Library Assistant

Lamesa - Smith; Lamesa (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Windham School District Lamesa - Smith in Lamesa, Texas seeks a Library Assistant to support incarcerated students and staff with library resources. You will maintain and organize materials, supervise clerks, and manage circulation and inventories.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience. Strong communication, policy interpretation, and computer skills are essential, with occasional travel to multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from CHEA/USDE-accredited college or university.
• Three years of full-time wage-earning clerical, library, or archival work.
• Experience can substitute for college hours year-for-year.

Responsibilities

• Serve as instructional resource consultant to principals, teachers, and incarcerated students.
• Assist in developing and maintaining a balanced library collection for incarcerated students.
• Suggest library materials for purchase and advise on library needs.
• Conduct library inventories and supervise library clerks.
• Maintain circulation records and prepare reports as required.
• Coordinate library skill lessons with unit teachers and staff.
• Follow unit library procedures and policies.
• Travel to support library services across facilities when needed.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional conduct at all times.
• Ensure timely attendance and adherence to Windham policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by administration.

Skills

Communication

Policy interpretation

Computer skills

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Three years experience

Job description

Library Assistant

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This job is also posted in ESC Region 12 , and Windham School District

Job Details

Job ID: 4516034

Application Deadline: Sep 09, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Aug 28, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Title:Library Assistant

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt

Pay Group: P20 Salary Plan

Primary Purpose:Serve as instructional resource and materials specialist to principals, teachers, and incarcerated students. Assist with developing, maintaining, and organizinglibrary materials and equipment.

Qualifications

Education/Certification/Experience:

Bachelor'sdegree from a college or university accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States Department of Education (USDE)

Three years full-time wage-earning clerical, secretarial, administrative support, library, or archival work experience.

Each year of experience in excess of the required three years may be substituted for thirty semester hours from an accredited college or university on a year for year basis.

This position requires personal technology that will enable the completion of job duties and responsibilities when working remote.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Skill to interpret and apply rules, policies, and procedures.

Skill in the use of computers and peripheral equipment.

Ability to organize, maintain, and conduct inventory of library material.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• 1. Serve as instructional resource consultant and materials specialist to principles, teachers, and offenders.
• 2.Assist with developing and maintaining a balanced collection appropriate to the needs of incarcerated students.
• 3.Suggest library books, periodicals, and materials to be purchased.
• 4. Advise principal of library material, equipment, and instructional needs of the faculty.
• 5.Conduct library inventories.
• 6.Conduct library orientation and assistwith library skill lessons for classes in coordination with unit teachers.
• 7. Follow unit library procedures and regulations.
• 8. Supervise and train incarcerated student library clerks.
• 9. Maintain, organize, and supervise the circulation of library materials.
• 10. Prepare, maintain, and report appropriate unit records on circulation, inventory, newspapers, and magazines.
• 11. Prepare and submit special reports as required by the Administrative Office.
• 12. Travel as required to provide library services if assigned to multiple facilities or to attend required meetings concerning library programs.
• 13. Perform other duties as assigned.

Policy, reports, and Law:

• 14. Maintain confidentiality in handling sensitive information receivedin the performance of the job duties.
• 15. Perform duties in a professional manner through daily, punctual attendance at location of work assignment.
• 16. Follow Windham School District policies and procedures in completing assigned job duties.
• 17.Execute duties in a professional, ethical and responsible manner as defined in 19 TAC Chapter 247, Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators.

Supervisor Responsibilities:Superviseincarried library clerks.

Working Conditions:

Additional Requirements With or Without Reasonable Accommodation:

Mental Demands: Ability to communicate (verbal and written), ability to instruct, ability to speak, ability to reason, ability to compile data, ability to interpret policy, ability to interpret procedures and data, ability to concentrate, ability to memorize, ability to alphabetize, ability to understand verbal and written instructions, ability to organize, ability to analyze, ability to maintain emotional control, ability to maintain confidentiality, ability to work with frequent interruptions.

Physical Demands: Ability to perform full duties of position, light lifting under 15 pounds, light carrying under 15 pounds, walking, sitting, standing, climbing stairs and ramps, kneeling, standing, reaching, hearing (with aid), visual acuity, speaking, travel by car, van, or airplane, driving of car/van, distinguishing colors, occasional prolonged and irregular work hours.

Environmental Demands: Work inside and outside, noise, radiant/electrical energy, work alone, work with others, around machines with moving parts and objects, possible exposure to microwaves in use, exposure to hot and cold temperatures, exposure to dust and cleaning chemicals.

**The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $42,684 to $47,364 Per Year

Job Categories:

Student Services > Librarian/Media Specialist

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Emma Pitrucha , HR Officer I
• Huntsville - Central Office
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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