Library Media Technician

THIS POSITION IS DUAL CERTIFICATION AND IS OPEN TO BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CANDIDATES

Vacancies: 1

Hours:

6 Hours/Day (Monday-Friday 7:45AM - 2:15PM)
Months: 9.5

Eligibility Lists:
One list will be created from Open Competitive and Promotional candidates

Under the direction of the Principal, operate a school library independently and provide technical library media services related to the circulation, distribution, and recovery of library books and digital learning materials.

Positions in this classification are responsible for assisting in providing a wide variety of routine library and clerical tasks necessary to provide a well-organized, efficient library environment in which students and staff can take full advantage of the available resources. This position is subject to the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Receives and processes textbooks and learning devices; ensures orders are complete and in good condition;

catalogs books, periodicals, pamphlets, and digital learning materials using library barcodes and the Dewey Decimal System.

Assists Educational Services in ordering, distributing, and auditing of common core standard instructional materials in accordance to Williams/Valenzuela Act.

Assists students and teachers in locating and selecting materials and in researching information for special reports and classroom assignments; provides instruction to students in proper use of instructional resources.

Prepares student library cards; checks books and materials in and out at the circulation desk; calculates fines and sends overdue notices; contacts parents and students regarding late and lost library materials.

Plans and schedules library services and computer lab activities for classes, presentations, testing, etc. ensuring equal opportunity to all grade levels; works with teachers to ensure students have adequate time for research and special projects.

Assists teachers and students with Accelerated Reading Program (AR) and Response to Intervention Program (RTI) in setting up logins, classes, materials, assessments, and evaluation reports.

Maintains student discipline in the library.

Trains and provides work direction to students involved in shelving books and media materials and in circulation duties.

Maintains records related to budget, purchase orders, fundraising, circulation, and lost, damaged, and overdue library materials; prepares periodic reports as requested.

Prepares displays, exhibits, and bulletin boards.

Distributes and maintains inventory of school assigned digital learning equipment as required; performs routine maintenance on digital learning equipment.

Plans, organizes, and conducts Book Fairs and related fund-raising events; assists with school community events as needed.

Examines and discards or mends damaged books and materials according to established procedures.

Operates a variety of equipment including computer, tablet, copier, fax machine, laminator, scanner, and other supplemental devices as required by the assignment; ensures library equipment is in proper operating condition.

Attends meetings, in-services, and workshops as assigned.

Reads aloud to students as assigned.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Any combination equivalent to graduation from high school including or supplemented by college-level coursework in library science or closely related field.

Two (2) years of increasingly responsible clerical experience involving public contact. Library experience in cataloging, materials processing, and reference work is desired.

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School library environment; subject to dirt and dust with constant…