Library Assistant Before School Acalanes High School Internal Only

ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTCLASS TITLE: LIBRARY ASSISTANTBASIC FUNCTION:Under the direction of an assigned supervisor perform a variety of clerical library duties involved in the circulation maintenance processing and distribution of books and instructional materials at an assigned school site; monitor and provide assistance to students in the selection location and use of library materials and DUTIES:ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Perform a variety of clerical library duties involved in the circulation maintenance processing and distribution of books and instructional materials at an assigned school site; process new library books and instructional materials; oversee the cataloguing of books and instructional students and teachers in the selection location and use of library materials and equipment; respond to inquiries and provide information to students and teachers; assist students in researching instructional materials for classroom library materials; check library books and instructional materials in and out to students and staff using an assigned computerized system; shelve returned books and materials; check audio-visual and other instructional equipment in and out to staff as process and store textbooks and library materials as assigned; catalog and prepare books periodicals and other materials for introduction into the library materials collection; prepare barcodes cards and identification labels; affix identification and labels to information and prepare and maintain a variety of records reports and files related to library books instructional materials students circulation overdue materials inventory and assigned and maintain acceptable student behavior in the library; assure student compliance with established library rules and policies; oversee train and provide work direction and guidance to student and update circulation and various other data in an assigned computer system; utilize computer to extract and verify data and information; establish and maintain automated records and files; initiate queries and generate computerized students with utilizing copiers computers and peripherals; advise students in proper methods of utilizing library and reference materials and and collect fees for lost or overdue books as needed; generate and distribute lost or overdue book notices to students and parents. Monitor inventory levels of textbooks library books equipment instructional materials and other supplies as assigned; order books equipment textbooks and other instructional materials as directed; participate in periodic inventories; prepare textbooks for circulation as with students District personnel various outside agencies and others to exchange information and resolve issues or a variety of office and library equipment such as copiers fax machines typewriters laminators computers peripherals and assigned software; maintain and perform minor repairs on library computers copiers and printers as and distribute a variety of correspondence as required; generate requisitions as directed; maintain and update textbook library material price and various other and prepare library displays decorations and bulletin boards as required; maintain the library in a neat and orderly conditionMend and repair damaged books; purge obsolete materials as in a variety of other assigned activities such as maintaining periodical subscriptions and overseeing testing DUTIES:Perform related duties as AND ABILITIES:KNOWLEDGE OF:General functions operations and maintenance of school practices procedures reference materials resources and cataloging and classification including card catalogs and the Dewey Decimal indexing and inventory -keeping and report preparation English usage grammar spelling punctuation and and written communication skills using tact patience and courtesy. Operation of a computer and assigned office practices procedures and cataloging software and internet research techniques related to library TO:Perform a variety of clerical library duties involved in the circulation maintenance processing and distribution of books and instructional materials at an assigned school technical information and assistance to students faculty and others concerning the research selection location and use of library materials and the cataloguing of books and instructional and maintain acceptable student behavior in the training and assistance to students concerning the operation of library computers and related peripheral equipment and software and shelve library order receive and assist in the selection of instructional library materials in and out to students and and collect fees for lost or overdue books as a computer and assigned files and records and prepare independently with little effectively both orally and in and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with AND EXPERIENCE:Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and two years clerical or library experience including work with computer operations and library circulation CONDITIONS:ENVIRONMENT:School library DEMANDS:Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer and speaking to exchange information in person and on the at the waist kneeling or overhead above the shoulders and or standing for extended periods of to read a variety of and moving offices supplies and boxes.**The Education Code requires that a criminal background check be conducted on all persons prior to employment by a school district to ascertain whether the applicant has been arrested or convicted of any crime. Conviction of certain crimes designated as a violent felony or a serious felony may disqualify a person from Approved: 10/18/06