Library Paraprofessional

Teton County School District #1•Jackson, WY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Library Paraprofessional assists the library media specialist in the circulation of materials, management of the library media center, collection development, and implementation of library media programming for students in grades K-5. This is a 177-day calendar position, working 8 hours per day, with insurance, retirement benefits, and paid time off for the 2026-2027 school year. The role involves direct interaction with students, staff, and community members, and requires maintaining student confidentiality.

Requirements

Computer data entry skills.
A combination of education and experience that prepares applicant for this job.

Nice To Haves

Spanish skills preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Manages the circulation of all library materials and equipment.
Assists in the organization and maintenance of the library media collection.
Works with individual students, classes, and/or classroom teachers under the direction of the library media specialist.
Encourages students to read for enjoyment and curricular purposes as well as aids in the selection of reading materials and other resources.
Promotes positive interpersonal relations with students, staff, and community.
Assists the library media specialist with data entry and record-keeping duties.
Collaborates with the library media specialist and classroom teachers in supervision of students in the library media center and in the computer resource areas.
Alerts the library media specialist to any problem and/or special information about an individual student or technology trouble-shooting issues.
Performs various clerical, bulletin boards, library display duties and general organizational and clean-up of the library media facility.
Assists with the supervision of student aides and parent volunteers in the library media center.
Maintains student confidentiality as required by State and Federal statutes.
Serves as chief information source and assistant for a substitute librarian assigned in the absence of the library media specialist.
Assists with various library media center fund-raising events.
Attends library media workshops, seminars, or in-services as suggested by the library media specialist.
Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the library media specialist and/or building principal.