Library Assistant III, Bridgewater State University, MA

Posted October 4, 2023

Description:

The Library Assistant III in the Education Resource Center is responsible for a number of crucial functions, including but not limited to: providing general library and research assistance, creating and revising curriculum resource lists, circulating specialized education-related materials, processing a variety of new materials, preparing monthly service statistics, participating in collection inventory projects, and other duties as assigned. Besides such duties, the position shelves materials, prepares children’s periodicals for the bindery, participates in library-wide meetings, attends workshops to enhance job knowledge, and provides excellent customer service.

Tour of Duty: Tuesday through Friday, 8:45 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday, 8:15am to 4:30pm
(Sundays and Mondays as days off)
Subject to change

Essential Duties:

Provides general library, research and reference assistance in person, electronically, or via the telephone.
Assists customers with online database searching and discovery, with searching the library’s online catalog, and with using a variety of education-related resources and reference materials, including K-12 textbooks, juvenile literature, test reviews, curriculum guides, teaching kits as well as other relevant resources.
Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of students from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of abilities.
Updates, creates and revises curriculum resource guides, other relevant Center documents, and web pages
Circulates specialized education-related materials such as standardized tests, reserve items, and special permission loans of non-circulating materials when appropriate.
Assists with the management of the physical collections by re-shelving and re-filing resources, and as directed rearranging the Center’s various collections.
Compiles and prepares on a monthly basis a variety of statistics using standard tools.
Conducts group tours and under the direction of the Education Librarian offers bibliographic instruction sessions as needed.
Assists with training, supervising and evaluating student workers.
In consultation with supervisor, assists with developing and documenting policies, goals, and procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Qualifications:

Applicant must have at least two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paraprofessional experience as a library assistant, including at least one year in a supervisory capacity, or any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions per the state job specifications. http://www.mass.edu/foremployees/classificationspecs/classspecs-pers.asp

Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to deal tactfully with others and provide effective customer service.
Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with others.
Ability to maintain accurate records.
Knowledge of and ability to prepare general reports.
Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of supervision.
Ability to exercise sound judgment.
Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time, to bend, stoop, reach, and push heavy book carts.
Experience using library automated systems and the equipment typically found in libraries (i.e., printers, photocopiers, scanners, etc.)
Knowledge of educational library research and reference materials and general library services.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office productivity applications.
Associate’s degree or higher.
Academic library experience, especially in customer services.
Familiarity with basic concepts in teacher education, educational pedagogies and practices.
Experience and comfort with leading group tours.
Enthusiastic and motivated self-starter.
Pay Rate: $1,733.18 bi-weekly (Grade 14, Step 1)
Application deadline: November 12, 2023

How to Apply:

Please use this link for full job details and to apply through BSU’s online job portal.
https://jobs.bridgew.edu/postings/26259