Windham School District is hiring: Library Assistant in Huntsville

Windham School District - Library Assistant

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

Date Posted: 2/22/2025

Deadline: 2025-03-07

Openings: 1

Commitment: Full Time

Description/Notes: Windham School District is the education department for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice whose student population consists of adult offenders.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree 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 remotely.

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 principals, 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 assist with 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.

Salary Range: $47,676 yearly.

How To Apply: Submit a State of Texas Application for Employment, TDCJ Employment Supplement, copy of transcripts, copy of driver's license and copy of social security card (front & back) to Windham School District Human Resources, P.O. Box 40, Huntsville, TX 77342-0040. Faxed applications for this position must be faxed to 936.436.4823. Applications faxed to other numbers will not be accepted. Fax ONLY the State of Texas Application for Employment.