Instructional Librarian

Instructional Librarian

Job Details
Level: Experienced
Job Location: Sacred Heart Schools Atherton – Atherton, CA
Position Type: Full Time 10 – Month Schedule of Duties
Salary Range: $92,000.00 – $95,000.00 Salary/year
Job Category: Preparatory (9th – 12th Grades)

Description
Position Purpose: The instructional librarian works in partnership with the Library Director to create a robust information literacy program, a rich collection, and  a productive learning environment in support of the college preparatory curriculum.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Student Support:

• Support students in all aspects of the research and writing process
• Assist students with the use of library resources including research databases, library catalog, citation generators and the printer
• Supervise students in the library to maintain a balance between the need for quiet spaces with collaborative, working group spaces
• Circulate materials to patrons and oversee overdue notices, work with Business Office to reconcile charges for unreturned or damaged materials, place requested materials on hold
• Willingness to support student engagement through participation in school wide events and activities during the school day

Curriculum Support:

• Support Library Director and faculty in implementation of an information literacy program for students, including instruction in: finding, accessing and evaluating online sources, structuring effective online searches, fact-checking sources, synthesizing information, using information ethically and creating scholarly citation and works cited pages
• Schedule class visits and maintain library calendar
• Maintain currency in emerging library technologies and pedagogies relevant to a college preparatory high school
• Foster collegial relationships with faculty and departments to engender collaboration and effectively support faculty and students
• Maintain high level of professional development via membership in associations and networks, and attending professional meetings

Collection Support:

• Using established collection development practices, select and order print and digital materials that support the curriculum, address diversity and foster a love of reading
• Promote a love of reading by maintaining a commitment to one’s personal reading, and recommending fiction and nonfiction books to students and faculty
• Create physical and online book displays to promote new materials
• Process new books and materials. Performs copy cataloging and deletes records for weeded titles
• Regularly update online database usage statistics
• Shelve books and shelf reads collection as needed
• Work with library director as needed on special projects

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science required. Will consider current MLIS students.
• Prior experience working in a library and utilizing standard library practices including classification systems (e.g. Dewey) and MARC cataloging
• Ability to support student research and writing
• Demonstrated competency with Integrated Library Systems and research databases
• Experience with Windows, Microsoft Office Suite and Google Docs
• Interest in reading and discussing fiction and nonfiction books that are of interest to teens
• A clear commitment to the educational philosophy of the school as articulated in the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Schools and professional behavior based on it

Physical Requirements:

• Works in a fast-paced environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and complexities serving a varied constituency.
• Must comply with all state vaccination requirements and show proof of vaccination including but not limited to COVID-19 or proof of eligibility for exemption.
• Ability to travel safely and comfortably across a 64-acre campus.
• Requires the ability to safely lift and shelve heavy textbooks many times over the course of an hour.
• Requires the ability to actively circulate about the library, reach under tables, and sit for extended periods at a computer.
• On a daily basis, spends extended time shelving books on very low shelves in a bent over position. Requires bending, sitting on floor, and extended reaching in order to shelve books.
• Requires the ability to regularly lift more than 20 pounds.
• Requires manual dexterity to sort books, use the phone, the computer and other library equipment.