Position Type: Support Staff/Library Media Assistant
Date Posted: 4/29/2025
Location: Highlands High School
Library Media Assistant Position Purpose Under the general supervision of the Library Media Specialist, to assist students, and teaching staff with an enriching library/media center environment with a wide range of reading and other educational materials; maintains library collection at school site; develops appropriate programs for students utilizing library resources; and instructs students and others on the proper use of the library resources.
Essential Functions- Assists media specialist and instructional support specialist with day-to-day operation of the media center.
- Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Checks materials in and out using computerized circulation system
- Update TVs and other technology for important information.
- Assists teachers and students in using software programs available in the library.
- Assists with inventory of books, audiovisual equipment and computer equipment.
- Assists students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through the interpretation of individual standardized test scores and other pertinent data, and works with students in developing education and occupation plans consistent with such evaluation.
- Coordinates with administrators and other teaching staff members to assist in the selection of books and other instructional materials; keeps students and teaching staff informed regarding new acquisitions for use in the media center.
- Serves as a resource to students to provide research assistance.
- Maintains a comprehensive and efficient system for cataloguing all media center materials; assists students and teachers with the use of the system.
- Coordinates system of lending library material to students and teachers.
- Support and erforms other clerical work and initiatives as specified by the principal, Instructional support specialist, and media specialist.
Additional Duties Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Library Media Specialist and/or Principal.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
Experience: Successful prior school experience for the appropriate grade level preferred.