Resource Center Specialist - Carson Junior High School

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Full-time (40 hours per week)

$19.89

B21, 9.75 months

Sick leave, holidays, retirement matched through the Arizona State Retirement System, health, and life insurance

Available annually

1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a ten-year maximum

1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position

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 or 60 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
• Abilit…