Library Assistant II at Palo Alto Unified School District

Job Summary

Job Summary

QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE • Associate’s degree or equivalent required; • Three years of experience in performing subprofessional duties in a library preferred; • Coursework in library technical courses or related fields desirable; • Successful experience demonstrating tact, courtesy, positive attitude, and maintaining cooperative relationships with those contacted during work. OVERVIEW: Under direct supervision of the school Librarian, perform varied subprofessional duties in a library; related work as required. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Assist students in making effective use of library resources including books, media materials, automated catalogs, reference databases, and internet sources; • Maintain order among the groups of students in the library; • Perform full authorized functionality of library automated system; • Assist librarian in preparing bibliographies and in solving circulation, catalog, and reference problems; • Maintain payment records on overdue, lost, or damaged materials; • Prepare bibliographies, reports, and correspondence; • Give information over the telephone to parents and district staff; • Ascertain current pricing and prepare purchase orders for books, media materials, supplies, and equipment; • Maintain budget and purchasing records; reconcile purchase orders with invoices; • Supervise and train library students and volunteers; • Supervise the library in the absence of the Librarian; • Assist Librarian in identifying curriculum-related websites and resources for collection purchase and/or subscription; • Perform related tasks as assigned. SPECIFIC DUTIES: • Link internet sources to the website; • Keyboard at a minimum rate of 45 words per minute; • Work independently; • Perform in-depth reference work and assist students in the selection of library materials; • Perform responsible clerical work with speed and accuracy; • Please see more in the job description attached below.

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