Middle School Library Media Assistant

Application deadline: August 19, 2026

About the role

Under general direction, perform routine sub-professional, paraprofessional, and professional library work related to ordering, processing, distribution, maintenance, and storage of a wide variety of print and audio-visual materials and mobile devices/carts. Keep appropriate records and perform related work as required. Library assistants follow established procedures developed by librarians and assist students and teachers in the use of library facilities, equipment, and materials. In the absence of a certificated librarian, the library assistant is responsible for the supervision of the library, individually or in conjunction with co-workers.

Schedule

• 10.5-month work year
• 8.0 hours per day, 5 days a week

Pay

$23.56 to $28.65 per hour

Requirements

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade
• Equivalent to completion of the minimum requirement for a Library Technician Certificate (21 semester units)
• Successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test
• Successful completion of the District Computer Competency Test
• Two years of increasingly responsible sub-professional library experience, including work in media acquisition, cataloging, reference, audiovisual, and compilation of bibliographies

Knowledge of

• Library terminology and standard library practices and techniques, including library filing systems and the Dewey decimal system
• The types and uses of media and the literature, publications, and typical terminology related thereto
• Standard reference books and other reference and bibliographical tools

Post-offer requirements

• DOJ and FBI Criminal Background Check
• TB Test within the last 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
• Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment training, and other required trainings