PERSONNEL
480.2 E4
TEACHER ASSISTANT
ELEMENTARY LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER ASSIGNMENT
I. QUALIFICATIONS:
A. Effective oral and written skills.
B. Ability to work effectively with groups to accomplish district goals.
C. Ability to follow directions accurately.
D. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality about student and school information.
E. Ability to use technology to perform job assignments.
II. REPORTS TO:
A. Librarian/Media Specialist
B. Building principal
III. JOB GOAL:
A. To assist teachers and students in the effective use of the media center as a learning resource.
IV. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Assists individual students and teachers in locating reference materials and other instructional materials.
B. Assists students in making proper use of media center equipment (including computers) and materials.
C. Operates the circulation desk and keeps complete circulation records.
D. Assists in keeping media center materials and equipment in working order.
E. Assists with the annual inventory of media center equipment, books, supplies, and materials.
F. Assists in preparing and maintaining special educational displays that reinforce important parts of the curriculum.
G. Reads to small groups of students and listens to individual students read as directed.
H. Under the direction of the media specialist, works with individual or small groups of students to reinforce skills and concepts initially introduced by the media specialist.
I. Maintains media center records and performs clerical work.
J. Prepares new books for check-out.
K. Supervise children at noon recess on a regular basis.
L. Accompanies to and supervises student(s) during regular education classes, lunch, recess, arrival or dismissal, or other places if assigned by the principal.
M. Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional attachment.
N. Operates computers, and other office machines located in the media center.
O. Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student(s) or teacher.
P. Performs other duties as may be assigned.
V. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
A. As per Board policies, master contract, and individual contract.
VI. EVALUATION:
A. Performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions in board policy and master contract.