Upper School Library Assistant at Lakeside School – Seattle, Washington

Lakeside School, an independent, coeducational day school located in north Seattle, Washington, is currently recruiting for a full-time Upper School Library Assistant for the 2026-2027 school year. The Library Assistant will work in close collaboration with the US Library department to support students in a bustling, inclusive, and vibrant library space serving 9th-12th graders. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about working with students and the library department to support the library’s mission. This is a regular appointment, full-time, school-year staff position.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities for this position are:

General Space:

• Supervises and manages student behavior to support an inclusive and productive learning environment in the library

• Maintains the library’s shared spaces, including tidying and straightening, and coordinating with the maintenance department as needed

• Staffs circulation desks on both floors depending on student schedules and library needs

• Maintains, organizes, and stocks supplies for student use (scissors, staplers, markers, etc.)

• Organizes and maintains library storage, work, and processing spaces and keeps an up-to-date inventory of library supplies, ordering supplies as needed

• Assists librarians in the preparation, installation, and maintenance of regularly-updated library displays

• Answers general directional questions for students and other visitors to the library

• Addresses basic printing questions and keeps library printer stocked with paper and toner

• Assists with student color printing as necessary

• Processes US Library mail and packages

• Assists with other library and school needs as necessary

Circulation and Collections:

• Maintains daily circulation procedures for all library materials, including processing all check-outs, check-ins, and patron holds using Follett’s Destiny Library Manager.

• Maintains all shelving responsibilities, including reshelving returned and displayed books, regular shelf-reading, dusting, straightening for ease of browsing, and large-scale adjustments to the collection’s layout

• Maintains communications for all library account status issues (overdue notices, lost or damaged items needing replacement, Holds ready for pick-up, etc.)

• Answers basic questions from students and faculty/staff members about the library’s print and digital resources (e.g. using and guiding students to successfully use the library catalog to find print materials, accessing the library’s databases and librarian-curated LibGuides for particular projects, etc.)

• Processes all new and re-catalogued items, including covering books, printing and attaching library labels, assessing for damage, etc.

• Assists with copy cataloging newly-acquired fiction materials

• Repairs damaged materials (minor page tears, reinforcing book blocks, reattached block to book spine, etc.)

• Inventories the library’s cataloged resource collection and creates reports on any necessary follow-up (replacements, deletions, etc.) to maintain the collection

• Assists with the collection of library usage information (door counts, space audits, etc.), as well as creating reports from library-generated and ILS-generated reports and statistics

• Deaccessions library materials as necessary, including removing titles from the catalog, removing library markings, coordinating pickups, etc.

• Manages the library’s print periodicals collection using distributor and individual vendor accounts, including attaching library labels to issues, tracking issues received, reporting any lost issues to receive replacements, etc.

• Assists with order tracking and reconciliation for the library’s collection

• Coordinates the annual ROAR employee book basket for the Parents and Guardians Association

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or prior experience working in a library preferred

• Prior experience working with teenagers preferred; genuine enthusiasm for working with teenagers required

• Ability to work independently with strong time management skills to balance multiple ongoing tasks in a dynamic environment

• Ability to work collaboratively within the department to assess, adjust, and create effective and meaningful library programs, collections, and spaces for students

• Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions. The candidate will understand different perspectives; interact respectfully with cultures other than their own; and cultivate meaningful relationships with people that have different cultural frameworks.

• Satisfactory completion of three criminal background checks

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time, benefited, salary non-exempt position expected to work from 8am – 4pm, Monday – Friday during the school year (approximately 37 weeks). The annual salary range is $31,593 - $38,773, which is based on a $23 - $28 hourly range.

Lakeside School is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding candidates and provides a competitive compensation package. Lakeside School offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive set of benefits, including:

• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (based on FTE)

• Dependent medical and vision subsidy

• Retirement with generous employer contribution

• Life/disability insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible spending accounts

• Free lunch

• Free parking

• Bus/bike benefits

• Housing assistance program

• Reduced facility rentals

• Employee Discount Program

• Computer loan program

• Paid holidays and vacation

• Use of school library and gymnasium

• Mentoring

• Professional Development

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and at least 3 references via Lakeside’s online application system. The position will remain open until filled.

Working at Lakeside

Lakeside School is committed to sustaining a community in which individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds teach, learn, and thrive together. To learn more about working at Lakeside—including professional development, mentoring, benefits, and opportunities for involvement—please visit the Careers page on the Lakeside School website.