Library Aide - Middle School SY

Library Aide

The Library Aide is a friendly, organized, and dependable person who will support the daily operations of the school library. This position assists students and staff in accessing library resources, maintains the library collection and media equipment, and helps create a welcoming environment that promotes literacy and a love of reading.

Responsible to:
Building Principal(s)

Payment Rate:
Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.
• Work independently without supervision.

• Strong verbal and written skills.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution.

General Functions:

• Assist students, teachers, and staff in locating and using library resources.
• Check materials in and out, shelve books, and maintain an organized library collection.
• Process new library materials, including cataloging, labeling, and shelving.
• Assist with library activities such as story time, reading programs, book fairs, contests, and other literacy events.
• Monitor student behavior and provide a safe, positive learning environment in the library.
• Maintain accurate library records, inventories, and circulation data.
• Perform minor maintenance on library media equipment and in-library computers.
• Repair, discard, or replace library materials as needed.
• Distribute library books, periodicals, and media equipment to classrooms.
• Supervise student helpers and volunteers.
• Assist with additional duties as assigned.
• Physically adapt to the compressed time schedule of a school day and year
• Regular attendance is required of all employees subject to allowed leave in accordance with district policy or negotiated agreement, as appropriate. Excessive absences or tardiness, unauthorized leave or unexcused absences may result in disciplinary action including termination of employment.

Specific Responsibilities:

• The overseeing of safe and orderly library and classroom areas.
• Creates a safe and orderly environment that facilitates positive behavior and learning for all students.
• Take appropriate action when students exhibit emotionally/physically distressed behaviors.
• Prepare classroom activities under the supervision of a licensed teacher.
• Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assist individual children in need with their academic and social emotional needs
• To guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up by the teacher.
• Assist teachers with non-instructional classroom duties.
• Assist with reading, storytelling, math, science, and social studies instruction.
• Assist in drill work.
• Supervises students as assigned in in-school suspension.
• Perform clerical duties as needed.
• Supports building discipline plans and consistently enforces school rules.
• Supports the mission of the school and district.
• Follows all district policies, handbooks, and regulations.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires prolonged sitting or standing, and use of equipment including repetitive motions and computer eye fatigue
• Requires some stooping, bending, reaching, and lifting
• Hear and understand English at normal levels, indoors, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects or materials
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds
• Must occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions

Terms of Employment:
At will employment. 10-month, hourly classified.

Evaluation:
Performance evaluations in accordance with the Board's policy and the Classified Employee Handbook.