Media Assistant Position Purpose Under the direction of the building principal/designee, provides supervision, management, and various clerical and technical duties
necessary to accomplish the goals of the library program and to ensure the smooth operation of the media center.
Additional Duties: - Assist and oversee daily checkouts and book returns.
- Maintain daily records of scheduled classroom visits.
- Oversee the processing of new books and entering in them into the computer.
- Assists and encourages students and staff in using the media center resources including audio-visual and technology equipment.
- Assists the teaching staff in the delivery of the reference skills and computer skills curricula.
- Helps students to develop habits of independent information access and use.
- Assists teachers in the selection of books and other instructional materials and makes media center materials available to support and enrich the curriculum.
- Oversees scheduling and proctoring of district testing under the supervision of the principal.
- Evaluates, selects, orders, and processes materials with, if applicable, the assistance of the library committee, and approval of the building principal.
- Informs teachers and other staff members concerning new learning materials the media center acquires.
- Maintains the media center automation system.
- Types and processes orders, reports, forms, library schedules, and other related records, forms and reports.
- Completes the annual inventory of media center materials, weeds obsolete materials from the collection, prepares lists of missing materials and materials to be discarded, and repairs damaged books.
- Monitors student conduct during media center visits.
- Maintains the general neatness and attractiveness of the media center and media center displays.
- Maintains current inventory of library and supplies and suggests items for acquisition as needed.
- Complies with all FCSC support staff regulations and guidelines.
- Completes effectively other job duties as assigned.
- Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
Equipment - Use standard office equipment, such as personal computers and related software and copiers.
- Ability to work with media equipment such as video, laminating machine, various projectors, typewriters, and printers
Travel Requirements Travel between schools, or between schools and central offices, may be required for certain positions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.
- Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
- Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
- Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
- Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
- Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently sit, stand, and walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, and reach forward and above the head. The employee will frequently push, pull, or lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds such as boxes of books and AV equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to tell differences among colors
Note: Also see the Summary of Physical, Sensory and Environmental Requirements Needed to Perform Essential Job Duties for this position.
Qualifications Profile: Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Successful completion of college level coursework or passing of examination as required by the No Child Left Behind Act.
- Prior experience working with special needs children desirable.
FLSA Status: Non-exempt