Library Assistant - Elementary

About the role

The Library Assistant - Elementary School plays a large part in ensuring that students have productive library experiences. This is accomplished in a variety of ways, including keeping the library neat and tidy, shelving books accurately, and checking books in and out in a timely manner. This individual also assists students in locating appropriate reading material.

Responsibilities

• Greet students, staff, parents, community members and other visitors upon their entrance to the library.
• Assist individual students who are visiting the library and supervise to ensure students follow library expectations.
• Accurately shelving books, and processing magazine and other library materials.
• Maintain patron and circulation records.
• Notify teachers and parents of overdue books.
• Assist Librarian with clerical tasks such as filing, sorting, photocopying and light correspondence.
• Aid in preparing new books for circulation.
• Assist with repairing and cleaning materials and equipment.
• Help catalog materials and equipment into the district library software system.
• Aid in creating displays corresponding with holidays, special events, celebrations, etc.
• Coordinate use of audiovisual equipment and software, including computer labs and storage systems for technology equipment (aka COWS).
• Assist with end-of-year inventory.
• Maintain laminating machine; may be responsible for laminating materials for staff.
• May assist with translating within their scope of work.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year clerical experience.
• Positive evaluations.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of the district library software system.
• Basic knowledge of the Internet is helpful.
• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior.
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District.
• Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.

Skills

• Microsoft WORD and a general aptitude for computers.
• Organize and perform job responsibilities efficiently and independently without close supervision and able to pay strict attention to detail.
• Practice effective safety and security within individual work routines.
• Remain flexible; able to cope with frequent interruptions as part of a daily routine, to multi-task and shift priorities to meet required deadlines.
• Develop and maintain positive customer relations with staff, students, parents, and the public in a multicultural and multiracial community.
• Cope with and assist angry or distraught students, parents, and other community members.
• Work collaboratively with District staff and promote teamwork with co-workers.
• Practice ethical and professional standards of conduct including the requirements of confidentiality.
• Abide by Federal Way Public Schools’ Policies and Procedures.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Sick and vacation leave
• Life insurance
• Professional development dollars
• Retail

Pay

Level 4 on the FWEA-ESP Salary Schedule.

Schedule

This position typically works ___ hours per day, Monday through Friday, ___ days per year.