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Sacramento Country Day School, the regional leader in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade independent school education since 1964, seeks a Middle and High School Library Assistant for the 2023-2024 school year. The Matthews Library serves over 300 students in grades 6 through 12. This position is hourly, $22 -$28/hr, five days 30 hours/week from mid-August to late-June.  This position includes full benefits including healthcare over summer months.

The Middle and High School Library Assistant is responsible for: 

• Technical services including updating Follett Destiny online catalog and processing materials
• Circulation services including working with volunteers on shelving and shelf maintenance; troubleshooting equipment and software issues
• Encouraging a love of reading by creating diverse and inclusive library displays, helping to plan events, and providing informal reading guidance
• Social media and website management 
• Assisting with student research projects by creating LibGuides and documents and helping with student reference questions
• Helping create a learning environment that is warm, welcoming, flexible, and fun with a DEIB lens

Requirements

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

• Previous library experience including knowledge of MARC records
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and technology skills (Apple, Mac, Follett helpful)
• Ability to communicate with and successfully supervise middle and high school students (this will require a sense of humor and an appreciation for the age group)
• Demonstrated work ethic, attention to detail, and ability to work with multiple interruptions
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

School requirements include: Background check, First Aid/CPR training (school sponsored), negative TB result.

Sacramento Country Day School’s mission is to inspire intellectual discovery and engage a diverse community to think critically, live creatively, and act compassionately. The ideal candidate will add strength to a wide range of programs and embrace a diverse and powerful learning community.

Sacramento Country Day School is an inclusive community and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. To apply, please send a single .pdf file that includes a letter of interest (with description of any paid or unpaid library experience you have and explaining how your education, training, and other work experience enable you to fulfill any requirements), resume, and list of three (3) references to Jo Melinson, Middle & High School Librarian at resume@saccds.org.

About Sacramento Country Day School

Sacramento Country Day School, the leading elementary, middle, and secondary school in Sacramento and throughout the region, inspires intellectual discovery and engages a diverse community to think critically, live creatively, and act compassionately. Country Day's core values, as outlined in our mission statement, include: Intellectual Discovery, Diversity, Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Compassion. Serving 570 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, Country Day is located in Sacramento, California, between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, with both roughly 90 minutes away.

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