Library Para-Educator

Position

Library Para‑Educator
Hurlbutt Elementary School.

• Service oriented with strong interpersonal skills; capable of establishing positive and productive working relationships with teachers and students.
• High school diploma and two years of college-level courses in library science or computer science, and/or two years of work experience in a library setting and/or providing technical support, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior successful experience working in a school or library setting strongly preferred.

The Library Para‑Educator provides support to the Library Media Specialist in the selection, cataloguing, inventorying, shelving, and deselection of books as well as the supervision of the Library Learning Commons instructional program; assists students in the selection of appropriate books and resources; supervises day‑to‑day library operations including circulation of all resources, print, non‑print and equipment; assists students and teachers with Makerspace and technology projects;

assists with all aspects of device management including circulation, simple troubleshooting, user support for the ready‑access digital learning program; and supervises the Library Learning Commons space as needed.

Duties include:

• Managing and maintaining the Destiny library management system including book and resource circulation, overdues, report generation, cataloguing and processing new titles.
• Preparing all new library materials; labeling, stamping and processing library material and equipment in all formats.
• Searching, matching, editing, and attaching item numbers to catalog records to include addition, deletion, and modification of information; editing new book list reports and maintaining library gift book information.
• Setting up displays, administering overdue notices, repairing books, and assisting with special programs as requested.
• Maintaining statistical and inventory records and participating in the inventory process.
• Performing and/or assisting in the repair of damaged materials.
• Assisting with Ready‑Access digital learning through management of devices, simple troubleshooting, user support, inventory, report generation, organizing repairs, and assisting students with printing and laminating.
• Co‑maintaining a welcoming, user‑friendly, student‑centered physical and online learning environment with the Library Media Specialist.
• Assisting the library media specialist with creating resource lists, bibliographies and collections using the online catalog.
• Assisting students with locating resources for independent learning or class work.
• Assisting teachers and students in supplementing their classroom libraries.
• Overseeing scheduling of classes throughout the Learning Commons areas, including integrating outside organizations use to minimize instructional disruption and book selection, and open access to the learning commons.
• Handling the booking and distribution of A/V equipment; maintaining inventory, service records and statistics of use as required; conducting media inventory; managing media supplies.
• Preparing purchase orders and related correspondence; requisitioning, receiving, reconciling, and verifying vendor orders for all new library materials, equipment and supplies with LMS oversight.
• Operating a variety of video, multimedia and audio equipment used in the school for producing and presenting information; instructing students and teachers in operation of equipment.
• Assigning and updating passwords for students as needed.
• Assisting students in planning the use of media tools and electronic communication equipment.
• Maintaining varied clerical records related to materials, purchasing, processing, circulation and inventory; performing clerical duties for the Library Media Specialist including word processing, scanning, filing and duplicating.
• Performing other related duties as assigned by the Library Media Specialist and the Administration.

The position requires the ability to lift and carry light equipment (25‑50 lbs.) such as computers, portable sound systems, book carts, as well as pushing carts, stocking and organizing books and…