Library Assistant; WHS

Position Summary

Wayland Public Schools is seeking a dedicated and nurturing Library Assistant to join our team. This role is ideal for an educator who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about supporting the academic, social, and emotional growth of our high school students. The Library Assistant provides supervision, assistance, education, and support to students visiting the Wayland High School Library and fosters a welcoming environment where all students feel a sense of community and belonging.

The WHS Library is a place where students collaborate, study, research, and learn.

• Promote a love for reading for all students.
• Help students find independent reading books, give suggestions, and locate books on shelves.
• Assist students in locating and accessing materials and topics for research, reference, and assignments.
• Create resource lists of materials for classes.
• Enter daily statistics such as checkouts, student visits, and class usage.
• Enforce library policies.
• Build positive relationships with students and serve as a positive role model.
• Maintain a responsible, positive, upbeat behavior that sets a good tone for the library.
• Use library software to check out and check in books, materials, and equipment.
• Generate and send overdue notices and create circulation reports when necessary.
• Sort and shelve books and other materials as they are returned; pull books for classes.
• Manage and update newspaper and magazine collections.
• Process new materials, including covering, labeling, stamping, and displaying new books.
• Provide input in the evaluation, selection, purchase, and cataloging of material.
• Inventory the collection and mend books as needed.
• Maintain library’s social media sites (Facebook and Instagram).
• Collaborate with faculty and staff on projects, displays, and classes.
• Design bulletin boards to promote reading and student engagement.
• Maintain conference room/library classroom schedules for students and staff.
• Enter requisitions and process purchase orders as needed for the tech department.
• Issue work permits to students as needed.
• Assist librarian in maintaining the physical appearance of the library (pick up litter, straighten chairs, dust shelves, clean windows).
• Laminate materials for faculty.

• Experience in a library environment is desirable; previous successful work with students is highly preferred.
• Ability to work with a diverse population by providing superior service and commitment to Wayland’s goals of diversity and inclusion.
• Strong comfort level with technology, software, and the operation of standard office equipment including but not limited to computers (Mac Books, printers, scanners, copy machines, laminators, telephone).
• Strong verbal and nonverbal communication skills with the ability to communicate via email and social media.
• Ability to process and shelve books; work in a busy, multi‑tasking environment with willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to create thematic book displays and design bulletin boards.
• Ability to interpret instructions both in written and oral form; problem‑solving, typing, filing, data entry, and general organizational skills.
• Education: High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience: Previous experience working with elementary‑aged children is highly preferred.
• Cultural
  
  Competency:
  
  Experience with diverse populations and a strong commitment to Wayland’s goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Strong communication skills and the personal characteristics necessary to serve as a positive role model for students.

• Hours: 30 hours per week.
• Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:35 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.
• Wednesday: 8:35 a.m. – 2:25 p.m.
• Salary: $25.63 – $33.89 per hour.

Wayland Public Schools provides a desirable benefits package for full‑time employees which includes: health insurance, employer‑sponsored Health Savings Account, dental, vision, long‑term disability, life insurance, 403(b), Dependent Care Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, and participation in retirement pension boards.

Wayland Public Schools is an equal…