What are the responsibilities and job description for the Roanoke City Public Schools is hiring: Library Media Assistant in Roanoke position at Roanoke City Public Schools?
General Responsibilities
Assisting the school librarian in the operation of the media center; assisting teachers and students in the full use of library services.
Essential Functions
- Operates computerized system for circulating media center materials;
- Staffs circulation desk; assists with book selection; charges and discharges books;
- Assists students with location and use of media center materials;
- Maintains magazine and newspaper files and records;
- Assists in controlling status of books in circulation; checks on overdue books;
- Generates overdue and other computerized reports;
- Shelves returned books; replaces incorrectly shelved books; labels and mends books;
- Types and / or proofreads catalog card sets, book labels and pockets, letters, book orders and other material, keeps, updates and corrects card files; compiles circulation and other statistics and prepares other reports;
- Circulates media center equipment and materials; operates media center equipment;
- Assists with bulletin board displays;
- Assists with inventory of all media center materials;
- Maintains computerized records; assists teachers and students with data processing procedures and problems;
- Processes ERC and state films and distributes to faculty;
- Receives telephone calls and walk-in patrons; provides information and assistance or directs to appropriate staff member;
- Types general correspondence, schedules, newsletters, purchase orders, files and records;
- Performs related tasks as required.
Education and Experience
Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from a community college with major course work in English and / or computer science and some experience in a school library.
