Library Assistant Ed Tech - Connors Elementary School

Library Assistant Ed Tech - Connors Elementary School

• Position Type:
  Educational Technicians/ Ed Tech III
• Date Posted:
  10/23/2026
• Location:
  
  Connors Elementary School
  (High-Needs School)

Job Title Library Assistant

Department Library Media Services

Reports To Building Principal and Librarian

Approved By Jake Langlais, Superintendent

Date Effective October 2, 2026

Status Full-time, hourly

Pay Range $20.07 – 26.50 per hour

The Library Assistant handles the day-to-day operation of the school's library media center. The Library Assistant helps students and teachers find and use library materials, circulates and maintains the collection, shares literature with students, and presents prepared library lessons.

The employee must be available and able to work five (5) days per week, Monday through Friday, according to the Lewiston Public Schools schedule. This is an essential function of the position, not a preference.

Classes are scheduled into the library throughout the week, and students and staff depend on it being open and staffed. Regular, predictable attendance on every scheduled school day is therefore required.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Check out and check in books and materials for students and staff.
• Manage the patron database.
• Reshelve all materials in correct alphabetical and Dewey Decimal order.
• Send and follow up on overdue notices to students and staff.
• Process new books and materials promptly, and let students and staff know about new materials.
• Make minor book repairs.

• Help students and staff locate library media materials.
• Read and share literature with students at all grade levels.
• Present prepared library lessons from the library curriculum.

• Keep the library media center clean, organized, and inviting.

Trains and supervises parent volunteers, and helps teachers supervise students in the library.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, including the 5-day-per-week availability requirement. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Three years of postsecondary education, or 90 credit hours of approved study in a related area
• Previous work in child care preferred
• Completed criminal history record check (fingerprinting), as required by Maine law
• Available and able to work 5 days per week per the Lewiston Public Schools schedule
• Read and understand simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Present information effectively one-on-one and in small groups to students, staff, and volunteers.
• Read aloud to students clearly and expressively.

• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Compute rate, ratio, and percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Apply common sense to carry out detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions.
• Handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standard situations.

• Enjoy working with students and staff.
• Use a computer and the library's circulation system.
• Build effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Perform duties in line with all district requirements and School Committee policies.

Hourly pay ranges from $20.07 to 26.50. Full-time employees receive a robust…