Job Description
General Statement of Duties
Full time library assistant at Short Pump Middle School.214 work days, 8 hours per day. Minimum starting salary is $29,688.39 or based on promotion policy for internal candidates.This position is available on July 1, 2024.
Essential Duties
- Provides assistance to all patrons as needed
- Provides assistance to the librarian as needed, including: o developing materials and reports for lessons and special programs (typing, copying, laminating, etc.)
- Preparing reports and maintaining data records
- Staging the library for multimedia presentations or special events
- Ordering materials and library supplies
- Book fairs and other fundraisers
- Weeding and inventory
- Pulling books for classroom use
- Providing circulation and other data collection and entry support as needed
- Assists in creation of displays and changing of seasonal decorations
- Provides support for makerspace scheduling, usage and maintenance, when applicable
- Ensures that materials are shelved and straightened daily
- Manages reserves and interlibrary loans including requesting, sending and tracking materials
- Manages other library materials (book celebrations, book clubs, all school reads, etc.)
- Assists teachers, students, and other groups using the library for special events
- Performs general clerical duties
- Maintains a working knowledge of the content of print and non-print resources and recommends appropriate choices to students and teachers
- Assists in implementing the division Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) as it relates to student use of the Internet and electronic resources
- Provides technical assistance and support for the library as assigned
- Ability and desire to learn new technologies and media
- Serves as a liaison between the librarian and the staff
- Prepares and processes new materials for shelving and circulation (includes sending items to be cataloged, creating spine labels, applying appropriate stamps and labels, covering books, checking for items on the online circulation system)
- Repairs worn or damaged items (includes fixing spines, covers, loose pages, etc.)
- Maintains patrons' library cards (includes making cards, sending cards to new schools, replacing lost cards)
- Responds to all communications in a timely manner (includes emails, telephone calls, written notes or oral communication)
- Maintains spreadsheets/databases as needed (includes eBooks information, financial tracking)
- Maintains records of lost or damaged books
- Manages students coming and going from the library
- Attends work daily and is engaged in job responsibilities
- Performs related library work as assigned by librarian
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or equivalent. Must possess strong communications skills and be able to follow directions. Is able to use computers in a broad range of applications such as but not limited to the following: Word Processing; Spreadsheet Data Entry and Spreadsheet Design; Database Maintenance; and Internet Search Engines. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as team member are desirable. Self-motivated/directed and able to multi-task.
Additional Information
Full time library assistant at Short Pump Middle School.214 work days, 8 hours per day. Minimum starting salary is $29,688.39 or based on promotion policy for internal candidates.Position available on 7/1/24.
How To Apply
To be considered for the listed vacancy, you must submit an online application. Upload your resume to your online application.If you are unable to upload your resume, please mail, fax, or hand-deliver it to :
Henrico County Public Schools
Department of Human Resources
P. O.Box 23120
3820 Nine Mile Road
Henrico, VA 23223
Fax: (804) 652-3763
The School Board of Henrico County is committed to nondiscrimination with regard to sex (including pregnancy), gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (except where such is a bona fide occupational qualification), in employment or in its programs and activities.
Minimum Salary
Maximum Salary
Currency USD
Main Organization Public Schools
Public Schools
Employment Status Permanent Fulltime
Permanent Full-time
Amount of Travel
Work At Home
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Work from home,