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John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School
Library Educational Support Personnel
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A Library Assistant or Technician assists librarians with organizing materials and helping patrons. Works in a public library, school library, or specialized medical, business or law library. May assist with technology resources in the library.
$46,370 / year median in Massachusetts
+4% projected growth
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Library Educational Support Personnel
Middleborough Public Schools
John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School - Middleborough, Massachusetts Job Details
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Immediately Job Description- Responsible for the overall school library functions including maintaining the library catalog; processing, circulating, and shelving books and various learning materials; stamping, labeling, mending, and cleaning library books and other learning resources; and assisting with regular inventories.
- Assists with preparation of classroom materials and activities.
- Works individually or in small groups of students to reinforce material
- Aids individual children in need of special assistance.
- Provides guidance and assistance to students in the selection of books and in using other library resources.
- Adds library copies into a database utilizing the electronic library system.
- Assists with presenting educational information to students
- Aids students in accessing research materials to support units of study.
- Assists in the selection and ordering of library materials.
- Helps maintain an orderly and functional room environment conducive to learning.
- May assist in coordinating events such as book fairs and planning activities that encourages and motivates students to read.
- May read-aloud and provide book talks to groups of students
- Performs related duties as assigned.
- Participates in professional development, when appropriate.
- Establishes good relationships with students, faculty and administration
- Ability to work with students one-to-one and in small groups to provide support, as needed
- Supports and promotes a positive school culture by providing a warm, inviting, and structured environment where students feel safe, welcome, and aware of the expectations.
- Perform circulation tasks such as charging, discharging, reserving, scheduling and delivering on library materials
- Accurately maintains media files and records
- Keeps the library collection orderly and inventories library materials
- Assists with displays and other projects, as applicable
- Assists with distributing overdue notices, letters to students, and lists of overdue books
- Assists with other tasks as requested and implements policies developed by administration