Library Aide: Lower, Middle and Upper School Libraries
The Wheeler School, Providence,RI
Begins August 2025
The Library Aide provides clerical and administrative support including, managing the circulation desk, assisting with the public access catalog, processing new books, working with the Follett Destiny report feature, ordering materials, and supplies, and other work deemed necessary to support the library program (s), in the Lower, Middle, and Upper School Libraries. This is a part-time academic year position of 20 hours per week.
Qualifications and Performance Expectations:
The successful candidate will have some experience working in a library and/or a school setting. The Library Aide will demonstrate attention to detail, proficiency with computers and the Google Workspace for Education, and the ability to work independently. In addition, the candidate will have demonstrated:
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the job
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, including working comfortably with different management styles
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Enjoyment working with students in an educational or library setting
- Strong technology skills
- Strong organizational skills
MLIS students are encouraged to apply
There are no additional benefits with this position.
Statement on Diversity and Cultural Competency At Wheeler
We actively seek students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds in the belief that a broad range of experiences and viewpoints enhance learning, enriches life on campus, and better prepares us all for full participation in a pluralistic, democratic society. We seek to further the overall diversity and cultural competency within our community through hiring.
The Wheeler School is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or disability, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
About The Wheeler School:
Founded in 1889 by visionary artist and educator Mary C. Wheeler, The Wheeler School is an N-12 independent day school of approximately 800 students from throughout Greater Providence and Greater Boston. Wheeler’s mission, “to learn our powers and be answerable for their use,” is incorporated into our classrooms, athletic fields, art studios, and STEAM labs, as students are encouraged to think deeply and explore the world on and beyond our two campuses in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island and our 120-acre farm in Seekonk, Massachusetts. Across Wheeler’s campuses and grades, dedicated faculty and staff identify students’ learning path and passions, challenging and supporting them in pursuit of academic excellence, artistic expression, and personal growth. Our graduates are prepared for college and life as creative, ethical, and engaged global citizens. Wheeler is also home to The Hamilton School, where skilled faculty meet students’ learning differences with the individualized instruction that leads to success.
Please send resume and coverletter to brookestrachan@wheelerschool.org and cc careers@wheelerschool.org