The Brearley School, an independent girls’ school serving over 700 students K-12, welcomes candidates for a part-time position as Archivist/Library Assistant beginning September 2022.

Founded in 1884, the school is a center of intellectual exuberance, attracting students from across and beyond New York City. Our mission has long combined outstanding academics with an insistence on a larger purpose:  we seek to prepare our students for principled engagement in the world. In pursuit of this goal, we actively strive to build, nurture and sustain a diverse faculty and student body. We are committed to developing antiracist citizens for growth in an antiracist community, and we expect our faculty, staff, students, parents, and trustees to pursue meaningful change through deliberate and measurable actions.

The Archivist/Library Circulation Assistant is responsible for managing the School’s archive through the organization and preservation of its records and for assisting in the School’s libraries and its staffing during the after-school hours.  This is a part-time position of twenty hours per week, with responsibilities split each week between serving as the archivist and supporting the Library team. Archivist duties are scheduled flexibly for about eight hours a week and the rest are devoted to Library Circulation Assistant duties between 2:30 and 5:00 pm Monday-Friday. The Archivist/Library Circulation Assistant reports to the Director of Special Projects and Research Initiatives and to the Head Librarian.

We seek candidates who enjoy working in a school environment and value collaboration with students, faculty, and parents.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessing, preserving, and maintaining school documents and objects
• Creating and maintaining computer archives and databases
• Organizing and classifying archival records for ease of use
• Collaborating with the School’s community to find and acquire new materials
• Assisting at the library desks with circulation needs
• Processing and preparing new books for circulation
• Updating themed bulletin boards and maintaining library space
• Shelving

Qualifications include:

• An MLS or the equivalent experience and preferably an Archives certificate
• Experience in managing an archive, including work with digital materials
• Knowledge of best practices and archival standards
• Proficiency with databases and library- and archive-specific applications
• Organization, attention to detail, and efficiency
• A collegial spirit

We invite interested candidates to apply for this position by completing an application and uploading a cover letter and resume at https://www.brearley.org/page/about/employment-opportunities.

The Brearley School is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to hiring exceptional, dedicated teachers of diverse backgrounds. We consider qualified individuals for employment with the School regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other state or federally protected classification.