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Job Description

The Library Assistant III in the Educational Resource Center is responsible for a number of crucial functions, including but not limited to: providing general library and research assistance, creating and revising curriculum resource lists, circulating specialized education-related materials, processing a variety of new materials, preparing monthly service statistics, participating in collection inventory projects, and other duties as assigned. Besides such duties, the position shelves materials, prepares children’s periodicals for the bindery, participates in library-wide meetings, attends workshops to enhance job knowledge, and provides excellent customer service.

Tour of Duty: Tuesday through Friday, 8:45 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday, 8:15am to 4:30pm (Sundays and Mondays as days off) 
Subject to change

This is an AFSCME paraprofessional position and is subject to the terms of that union agreement.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:  This position must comply with the University Covid-19 Attestation requirement. All employees must be fully vaccinated and complete the Covid-19 Attestation upon hire, unless exempted for medical or religious reasons.

Essential Duties         

• Provides general library, research and reference assistance in person, electronically, or via the telephone.
• Assists customers with online database searching and discovery, with searching the library’s online catalog, and with using a variety of education-related resources and reference materials, including K-12 textbooks, juvenile literature, test reviews, curriculum guides, teaching kits as well as other relevant resources.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of students from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of abilities.
• Updates, creates and revises curriculum resource guides, other relevant Center documents, and web pages.
• Circulates specialized education-related materials such as standardized tests, reserve items, and special permission loans of non-circulating materials when appropriate.
• Assists with the management of the physical collections by re-shelving and re-filing resources, and as directed rearranging the Center’s various collections.
• Compiles and prepares on a monthly basis a variety of statistics using standard tools.
• Conducts group tours and under the direction of the Education Librarian offers bibliographic instruction sessions as needed.
• Assists with training, supervising and evaluating student workers.
• In consultation with supervisor, assists with developing and documenting policies, goals, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Qualifications        

• Applicant must have at least two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paraprofessional experience as a library assistant, including at least one year in a supervisory capacity, or any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions per the state job specifications. http://www.mass.edu/foremployees/classificationspecs/classspecs-pers.asp

• Ability to communicate effectively. 

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

• Ability to deal tactfully with others and provide effective customer service.

• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with others.

• Ability to maintain accurate records.

• Knowledge of and ability to prepare general reports.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of supervision.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment.

• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time, to bend, stoop, reach, and push heavy book carts.

• Experience using library automated systems and the equipment typically found in libraries (i.e., printers, photocopiers, scanners, etc.)

• Knowledge of educational library research and reference materials and general library services.

Preferred Qualifications        

• Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office productivity applications.

• Associate’s degree or higher.

• Academic library experience, especially in customer services.

• Familiarity with basic concepts in teacher education, educational pedagogies and practices.

• Experience and comfort with leading group tours.

• Enthusiastic and motivated self-starter.

Please be aware that employment at Bridgewater State University is contingent upon completion of a successful background check.

The Community

The Department of Library Services at Bridgewater State University (BSU) invites applications for a full-time, benefited Library Assistant III position in the Education Resources area. Library Services is dedicated to meeting the needs of its communities, to updating its service models as pedagogies and librarianship evolve, to renewing the knowledge and skills of librarians and staff as practices change, to deploying new technologies to improve interactions with library users and to enhance user experiences. Successful candidates will be staff members who can work with their colleagues to help meet the mission of the department in serving and supporting our diverse campus community. 

The Clement C. Maxwell Library at BSU is open an average of 94 hours each week during the academic year. It is a busy, dynamic place with classrooms, academic and administrative offices throughout the building. The library serves all BSU students, faculty, staff, researchers from across the country and world, as well as the residents of the surrounding communities. 

Bridgewater State University is an inclusive community dedicated to the lifelong success of all students, focused on the continuous improvement of its people, and responsible for leading innovation that benefits Southeastern Massachusetts, the commonwealth, and the world. Bridgewater’s accessible environment of teaching and learning stimulates critical thinking, pursuit of new knowledge, and deeper understanding, the cultivation of meaningful and diverse interpersonal relationships, and fostering an appreciation for global engagement, all aimed at transforming lives and improving the human condition. 

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is reflected in our institutional values, which ensure that all students are supported and succeed. 

Bridgewater State University is equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. Members of underrepresented groups, and those committed to working in a diverse cultural environment, are strongly encouraged to apply.

HR Info

Additional details and a link to the online application can be found on the Bridgewater State University HR website at  https://jobs.bridgew.edu/postings/23773