Details
Posted: 05-Mar-24
Location: Washington, D.C.
Type: Part Time
Salary: $18 - $20 per hour
Categories:
Library/Media Specialist
Preferred Education:
Masters
Job Summary
Supervised by the Primary School Librarian and reporting to the Primary School Principal , the PS Library Assistant collaborates on school-wide instructional initiatives that make the library a central component in preparing students for success in the 21st Century.
Duties and Responsibilities
All duties and responsibilities are planned and implemented under the direction of the Teacher-Librarian:
- Contribute to the WIS Mission and Values.
- Contribute to a climate of respect and understanding amongst faculty and staff, students, and parents.
- Perform other related duties, as needed
Circulation
- Implement all aspects of library circulation and reserve services using Follett’s Destiny system and the library’s procedures
- Correctly re-shelve materials and shelf-read when needed
- Prepare student id’s and manage student library bags
Collection
- Create and edit basic catalog records in Destiny
- Oversee the processing of all library materials
- Recommend materials for withdrawal and perform withdrawals in Destiny
- Perform inventory, if applicable
- Mend damaged books
Library space
- Prepare library space and computers for use
- Maintain a neat appearance of the library and collection, including tidying shelves and student spaces throughout the day
- Create displays, signage, decorations as needed.
-
- Create displays, signage, decorations as needed.
Reference
- Help students, teachers and parents in finding and accessing print and non-print resources, often using the online catalog
Teaching and Programming
- Help prepare for library classes using the collection and supplies
- When needed, assist with classes, including implementing classroom management methods
- When needed, step in to read to and supervise classes
- Assist with programming, such as author visits, assemblies and school-wide initiatives
- Assist with teaching and library space scheduling using Google calendars
- Bachelor’s degree or comparable, accredited certification training experience is preferred
- Friendly and welcoming to library patrons
- Detail-oriented, accurate, organized and thorough
- Effective communicator and problem-solver, able to work independently
- Collaborative and team-oriented
- Experienced working in an IB Primary Years Programme school
- Experienced working on Apple devices, creating/organizing/sharing files in Google Drive and creating documents using current digital tools
- Experienced working with primary school-aged children
- Experienced working in libraries and/or working towards an MLS
- Strong communication skills, a sense of humor, humility, and empathy
- Fluency in Spanish and/or French is preferable
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
- Previous experience at an international school and/or cultural fluency derived from international experience is a plus
- Flexible schedule is a plus
About Washington International School
Founded in 1966, Washington International School is a private, non-profit, Preschool-12 school profoundly committed to its mission: to be an exemplary learning community—enriched by differences, informed through inquiry, global in reach. Serving its full community of 900 plus students on two campuses, the school is multinational, multicultural, and multilingual.
The school’s challenging international program draws on classroom-based research on pedagogical practices and curriculum design from renowned organizations such as the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Project Zero, based in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. From Preschool through Grade 5 students follow the inquiry-based IB Primary Years Program; in Grades 6-10 they continue with a multidisciplinary and inquiry-based approach designed to enhance understanding and develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the prestigious IB Diploma Program (DP). All students in Grades 11 and 12 are enrolled in the DP, which prepares them to take exams to receive the International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to a WIS diploma. IB Diploma results are well above the worldwide pass rate, and WIS gra
...duates attend highly selective colleges and universities in both the United States (about two-thirds in a typical year) and abroad.
Commitment to the intensive study of a second language is a core principle, with Pre-School, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes taught entirely in French or Spanish. All instruction in Grades 1-5 is “dual language” in English and either French or Spanish. Chinese is an option beginning in Grade 6. Typically, one half to three-quarters of WIS graduates earn the Bilingual IB Diploma, demonstrating fluency in two languages.
The entire school community – alumni, parents, students, teachers, administrators and staff – are ardent advocates for international education. WIS has played a prominent role in setting a standard for a global perspective that many schools now emulate.
The school culture is highly egalitarian, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and understanding differing points of view. There is no typical WIS family: some households consist only of U.S. passport holders, others are all non-U.S. passport holders and many are a mix of nationalities. In addition to this global diversity, WIS also strives to achieve economic diversity: 14% of the students receive financial assistance.
Show more
Show less
Connections working at Washington International School