Library Assistant Peoria, AZ

Job Description

• Position Type: School Support Staff/Office Assistant
• Date Posted: 5/29/2025
• Location: Vistancia Elementary - Peoria, AZ
• Date Available: July 2025
• Closing Date: 06/29/2025

Position Title: Library Assistant

Department: K-12 Academy Services

Supervisor: Site Administrator

Term of Employment: 9 Months

Salary Classification: 9

Job Summary: Performs a variety of clerical and technical functions to assist the Library Paraprofessional with supervision and instruction of students, maintains files, records, equipment and book inventories.

• Assists library paraprofessional with supervision and instruction of students incorporating curriculum goals.
• Assists students, teachers and staff with circulation, online catalogue, patron and electronic data or specific special requests; repairs damaged books by gluing, rebinding, and taping information.
• Maintains library files, receives and processes orders, maintains records for overdue, damaged or lost books; sends out notices for overdue books or contacts teacher or students to collect or return books; collects and processes fines.
• Assists and monitors student access to files on computers; assists students to learn proper utilization of computer and peripherals. Maintains and updates computer applications, electronic resources and web resources; troubleshoots computer and equipment operation.
• Maintains book inventory, checks books in and out, reshelves books and reads shelves to arrange books in proper order; prepares new books for library use by stamping, adding barcodes and spine labels, wrapping book jackets and taping edges as needed; enters into computer files.
• Sets up seasonal displays and decorations; creates bibliography packets; plugs in movies for classrooms into our system; assists with research for class assignments on the Internet and book suggestions for teachers and students.
• Reads to Enrichment groups in conjunction with classroom activities and learning criteria.

• Knowledge of applicable Federal, state, county and city statutes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable Peoria Unified School District and departmental policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of principles of automated systems, audio-visuals and electronic learning methods.
• Knowledge of principles of customer service techniques and methods.
• Knowledge of principles of library systems for finding, reshelving and reading shelves.
• Skill in organizing, prioritizing, and maintaining electronic and manual filing systems.
• Skill in assisting patrons in locating materials, books, and audiovisual needs.
• Skill in counting, handling and receipting monies collected.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with co-workers, vendors, students, parents, the general public and others having business with the school district.
• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.

A high school diploma or GED AND the equivalent of two years of college or a passing score on a state-approved competency examination.

• Must possess or obtain an Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Must be able to pass a background clearance check.
• May be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• May be required to lift and carry heavy, bulky supplies and materials weighing up to 50 pounds.

Attachment(s):