Health Assistant / Media Assistant

Educational Assistant - Elementary/Middle - Media

The job of "Educational Assistant - Elementary/Middle - Media" is done to ensure an orderly operation and maintenance of the school media collection and to provide library services to students and staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Training, Experience, Licensure and Certification

• Experience Required: Prior job related experience, paid or volunteer, with school-age children
• Education Required: High school diploma or GED
• Highly Qualified Status: Completed associates or higher degree, completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (72 college quarter hours or more) or met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics
• Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: Fingerprinting and Criminal Background check, and current First Aid/CPR card

Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required

Skill to perform basic clerical functions, basic arithmetic calculations, operate standard office equipment

Ability to use English in verbal and written form, use correct grammar, punctuation and spelling

Knowledge of principles of child development, instructional processes

Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions

Ability to maintain confidentiality of student records, meet schedules and deadlines, read/interpret/apply rules, regulations, policies

Essential Job Functions

Manages circulation and collection, utilizing the automated system in place, including: adding and deleting patron records, backing up data each day, adding and deleting materials, processing materials, running reports as needed, keeping an inventory of the collection

Monitors classes that come to the media center for regular library visits: check-in/check-out of materials, reading a story (elementary), supervising study hall or work sent by the teacher, supervising silent reading time

Processes materials for library use: spine label, stamp, bar code, enters into the system

Repairs/mends library materials as needed

Aids students in the selection process and in other computer work

Trains and supervises volunteers helping with media center upkeep, e.g. shelving books

Acts as a representative of the media center: fielding calls from parents, fielding calls from sales representatives, working with parent clubs, working with the public library

Other Job Functions

Helps maintain general upkeep of the library

Sets up space for classes, meetings held in the library

Gathers collections for staff as requested

Notifies staff and students of overdue materials in timely manner

Process holds for students

Promotes library as needed (bookmarks, posters, etc.)

Makes bookmarks as needed

Sorts media mail and develop and maintain a file of vendor catalogs

Keeps a list of teacher/student requests for ordering purposes

Collects money and issue receipts for lost books and issues refunds if a book is found

Maintains bulletin boards, seasonal displays in media manner

Participates in lunch, recess and dismissal duties as assigned by principal

Performs other duties as assigned

Assists with the transportation needs of students, including walking them to and from the bus, supervision of students on the way to and from the bus, supervision of loading and unloading of buses, arranging for the transportation needs of students

Workplace Expectations

Maintaining regular and punctual attendance. In case of an absence, site and/or district protocol for reporting absences is followed

Dress in a professional and appropriate manner for the assignment and the work setting

Maintaining appropriate confidentiality regarding information about students, staff, and parents

Exercising prudent judgment

Work independently in the performance of routine duties

Follow all District policies and work procedures, as well as federal and state regulations

Participate in required meetings and trainings related to the position

If employee is bilingual, interpretation, translating documents, and/or communicating orally in the second language may be requested

Cultivate and model a respectful working and learning environment

Applicants with culturally diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.