Media Assistant, Elementary School

Location: School Site • Reports to: Principal • Classification: Full-time support staff (non-exempt) • Benefit eligible: Yes • Work year: 207 days / 10 months

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two-year degree OR sixty college credit hours OR pass a state-required test
• Five years of experience in school library operations preferred
• IVP fingerprint clearance card through AZ Department of Public Safety

Responsibilities

Curriculum and Instruction

• Assist in ordering books and audio-visual materials to support and enhance the curriculum
• Assist in teaching library skills contained in the media manual and reference materials to classes and individual students
• Assist in teaching effective reading habits for information and pleasure
• Assist in reviewing new book lists and making selections that meet evaluation criteria of the district media manual
• Keep abreast of new ideas that can be incorporated into Media Center functions

Assists Staff and Students

• Help keep teachers informed of media services and new materials available
• Assist teachers in selecting materials
• Help students select books and reference materials appropriate to interests and assignments
• Help teach staff and students the necessary skills for resource sharing with local libraries
• Encourage the use of inter-library loan (ILL) through the state for obscure and hard-to-find information
• Train, monitor, and assist students in the use of technology (e.g., iPads, Kindles, laptops)
• Troubleshoot technology issues (e.g., iPads, Kindles, laptops)

Library Operations

• Help order and inventory all books, records, magazines, supplementary materials, and audiovisual equipment housed in the Media Center
• Process all new books and materials received
• Maintain and update, as needed, the audio-visual software list on the computer
• Learn and operate all other library management programs on the computer
• Know how to operate and be responsible for the general care of audiovisual equipment assigned to the facility
• Responsible for the weekly distribution and collection of films and other materials
• Assist in the enforcement of the building-approved discipline plan
• Report malfunction of any equipment assigned to the Media Center

Other

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the Building Principal

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Repetitive motion and eye strain through extensive utilization of computer hardware and software
• May require lifting materials and supplies weighing up to 25 pounds