Library Assistant

Job Title: Library Assistant Reports to: Site Administrator (with input from library media specialist) Number of Days : 176 Days Grade: Hourly 4 Highly Qualified by Test – ($11.89 - $15.09) Hourly 6 Highly Qualified by Education – ($13.14 - $16.52) Overtime Status: Non-Exempt / Hourly Security Access: Assigned school site Date Job Revised: September 16, 2024 Oklahoma Teacher’s Retirement: Optional Participation Bargaining Unit: AFT Funding Source: District or Title I Paid Mission: Our students lead through literacy, are empowered through experience, and contribute to their community. Vision: Tulsa Public Schools honors the diversity, creativity, and passion of our students, elevating every student to be designers of their destiny. Core Values: Our core values guide how we work and interact with each other at every level of the organization. We embrace and embody these values every day: • Equity: We know that our diversity is a community treasure, and we are committed to dismantling practices and systems that perpetuate inequalities, being actively anti -bias, anti-racist, and working toward justice and opportunity for all . • Character: We are honest, trustworthy and have high standards of behavior. We make decisions based on what our students and community need, and we do the right thing even when it is hard. • Excellence: We work together to give Tulsa the world -class schools it needs and deserves. We expect a lot from one another, and we support one another in achieving our shared, high expectations. • Team: We care for one another and work together to celebrate success, learn from struggles, and work to help every team member be their best selves. • Joy: Joy at school and at work makes us more productive, because when we create, innovate, and imagine, our motivation grows. Also, we love to have fun! Position Summary: To assist the library media specialist with office/clerical duties, locating, circulating, and shelving library materials. Supports the mission of the Library and Instructional Media Program and promotes access to library resources by providing technical assistance to the library media specialist and assistance to teachers, students, and other patrons. Minimum Qualifications: • High School diploma or equivalent • 48 hours of approved college credit, an associate degree from an accredited school , or successful completion of a district approved highly qualified test preferred Experience: • One (1) year experience working with children preferred Physical Requirements: • Ability to stoop, bend, stretch • Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 lbs. • Ability to climb ladders or stepstools to reach upper shelves Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, Etc.: • Proficient or willing to learn Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite • Bilingual in Spanish is a plus Responsibilities and Essential Functions: The following duties are representative of performance expectations. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions. • Assists library users in finding resources, interpreting , and translating facts and information • Helps librarian maintain library collections by shelving, mending , and repairing library books , and other library related materials • Assists librarian with annual and/or bi-annual library inventory and weeding library materials • Assists librarian with circulating library materials, processing inter -library loan requests , and running and distributing overdue/lost library reports in Destiny • Assists library users with accessing TPS online library resources • Assists the librarian in maintaining a welcoming, neat, clean, and clutter free library space • Helps with distributing and collecting library Chromebooks • Assists students logging into library Chromebooks • Alerts librarian in special situations and the needs of individual children • Guides children in working cooperatively with other children • Accompanies students when trips to the office or school nurse are necessary • Enforces school board policies and regulations • Collects and displays suitable material for library displays • Helps maintain a supportive, "customer friendly" learning environment in the library through positive communication with all library patrons • Maintains confidentiality of all patron records • Performs other duties, tasks, or services consistent with this position as assigned Skills and Abilities Required : The following characteristics and physical skills are important for the successful performance of assigned duties. • Ability to communicate clearly with patrons, co -workers and supervisors • Ability to follow library policies and procedures, especially as related to issuing library cards, checking out items, and processing new materials. • Ability to learn and work with TPS computer applications and the Destiny library management system • Ability to oscillate between independent and collaborative work with ease Customer Contacts: • Internal: TPS District Employees • External: Students, parents, community members Supervisory Responsibility: • This role does not supervise any individuals Working Conditions: Exposure to the following situations may range from rare to frequent based on circumstances and factors that may not be predictable. • Physical requirements consistent with a library setting Tulsa Public Schools is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of individuals who contribute to the district's mission with their talents, skills, and energy. Tulsa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on th e basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, age, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Tulsa Public Schools also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact the district’s talent management department at 918 -746-6310 or the district's human rights and Title IX coordinator at 918 -746-6985. You can also direct your req uest for accommodation in writing to the Tulsa Public Schools Education Service Center, Attn: Talent Management, 3027 S. New Haven Ave., Tulsa, OK 74114 -6131.