Support Specialist - Textbook - School Year 2026-2027; Anticipated

Support Specialist – Textbook

Job Title: Support Specialist – Textbook
Reports To: Building Principal
Classification: Paraprofessional (Clerical/Teacher Assistant)
Wage/Hour Status: Non-exempt
Days: 195
Salary: See Compensation Plan for Paraprofessional/Administrative Support Staff, Pay Grade 203
Contract: None
Date Revised: 11/15/2023

Provide administrative support for the Textbook operation.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of two (2) years office experience.
• Broad knowledge of MS Word; excellent math and proofreading ability; accurate data entry and typing skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including telephone and email.
• Experience with computer applications such as MS Word, Excel, and database programs.
• Ability to work with database applications on both microcomputer and mainframe systems; experience with computerized purchasing and inventory software.
• Ability to maintain accurate textbook records.
• Ability to work effectively with people, keeping emotional control under stress and managing frequent interruptions.

• Perform general administrative duties for the Manager of Purchasing and Textbooks and the Textbook Specialist.
• Assist with office tasks: typing, filing, copying, answering phones.
• Use computer skills for word processing, database, graphics, spreadsheets and data entry; prepare and maintain records.
• Utilize the textbook inventory program to facilitate shipments to campus locations.
• Manage data entry for the Textbook operation.
• Place orders for textbooks, report damaged books, and assist district personnel with textbook ordering.
• Interact with district personnel, parents, patrons, and vendors, providing assistance as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned and participate in cross‑training.

• Equipment:
  Computer and various office equipment.
• Mental Demands:
  Maintain emotional control under stress, work with frequent interruptions, regular in‑person interaction with the public.
• Physical Demands:
  Repetitive hand motions, prolonged computer use, frequent sitting, stooping, bending, pushing and pulling, moving small stacks of textbooks and equipment.

Spring Branch Independent School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status or disability.