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About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• For work in a Title I-funded school, at least 48 college credit hours or a passing score on a paraprofessional assessment issued by ETS or NES.
• Aptitude for reference work, ability to use core reference materials in print and non-print formats, and a basic understanding of the Dewey Decimal System.
• Ability to identify needed tasks, take initiative to complete them, and work independently.
• Patience, courtesy, tact, and good judgment when working with students, teachers, administrators, fellow employees, parents, and the general public.
• Interest in and affinity for working directly with young people.
• Ability to develop proficiency, with training and instruction, in online library management systems.
• Willingness to learn and implement instructional methods, strategies, and techniques to assist teachers in educating students.
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications; examples include video/web conferencing and Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Must retain active licenses, certifications, and enrollment as a condition of employment.
• To qualify for employment in a higher grade as a new hire or transfer, successful completion of 30 semester-hour credits earned after July 1, 1993, from a regionally accredited college or university.
• For promotional consideration from lower grade to higher grade, successful completion of 30 semester-hour credits earned after July 1, 1993, from a regionally accredited college or university, consistent maintenance of an effective and orderly work environment, compliance with general office procedures and the AACPS Employee Handbook, discretion and excellent customer service, and regular and punctual attendance.

Nice To Haves

• Previous training and/or experience in a library media center environment.
• Love of literature and books.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the media center’s organizational system by independently returning book and non-book materials to their correct locations and shelf order.
• Assist teachers and students in researching, selecting, and locating appropriate print and non-print media for lessons and assignments.
• Develop and print bibliographic lists as needed.
• Support teachers and students in using online databases and other digital resources.
• Promote proper operation, handling, and care of library media center equipment.
• Assist in training and supervising student or parent volunteers in daily library media center operations.
• Work with small groups of students to discuss or reinforce instructional outcomes and library media skills.
• Assist in maintaining and updating online bibliographic records and, under the media specialist’s direction, locate and correct errors in the PAC.
• Assist with automated collection inventory and generate related statistical reports.
• Prepare forms, notices, letters, and other correspondence.
• Manage the circulation desk and perform circulation activities, including receiving and processing new materials, check-in, check-out, and shelving.
• Run and maintain statistical reports on usage.
• Help arrange and design library media center displays and learning centers and plan related use of space.
• Assist in facilitating reading incentive programs.
• Work with the media specialist to keep the media center clean, orderly, and attractive.
• Prepare and distribute overdue notices routinely and maintain related obligation lists and records.
• Participate in workshops and in-service training when appropriate.
• Perform other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.
• Work under the direction of the principal and media specialist.
• Work directly with individual students or small groups to reinforce skills introduced by the library media specialist.
• Use and troubleshoot technology and computerized information in a variety of settings.