Assistant, Media Center; SY

Job Description

Summary:

Performs a variety of media center support functions for students and staff. Duties include maintaining media center collections, assisting students and staff members in locating resources and materials in support of the classroom, and performing a variety of support duties related to collection, processing, circulation, maintenance, and inventory of media center materials.

• Maintains the media center automation system and assists students and teachers with circulation of resources.
• Processes new books and other materials, enters data into the computer and attaches slips, labels and covers.
• Assists students and teachers in the use of media center materials, including the technology.
• Prepares orders, reports, notices, letters, etc. as requested.
• Receives periodicals and prepares them for circulation.
• Sorts, retrieves, and re-shelves media materials and equipment; ensures materials are kept in an orderly manner; searches for missing books.
• Cares for media center materials; including shelving materials, repairing damaged materials, maintaining bar codes, etc.
• Provides basic instruction and guidance to students using educational computer hardware and software.
• Assists in the inventory of media center materials.
• Performs related duties as assigned.