Resource Center Specialist - Redbird Elementary School

Resource Center Specialist - Redbird Elementary School

Mesa USD 4 Redbird Elementary - Mesa, Arizona

• Job : 5749646
• Final date to receive applications: Jun 05, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)
• Posted: Jun 01, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: To Be Determined
• Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)
• Base Hourly: $19.89
• Class/Calendar: B21, 9.75 months
• Benefits: Sick leave, holidays, retirement matched through the Arizona State Retirement System, health, and life insurance
• Performance Pay: Available annually
• New Hire
  
  Experience:
  
  1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to aten-year maximum
• New Hire
  
  Education:
  
  1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position

Job Summary: To organize and maintain the daily operation of the media center to ensure appropriateness and availability of resources; to guide and direct students and teachers in media center use; and to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of media center services.

• Organize, process and maintain resource materials to ensure appropriateness and availability for student and teacher use; schedule and monitor use of media center
• Perform data entry concerning books and other resource materials in computerized management system
• Perform circulation tasks (i.e. checking books and resource materials in/out, textbook inventory, issuing debt notices, etc)
• Provide guidance and direction to students and teachers in the utilization and selection of media center resources
• Assist students with using the computer for research by demonstrating research strategies and research tools
• Maintain and monitor budget expenditures according to district policies and procedures to ensure availability of resources and proper use of funds
• Order and receive library and media resources and equipment appropriate to school’s needs
• Maintain and repair resource materials and troubleshoot media and computer equipment; submit work orders when needed
• Conduct computerized inventory of library collection and resource center materials and equipment to ensure accurate recordkeeping and documentation of lost and/or damaged materials
• Coordinate and manage district interlibrary loan process
• Prepare and process written materials to disseminate information to appropriate parties (i.e. correspondence, late notices, overdue lists, etc)
• Prepare reports relative to the operation of the media center to disseminate information to appropriate parties (i.e. circulation and patron statistics, etc)
• Provide an environment that is conducive to learning (i.e. orderliness, displays, bulletin boards, etc)
• Oversee and assign tasks to additional support staff, student helpers and/or volunteers
• Regular and on-time attendance required
• Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools

• Associate’s Degree or60 college credits required at time of hire or pass Para Pro Test provided by the district free of charge
• High School education or equivalent
• Knowledge and work experience in library procedures to include Dewey Decimal System, computerized Library Management System and Internet searching skills

• Library and technology coursework and/or equivalent experience

• Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate
• Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name, served by strength and need, and graduates ready for college, career and community
• Average proficiency in typing, with good accuracy; above average test battery; good math aptitude
• Computer proficiency to include use of basic software applications (Word, Excel, etc) and Destiny, Synergy and OBARS
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and audio visual equipment
• Ability to troubleshoot computers, peripherals and equipment to determine needed repair
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload, take initiative and work independently, and meet deadlines while working with frequent interruptions and minimum supervision
• Ability to…