Loomis Chaffee School seeks an experienced Library Assistant to join our community.

General Duties/Responsibilities:

The Katharine Brush Library at The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut is searching for an enthusiastic, team-oriented, and patron-focused Library Assistant. General duties and responsibilities are monitoring students during evening study hall, serving at the information desk, and assisting library patrons. The Library Assistant will work part-time, ten hours per week on Sundays and one other evening a week.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve at the information desk and assist library patrons
• Answer questions concerning library resources and services, including use of the library catalog, databases, and discovery layer
• Monitoring students during evening study hall
• Administer and maintain aspects of the print collection
• Assist in preparing timely and relevant library displays
• Supporting role in cataloging, including adding, editing, and deleting catalog information in MARC record format into Koha (integrated library system)
• Responsibility for collection maintenance, including shelving library material, shelf-reading, shelf shifting, and weeding
• Special and other projects or tasks assigned as necessary as they pertain to the goals and objectives of the library

Qualifications and Skills

• A four-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Previous experience in a public, academic, or independent school library
• Experience using an integrated library system
• Proficiency in other types of library technology, especially library databases and discovery products
• Positive attitude, strong customer service skills, attention to detail, and an ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a diverse, collaborative environment and interact effectively with faculty, staff, colleagues, and academically motivated high school students

General Information

The Katharine Brush Library’s mission is to provide comprehensive, patron-centered services, facilities and collections in a comfortable, inclusive environment. By supporting the community’s research needs and teaching a comprehensive, patron-centered information literacy curriculum, library faculty and staff advance the School’s mission to prepare students for higher education and lifelong learning. Through its emphasis on cultivating critical thinking skills and a life of intellectual inquiry, the Library upholds the Loomis Chaffee School’s charge to inspire in students “a commitment to the best self and the common good.” The library has a collection of more than 250,000 items, in a variety of formats. In addition, the library subscribes to over 50 databases. For more information, please visit: https://www.loomischaffee.org/academics/katharine-brush-library

The Loomis Chaffee School does not discriminate against employees on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status or disability. This policy applies to, but is not limited to, admission, financial aid, employment, use of school facilities and participation in school activities.

PLEASE NOTE:

Given the persistent risks of the spread of the Covid-19 virus - risks that are heightened due to the emergence of more highly transmissible variants - all employees of the School are required to be fully vaccinated by their first day of work as a condition of employment and booster required if eligible by January 31st. Employees who are unable to receive the vaccine due to disability, medical condition, or a sincerely held religious belief may request an exemption, which will be reviewed by the School to determine the availability of any reasonable accommodations.