GENERAL SCHOOL ASSISTANT SECONDARY - LIBRARY/MEDIA

I. ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVES:

Assists the library media specialist in coordinating the use of the building library media center and computers within the center; assists with the building library media and information technology program under the direction of the library media specialist and the principal.

II. POSITION CHARACTERISTICS:

Salary: On schedule
Length of contract:  8/194

III. POSITION RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to: Library Media Specialist, Principal
Coordinates with: Library Media Coordinator, Technology Coordinator, and teachers.
Type of coordination:  Students.

IV. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Required experience or training: high school diploma. 
  2. Desired experience: experience in a library; with Microsoft Office and other software programs; with computers and other equipment; in schools. 
  3. Special requirements of the position: Ability to: work well with students, staff, and parents; work independently; keep detailed, accurate records; requires good organizational skills and an orientation to providing service.

V. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Students and Staff
    1. Handles circulation in the library media center.
    2. May offer extended service hours.
    3. Assists students in selecting books to check out, assist students with finding sources for research questions.
    4. Assist library media specialist when teaching in the library media center or computer lab.
    5. Assists library media specialist with preparing bibliographies of resources and selecting carts of resources for teachers.
  2. Information Technology Support
    1. Assist library media specialist with staff development by helping participants.
    2. Assist with word processing, spreadsheets, databases, record keeping, and photocopying.
    3. Compile orders of resources selected by the media specialists.
    4. Assist with web publishing of the library media web page.
    5. Assist teachers in searching for appropriate Internet sites.
    6. Email announcements, newsletters, etc.
  3. Library Automation System
    1. In-district interlibrary loan: Access Hold Alerts Report in daily. Gather books to be sent out. Reconcile holds. Package up resources, label and send in the school mail.
    2. Check in new items, add to "New Titles" list, apply book covers, spine labels, and property stamp.
    3. Check in and maintain periodical collection.
    4. Check out, check in, inspect, maintain, and repair resources and equipment, run overdue lists.
    5. Collects money for fines and copy machines, counts money, fills out reports.
    6. Scan barcodes of resources to withdraw into email message and send to Media Services. Process withdrawn resources for proper removal.
    7. Assist library media specialist with inventory of the collection of resources annually.
  4. Operational Assistance
    1. Shelve resources daily.
    2. Assist library media specialist with training and supervising volunteers.
    3. Assist in rearrangement of the library media center and resources as needed.
    4. Assist with displays, decorating, dusting, cleaning, watering plants, etc.
    5. Assist with audiovisual services such as video recording school events and educational TV programs, charging batteries, replacing lamps, etc.
    6. Collect, distribute, file mail, route periodicals.
    7. Maintain supply lists; reorder as necessary.
  5. Perform other duties as directed by the building principal and administration.

(New 8/02)