Educational Assistant - Library/Abiquiu part time

Must have a Level III Educational Asisstant Public Education Department License.

Must take the Para pro exam or have a minimum of an AA degree

General Job Function:      

Education/Training/Experience: 

• 1. High School Diploma

• 2. Typing and filing skills

Knowledge/Skills and Abilities: 

Resources Used in Performing Job Include (but are not limited to):  

Standard office equipment and vehicle for district travel. A district car may be used or if the employee uses his/her own vehicle mileage reimbursement is available.

Physical/Cognitive Requirements: 

Regularly required to walk, talk and listen.   Frequently it is required to stand and sit. Required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. Light lifting at times.

Environmental Conditions:  

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  

Essential Job Functions: 

• Operates and supervises the library to which it is assigned.
• Understands and follows oral and written directives.
• Maintains open communication and cordial public relations with media, staff, teachers,

Administrators, sales representatives, parents, students and others.

• Arranges frequently changing book fairs, storytime, audio visual showing, library displays, bulletin boards, library promotional activities and exhibits likely to interest library users.
• Oversees the general neatness and attractiveness of the library and its displays
• Prepares and administers the library budget
• Directs and assists in the production of media
• Catalogs, maintains, and operates audio visual hardware
• Keeps library media and equipment in working order
• Weeds obsolete and worn media from the collections
• Makes repairs on library media, books, periodicals, audio visual hardware
• Takes the annual inventory of library media and prepares lists of missing library media to be discarded.
• Maintains current inventory of supplies
• Operates the circulation desk and keeps circulation files
• Monitors attendance in the library and keeps attendance records
• Writes notices to homeroom teachers concerning overdue books, collects fines for such books, and maintains an accurate record of them.
• Evaluates, selects, and requisitions new library media.
• Assist teachers in the selection of books and other library media, and makes library media available to supplement the instructional program
• Performs clerical routines necessary for the smooth operation of the library
• Selects, types and processes orders, reports, bibliographies, forms, library schedules, letters to publishers, catalog cards, and the like.
• Ensures that books and other media are selected according to need and suitability using recommended selection tools, maintains order files, receives processed media from the Library Media Processing Center and organizes them for use.
• Insures that all media is properly shelved
• Shelves incoming media and files cards received from the library media processing center
• Prepares current magazines for shelving
• Maintains files of catalog cards, vertical file materials, publishers catalogs, shelf list cards, maps, picture, and periodicals
• Maintains the Library Media Processing Center’s system for cataloging all library materials, and instructs teachers and students on use of the system.
• Reports to the library media processing center as directed by the Director of Instructional Services and/or the Library Services Coordinator to help process library media.
• Maintains a broad and adequate collection of materials, books, periodicals, newspapers, audio visual aids, reference collection, professional collection, and southwest collection to meet the school needs.
• Cooperates with the administration, faculty, and staff in the establishment of the library as an integral part of the total education program.
• Keeps informed and up-to-date on the trends and practices of library media
• Participates in in-service workshops for library staff
• Participates  in  library associations on the local and state level
• Informs teachers and other staff members concerning new media the library acquires.
• Arranges for interlibrary loan of materials of interest or use to teachers.
• Readies books for reserve on teachers requests, and maintains the reserve shelf
• Distributes schedules for the use of the library and provides lists of materials of library media and equipment.
• Works with teachers in planning those assignments likely to lead to extended use of library resources.
• Provides library media orientation to students.
• Provides a sequential program of instruction in library skills in cooperation with the teaching staff to make the students independent users of the library.
• Promotes appropriate conduct of students using library facilities.
• Maintains proper student discipline
• Assists individual students in locating reference materials and other library media
• Assists students in making proper use of library media and equipment.
• Arouses students' interest in books and other media through planned activities such as book fairs, book talks, using the Reader’s Guide and other indexes.
• Helps students to develop habits of independent reference work, and to develop skill in the use of reference materials in relation to planned assignments.
• Reads to small groups of students and listens to individual students read
• Provides reading, viewing, and listening guidance for students.
• Trains and supervises student media assistants in the performance of their duties.
• Performs other tasks that are required for the operation and maintenance of the library.
• Ten month year: two (2) weeks before the school year to be spent at the Library Media Processing Center checking in and approving purchase order payment. Two (2) weeks after the school year to be spent taking inventory at individual school libraries. 

Personal Accountability:

1. Demonstrates reliability as evidenced by attendance records and punctuality.
2. Properly notifies supervisor and/or designee of absences or tardiness.
3. Begins and completes work within the allotted time.
4. Consistently appears in attire appropriate to the work environment.
5. Demonstrates skill in the use of equipment including its capabilities, limitations and appropriate/special application,
6. Protects the District’s resources through appropriate and careful use of supplies and equipment.
7. Utilizes appropriate body mechanics to aid in the prevention of muscle strain/injury.

EMPLOYMENT: Upon an offer of employment, pass a pre-employment drug test and comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1968, pass a background check and provide necessary documentation qualifications.

Salary : $13,250 - $15,158