Library/Media Center Assistant

Title: Library/Media Center Assistant

Reports To: Principal, Assistant Principal, and Media Center Specialist

Terms of Employment: 185 days with benefits provided according to the Siloam Springs

School Board polices.

Experience: Some experience in an office setting or school library preferred but not required.

Essential Job Functions:

• Operate specialized computer system for circulating media center materials.

• Assist students with instructional tasks.

• Staff circulation desk.

• Assist and instruct students with book selection; charge and discharge books.

• Assist students with location and use of media center materials.

• Maintain and organize periodicals.

• Assist in controlling status of books in circulation; check on overdue books.

• Generate overdue and other computerized reports.

• Shelve returned books; replace incorrectly shelved books; label and mend books.

• Assist with the processing of new materials.

• Circulate media center equipment and materials; operate media center equipment.

• Assist with bulletin board displays.

• Assist with inventory of all media center materials.

• Maintain computerized records.

• Receive telephone calls and walk-in patrons; provide information and assistance, or direct to appropriate staff member.

• Perform related work as required.

• Lunch supervision and other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

General knowledge of the procedures, practices and equipment of a school library center; general knowledge of business English, spelling and arithmetic; ability to learn standard library tasks readily and to adhere to prescribed routines; ability to perform routine office duties and record keeping tasks; ability to operate standard office machines; ability to operate data processing and audio-visual equipment; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students and school employees.