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Positions Available

[Posted by American Jewish University:]

PART-TIME SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
Beth Hillel Day School
12326 Riverside Drive
Valley Village (San Fernando Valley), CA 91607

Beth Hillel Day School, a small Reform Jewish Elementary Day School, seeks part time school librarian for the 2008-9 school year. Librarian will read to groups of students, help students select books, work with volunteers to shelve books and order new materials as needed. The position is one day a week, three to four hours a day, with the day and time to be determined.   Familiarity with the Elazar System of Classification preferred but not required.

. . . please send a resume to bethhilleldayschool@yahoo.com . No calls, please.

LIBRARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT - STACKS MAINTENANCE (PART-TIME)
The Frances-Henry Library
Hebrew Union College-JIR, Los Angeles

JOB SUMMARY
Perform a variety of library specific and clerical duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
“Essential duties” are primarily job duties that incumbents must be able to perform unassisted, or
     with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer.
Stacks maintenance & shelving in the Library and in the Storage area
Filing shelf list card.
Paging items when necessary.
Unpacking & sorting major gifts.
Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
High school diploma required.
Computer skills: data entry, searching databases
Work independently as well as cooperatively.
Organized and detail oriented.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Work under supervision of the Library director.
May be supervised by other librarians for specific projects.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Retrieve and distribute print materials & other media or office supplies weighing up to 12
     pounds and retrieve and replace objects from shelves of up to 8 feet high
In addition to required interaction with other staff on the local campus, all Library employees
     will work cooperatively system-wide with Library staff members on all campuses.
Candidates selected for employment may be subject to background check, medical inquiries
     and/or medical examinations to determine ability to perform the job.

Please contact yweisman@huc.edu or call 213-765-2170 for more information.

Dr. Yaffa Weisman
Library Director
The Frances-Henry Library
Hebrew Union College-JIR
3077 University Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90007
www.huc.edu/libraries/la
213.765.2170

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