Library Assistant

About the role

The Library Assistant position at Ponderosa High School involves assisting in the overall management of the Library Media Center (LMC), promoting literacy, supervising and instructing, overseeing the library collection, equipment, and library management system, and providing assistance to students and staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform other library related duties as assigned or requested
• Attend District trainings pertaining to the library: Destiny, databases and digital resources, collection development, weeding, purchasing, etc.
• Loan library materials such as books, textbooks, and other resources to students, staff, and other DCSD school patrons
• Process returned materials such as books, textbooks, and other resources
• Manage loans between DCSD school libraries (ILL loans)
• Maintain and repair library materials
• Manage and catalog materials using resource management software (Destiny)
• Follow the DCSD media policy and board policies pertaining to the library
• Aid students and staff when using print and/or DCSD digital resources
• Perform routine tasks such as answering phone calls, maintaining a clean and organized library environment, and other necessary tasks
• Help plan and participate in special library/literacy events (district-wide events and school specific events)
• Assist and perform necessary record-keeping for all library resources, including a full inventory of all resources no less than every two years
• Assist in the training, scheduling, and management of student assistants/aides and community volunteers in the library

Requirements

• Must complete DCSD required training for new library staff
• Essential Environmental Demands: Mostly clean and comfortable; some noise
• Essential Physical Requirements: Ability to bend and lift up to 40 lbs; frequent sitting & standing

Qualifications

• Education: High School or Equivalent (Required)
• Skills: Ability to use Google Suite and Microsoft Office programs, Attention to detail, Basic library management knowledge preferred (Destiny and Dewey Decimal System), Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to support positive outcomes, Effective oral and written communication skills, Enjoys reading and willing to read, Maintains a generally positive attitude, Must feel comfortable reading aloud to students, Observes all District policies and procedures, Strong customer service skills, Strong organizational and time management skills, Verbal and written communication skills in English and a demonstrated ability to read and comprehend written/graphic and oral instructions

Benefits

• This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.

Pay

$17.30 USD - $26.64 USD Hourly

Schedule

No