About the Role
The Grade 3-8 Library Assistant will support the daily operations of the Grade 3-8 library, cultivating a positive learning environment for all patrons in keeping with school values. This role is 25 hours per week, with a consistent Monday through Friday schedule.
Responsibilities
- Supervise students using the library during their free time
- Maintain a productive atmosphere for all patrons
- Support the librarians in providing library instruction
- Assist students with locating materials in the library
- Assist the librarians with tasks related to loaning and recollecting library materials
- Support initiatives to ensure that the library is a welcoming and inclusive place for all
- Help students and adults check out materials
- Support the librarian in maintaining a clean, organized learning environment, including reshelving of materials
- Act as a substitute for the librarian during absences or as needed, supervising classes and facilitating activities as directed
- Perform additional duties, possibly including supervision of older students, as assigned by the Librarian or Principal
Requirements
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a diverse, fast-paced, multilingual educational environment
- Must be punctual, collaborative, self-motivated, and excited to interact with students
- Prior experience with school-age children strongly preferred
- Must be eligible to work in the US
Skills
- Strong communication skills with students and adults
- An interest in learning about and supporting library services
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Part-time
- Hourly
Experience Level
- Depending on experience
Salary/Compensations
- $26-30 per hour
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
About the Company
- The International School of San Francisco is a bilingual, multicultural learning community where students learn to navigate the complexities of the world with confidence, empathy, and joy.
- Our vibrant urban campus is situated in the heart of the city and serves nearly 1,100 students beginning at age 2 and continuing through grade 12.
- Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, The International School of San Francisco offers programs of study in French and English to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to communicate across cultures is of paramount importance.
- Working at The International School of San Francisco opens up a myriad of opportunities both personal and professional.
- When minds and cultures from around the world come together, boundless curiosity takes hold; faculty and staff benefit from that deep intellectual engagement and joyful discovery as we live out our values of respect, integrity, inclusion, collaboration, and curiosity.
- Each employee is both teacher and learner in our vibrant, multicultural, multilingual school community.
- In the libraries, hallways, and classrooms of our school, The International School of San Francisco library program will foster a love of reading, teach information literacy and research skills, extend and support the classroom curriculum and school programs, and serve as a resource for our community of students, teachers, and families.
- Working at The International School of San Francisco opens up a myriad of opportunities – both personal and professional.
- Critical to our Strategic Plan in creating a proud, engaged community, we appreciate our faculty and staff by fostering a community of ongoing learning, respect, and collegiality, and by providing competitive compensation and benefits.
- It is also of paramount importance to us that we continue to foster an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we build a school community of individuals who are an actual representation of the world we live in.
Equal Opportunity
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
