What are the responsibilities and job description for the Stafford County Public Schools is hiring : Library Assistant - 2025-2026 in Staff position at Stafford County Public Schools?
Job Title : Library Assistant
Location : School Based
Pay Grade : Clerical Scale C13
Work Calendar : Service 189 Day
FLSA Status : Non-Exempt
GENERAL PURPOSE
Under the supervision of the building administrator and Library Media Specialist, this position assists in the implementation of the objectives of the school library / media center to enable students and faculty to take advantage of the materials and services available.
MAIN JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs duties to assure that library media center remains assessable to students and teachers
- Assists the Librarian in overseeing the general neatness and attractiveness of the library / media center and its displays, including bulletin boards.
- Assists the Librarian with monitoring the patrons of the library and their behavior in the library and the maintenance of patron and materials data base.
- Assists the Librarian with various clerical, maintenance and accounting functions of the school library / media center to include shelving books and media, checking in deliveries of interlibrary loan materials, ordering, distribution, and returning of materials, the annual inventory of library materials, the preparation of lists of missing books and books to be discarded, processing of new materials and equipment, maintaining current inventory of supplies, and prepare new books for circulation (labels, stamps, Accelerated Reader codes, covers), and prepare current magazines and newspapers for routing, shelving, maintain any back issues, and keeps proper records of their receipt.
- Performs circulation desk procedures, including checking in and checking out materials, registering patrons and collecting fines.
- Assist patron with ready-reference questions and reader advisory, bibliographic instruction and database searching and helping library patrons locate appropriate information and / or materials.
- Assists the Librarian with the Media Retrieval System and the appropriate recording keeping.
- Provides assistance in the use of AV equipment and other technology.
Performs various support activities for the school, related to library services, as assigned by the Principal and the Librarian
Support and demonstrate core values of Stafford County Public Schools
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Organization of the Library such as Dewey Decimal System.
Demonstrate initiative and flexibility.
Work under the direction of the Librarian.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations shall be made, as required by law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.
Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties, just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
