PRIMARY FUNCTION: This position is responsible for assisting the Media Specialist in the operation of the school Media Center.
REPORTS TO: Principal (with direction from the Media Specialist)

REQUIREMENTS:

• Education Level: High School Diploma, An Associate’s Degree -OR- 60 semester/90 quarter hours of college credit from an accredited organization. -OR- Passing score on the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Paraprofessional Assessment Test.

  1. Experience, Skill, and Certification:

• Previous work experience, preferably with children

• Computer skills, general office training
• Demonstrable ability to work with students and staff
• Good communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to perform varied and complex clerical tasks.
• Work cooperatively with others.

Preferred:

• Ability and willingness to learn new techniques.
• Capability to solve problems and work indpendently.
• Ability to multitask and priortize multiple duties effectively.
• Knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System.
• Excellent organizational skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Under the direction of the LMTS the Media and Technology Clerk facilitates the use of media resources, techology, books, and other materials circulation for students and staff.
• Operates the computerized circulation system including checking materials in and out and creating and distributing overdue fines/notices.
• Assists in all phases of materials processing according to established procedures and provides basic technological support to students.
• Inspects and evaluates incoming technology and makes necessary level one repairs on student devices and/or enters help tickets to esclates repair.
• Shelves and maintains correct order (Dewey decimal and or generified classification) of returned materials.
• Assumes responsibility for operation of the media center and supervision of students in the approved absence of the Media Specialist.
• Repairs print and non-print materials.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and suggests items for acquisition as needed.
• Assists in maintaining an orderly, neat, and attractive atmosphere in the media center.
• Assists small groups of students in locating and retrieving materials, finding information, operating instructional equipment, or other activities.
• Assists in the intergration of technology used throughout the school.
• Operates and maintains media-related equipment. Prepares work orders for broken/damaged equipment.
• Assists in training volunteers.
• Assists in producing, mounting, and laminating materials.
• Prepares and assembles materials for classroom use.
• Assists the Media Specialist with preparing and maintaining media center displays, in conducting inventory of materials and equipment, for media promotions and book fairs, and other activities to include fixed asset inventory.
• Performs other duties and tasks as necessary for the effectiveness of the school.

NON-ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

A responsibility is considered to be “non-essential” (for the purposes of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) if:

• it is shared between multiple incumbents in the job; or
• it could be performed by an employee in another job within the workgroup.

Note the responsibility number from the list in the “Duties and Responsibilities” section for those responsibilities that could be considered “non-essential” based on this definition.
Certain limited aspects of General Duties and Responsibilities items referenced in Section 1 (b) and (d) might be considered “non-essential” in a specific situation. Any request for accommodation must be reviewed on an “individual case” basis.