Cambridge, MA 02138
phone: 617-800-2748
fax: 617-492-0102
email: human_resources@bbns.org

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, national origin or ancestry, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or any non-job related physical or mental disability