Media Center Aide

About the role

The Position under general supervision of an elementary, middle, or K-8 administrator, performs clerical functions relating to the acquisition, circulation, distribution, and recovery of library and reference books, instructional materials, and audiovisual materials.

Responsibilities

• Circulates books, instructional materials, audio visual materials and equipment.
• Maintains both physical and electronic media center records and files.
• Sorts books, instructional materials, and audiovisual materials according to classification codes and returns them to shelves, files, and other storage areas.
• Reviews records and generates reports of overdue books, instructional materials, and audiovisual materials borrowed from the school media center.
• Works with teachers to develop schedules for class visits to the library or media center.
• Aids students and teachers in locating library material.
• Maintains an atmosphere for learning.
• Supervises student or volunteer assistants.
• Gives book talks and reads to students.
• Arranges book displays and bulletin boards.
• Examines and repairs damaged books, instructional materials, and audiovisual materials.

Requirements

• No education required.
• Minimum of six months of clerical experience.
• Successfully complete a pre-employment physical examination.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods, practices, and equipment pertinent to school libraries or media centers.
• Correct English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Student behavior management strategies.
• Basic computer operation.

Skills

• Perform clerical work of average difficulty.
• Perform arithmetical calculations with speed and accuracy.
• Monitor and control student behavior.
• Maintain a variety of records and resource files.
• Learns related computer applications.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Benefits

• Paid holidays up to 16 per year.
• Vacation prorated based on hours and months worked per year.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage.
• Retirement through PERS for positions 20 hours or more per week.
• Paid sick leave.

Pay

• Salary placement on Range 12 on the CSEA Salary Schedule.
• Initial salary placement for new employees is customarily at Step 1 ($19.80 per hour).

Schedule

• One 10 month/20 hours per week position.
• One 10 month/35 hours per week position.