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Library Assistant - Cranbrook Upper School
Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904, Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the world's leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House and Gardens, Institute of Science, and more than 1,600 students attending our Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Critics have called Cranbrook "the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America" and in 1989 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The campus is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, about 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. For more, please visit our website: www.cranbrook.edu.
Cranbrook Upper School is seeking a Library Assistant. This position provides clerical and paraprofessional support in the School Libraries. This is a full-time School Session position from mid-August to mid-June.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Facility Management
- Manages circulation of collection including day-to-day check in and out of materials and shelving of materials
- Assists in the day-to-day operation of the library, including supervision of students and maintenance of cleanliness and order in the physical space
- Assists with library correspondence including over-due notices to faculty, staff, and students; letters and billing of students' accounts
- Assists with inventory, prepares reports of missing materials
- Assists with collection assessment and weeding of materials
- Assists with maintenance of schedule for library facilities, class and outside use
- Maintains and updates Library Administration Manual
- Maintains facility during librarian's absence
Program Support- Assists in maintaining new orders for new and replacement materials as well as processing of materials into the collection
- Works with cataloger to maintain collection records
- Creates monthly list of new acquisitions for faculty and student use
- Creation of reference documentation/how-to's/marketing materials as needed
- Gives input for long-range planning of program and facility management
- Assists with student and faculty orientation and library skills classes (students and faculty in library use)
- Assists with preparing bibliographies and in research projects
- Skilled in research searching skills and strategies
- Exhibits a working knowledge of all subscription research databases available to students
- Attends staff meetings
Technology Support- Assists in managing and maintaining computer support: serves as a liaison between library team and IT personnel and Schools' Technology Department
- Assists students and faculty in troubleshooting internet connection issues, campus printing and Microsoft365 programs when using personal devices
- Helps maintain designated library pages using LibGuides and Sirsi Enterprise
Equipment- Has a working knowledge of all audiovisual, computer and computer related equipment
- Comfortable with a variety of digital devices and operating systems including Android, Mac OS X, and Windows
- Assists with set-up of AV equipment including speakers and microphones
- Maintains circulation of audio-visual equipment and loaner laptops for students
- Maintains records, supplies, and service for library copy machine, computers and printers
Requirements: - A High School Diploma or GED is required.
- Additional training and academic library or school library experience preferred, but not essential.
- Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills are required. This position must work effectively with other library staff members as well as faculty and teenage students.
- Strong customer service attitude is essential.
- Must be proficient with library circulation systems (Horizon), skilled with Microsoft Office programs, and experienced with multiple internet browsers.
- Familiarity with LibGuides, Microsoft Teams, and the Dewey Decimal System is ideal.
Cranbrook offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, and retirement programs with employer contribution.
For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter.