Learning Resource Center; LRC) Associate

Library Paraprofessional

Primary function:
To support the district in maintaining library services and assist teachers and students in utilizing the print and non-print resources of the school's Learning Resource Center.

Reports to:

Building Administration and District Library, Literacy, and Educational Technology Coordinator

Supervisory responsibilities:

Monitor and respond to students to ensure appropriate behavior and safety for all while the students are present within the Learning Resource Center.

Salary: $19.44/hr

Qualifications:

Paraprofessional License through the Illinois State Board of Education by:
Successful completion of sixty(60) semester hours of college or university coursework; or Hold an Associate's (or higher) college degree; or Successfully pass the ACT Work Keys Assessment Test or the ETS Paraprofessional Assessment Test along with a high school diploma or its equivalent. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable. Pre-employment medical examination, including tuberculosis clearance.

Pass a Regional Office of Education Fingerprint/Background Clearance including Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Performance responsibilities:

• Prepare individual library schedule.
• Order and receive books selected for purchase by the librarian.
• Prepare and execute planned library classes.
• Write notices to homeroom teachers and students concerning overdue books, and collects fines for such books.
• Make simple repairs on damaged books and sends more severely damaged books for repair to the LRC Director.
• Monitor attendance in the library and keeps attendance records.
• Ready books for reserve on teacher's requests, and maintains the reserve shelf.
• Prepare current magazines for shelving and maintains the back number stacks.
• Responsible for the annual inventory of library materials and the preparation of lists of missing books and books to be discarded. This information is sent to the LRC Director.
• Shelve incoming books.
• Oversee the general neatness and attractiveness of the library and its' displays.
• Maintains current inventory of supplies and suggests items for acquisition as needed.
• Help students and teachers locate books, periodicals, reference materials and other instructional materials.
• Read to all classes (in elementary buildings)
• Responsible for maintaining proper student discipline in the LRC.
• Inventory and maintain AV equipment and distributes equipment to the staff.
• Locate materials using the on-line computer catalog.
• Check books in/out on the computer.
• Attend all LRC staff meetings.
• Refer requests for Inter-library loan requests to the district LRC Director and responsibility for distribution of books to the teacher and the return of the books to the LRC Director.
• Perform such other tasks as the LRC Director may, from time to time, assign.

Terms of employment: 185 work days 11 paid holidays Completion of mandated training through Global Compliance Network within the first 45 days of employment without financial compensation. FLSA Non-Exempt Status