Job Details
Title: Library/Media Center Assistant
Reports To: Principal, Assistant Principal
Terms of Employment: 185 days with benefits provided according to the Siloam Springs
School Board polices.
Experience: Some experience in an office setting or school library preferred but not required.
Essential Job Functions:
- Operate specialized computer system for circulating media center materials.
- Assist students with instructional tasks.
- Staff circulation desk.
- Assist and instruct students with book selection; charge and discharge books.
- Assist students with location and use of media center materials.
- Maintain and organize periodicals.
- Assist in controlling status of books in circulation; check on overdue books.
- Generate overdue and other computerized reports.
- Shelve returned books; replace incorrectly shelved books; label and mend books.
- Assist with the processing of new materials.
- Circulate media center equipment and materials; operate media center equipment.
- Assist with bulletin board displays.
- Assist with inventory of all media center materials.
- Maintain computerized records.
- Receive telephone calls and walk-in patrons; provide information and assistance, or direct to appropriate staff member.
- Perform related work as required.
- Lunch supervision and other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities General knowledge of the procedures, practices and equipment of a school library center; general knowledge of business English, spelling and arithmetic; ability to learn standard library tasks readily and to adhere to prescribed routines; ability to perform routine office duties and record keeping tasks; ability to operate standard office machines; ability to operate data processing and audio-visual equipment; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students and school employees.