Media Center Assistant - Long Term Assignment

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation • Evansville, IN

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Media Center Assistant supports students, teachers, and staff by maintaining an organized, engaging, and welcoming media center that promotes literacy and learning. This is a long-term assignment through May 28, 2027, scheduled five days per week for seven hours per day. The position is based at Oak Hill K6.

The assistant supports media center classes and classroom visits, helps maintain and distribute library and curriculum materials, and assists with student technology resources when the Building Technician is unavailable. The role also includes student supervision, classroom management support, maintaining collections and inventory, coordinating an annual book fair, and processing fees for lost or damaged materials. The position requires a high school diploma or GED. Computer and library experience is preferred.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Ability to build positive relationships with students and encourage their growth and success.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, staff, and parents through oral and written communication.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of corporation, state, and federal requirements.
• Ability to use technology, including Microsoft and Google tools, and learn specialized software systems.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policies, procedures, and processes; write reports and general correspondence; and communicate effectively in speech and writing.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to solve practical problems, define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
• Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently in a high-pressure, time-sensitive environment; stay organized and detail-oriented; and demonstrate a dependable work ethic.
• Regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, see, and hear; read close work and have depth perception; hear conversation in a noisy environment and communicate through speech.
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds and push items weighing up to 50 pounds; continuously repeat hand, arm, and finger motions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with computers and libraries.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a daily schedule for library classes and classroom visits, which may include teaching media literacy skills, reading aloud, and facilitating Storytime and creative learning activities.
• Support teachers and students during media center classes by assisting with classroom management and fostering a positive, respectful learning environment.
• Maintain a welcoming, organized, visually engaging, and accessible media center.
• Prepare instructional and media materials for specialized teaching units under the guidance of the Director and Media Center Leads.
• Interact with students, staff, and families in a caring, respectful, and student-centered manner.
• Supervise students alongside teachers in the building, playground, bus area, lunch duty, or study hall, for up to two periods daily, using positive behavior management practices.
• Provide support for student technology resources when the Building Technician is unavailable, as appropriate.
• Maintain media center collections, inventory, and resources according to established guidelines.
• Manage, track, distribute, and maintain K–8 curriculum materials and library resources using district software and established procedures.
• Coordinate with the Book Fund to provide access to approved curriculum materials, including textbooks, workbooks, and supplemental resources, using designated software systems (K–8 only).
• Coordinate and manage one annual book fair to promote family engagement and support fundraising initiatives.
• Collect and process fees for damaged or lost library materials, textbooks, and technology using approved EVSC software systems (K–12 media center; K–8 textbooks only).
• Operate standard school and media center equipment, including copiers, laminators, and scanners.
• Maintain confidentiality and regular attendance.
• Collaborate with EVSC employees, vendors, and community partners; support process improvement and provide service-oriented communication.
• Meet deadlines and report to class and duty assignments on time.

Benefits

• Employee-only medical insurance.
• Two sick days and 0.5 personal day per semester.
• The position description also advertises competitive salaries, health coverage, retirement plans, generous paid time off, summers off, and holidays; position-specific eligibility is not further detailed beyond the benefits listed above.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED