Resource Center Specialist - Las Sendas Elementary School 2026-2027

Mesa USD 4•Mesa, AZ

16h•Onsite

About The Position

To organize and maintain the daily operation of the media center to ensure appropriateness and availability of resources; to guide and direct students and teachers in media center use; and to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of media center services.

Requirements

High School education or equivalent
Knowledge and work experience in library procedures to include Dewey Decimal System, computerized Library Management System and Internet searching skills

Nice To Haves

Library and technology coursework and/or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

Organize, process and maintain resource materials to ensure appropriateness and availability for student and teacher use; schedule and monitor use of media center
Perform data entry concerning books and other resource materials in computerized management system
Perform circulation tasks (i.e. checking books and resource materials in/out, textbook inventory, issuing debt notices, etc)
Provide guidance and direction to students and teachers in the utilization and selection of media center resources
Assist students with using the computer for research by demonstrating research strategies and research tools
Maintain and monitor budget expenditures according to district policies and procedures to ensure availability of resources and proper use of funds
Order and receive library and media resources and equipment appropriate to school’s needs
Maintain and repair resource materials and troubleshoot media and computer equipment; submit work orders when needed
Conduct computerized inventory of library collection and resource center materials and equipment to ensure accurate recordkeeping and documentation of lost and/or damaged materials
Coordinate and manage district interlibrary loan process
Prepare and process written materials to disseminate information to appropriate parties (i.e. correspondence, late notices, overdue lists, etc)
Prepare reports relative to the operation of the media center to disseminate information to appropriate parties (i.e. circulation and patron statistics, etc)
Provide an environment that is conducive to learning (i.e. orderliness, displays, bulletin boards, etc)
Oversee and assign tasks to additional support staff, student helpers and/or volunteers
Regular and on-time attendance required
Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools