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Tracy Unified School District

Tracy Unified School District is hiring: Classified: K-8 Library Technician - Ge

Tracy Unified School District, Tracy, CA, United States, 95391


TRACY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT JOB DESCRIPTION
POSTION TITLE: K-8 Library Technician
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: Instructional Media Services/Educational Services
POSITION SUMMARY: Under general supervision of the Coordinator of Instructional Media Services, and/or the school principal, the K-8 Library Technician performs a variety of patron support, technical and clerical duties in a K-5, K-8 or middle school library media center.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Presents information literacy curriculum as provided by the District on a variety of topics including research skills, Dewey Decimal System, electronic resources.
2. Selects and presents stories, poems, and book talks to students.
3. Assists students and staff in locating, selecting and using library media center materials, including print, non-print, and electronic.
4. Assists students in selecting books and materials at their reading level.
5. Assists in supervising students and maintaining discipline in appropriate library behavior.
6. Reads library books and materials to maintain knowledge of the library collection.
7. Attends monthly meetings of library staff and district/school site meetings, as required.
8. Performs routine preventative maintenance of library supplies and equipment, and troubleshoots hardware and software problems.
9. Processes and maintains records of library and textbook materials using the automated library system.
10. Performs a variety of clerical functions and operates office equipment.
11. Prepares exhibits and bulletin board displays.
12. Shelves books, non-print, periodicals, and other library materials and textbooks in proper location.
13. Maintains an up-to-date collection by reviewing and recommending new materials/resources, compiling orders to submit for final approval for purchase, and removing materials from the shelves according to district guidelines.
14. Maintains supply and equipment inventories.
15. Conducts periodic inventory of library materials.
16. May schedule audio-visual equipment and materials.
17. Audits returns and condition of equipment, library materials, and textbooks.
18. Assists with supervision of student assistants and volunteers as needed.
19. Maintains regular and prompt attendance in the workplace.
20. Performs other related duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Ability to carry out oral and written directions, read, write, and speak at a level sufficient to fulfill the duties to be performed. A.A. degree in library technology from an accredited college or equivalent experience in an appropriate discipline required. Expertise in specific requirements may serve in lieu of education requirement. Two years of experience in library work in a school setting preferred.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Knowledge of English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary and arithmetic.
2. Knowledge of library principles, procedures, terminology, materials, equipment, and standard library practices and techniques.
3. Knowledge of intermediate computer skills including but not limited to hardware, software, and electronic sources of information.
4. Ability to troubleshoot software and hardware problems on computer equipment found in a library media center.
5. Ability to learn and apply rules, policies, and procedures of the district.
6. Ability to operate standard office and library equipment.
7. Ability to type at a speed of not less than 45 words a minute from clear copy.
8. Ability to perform routine clerical work independently with speed and accuracy.
9. Ability to train and supervise student assistants.
10. Ability to assist patrons in the use of the library.
11. Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Employees in this position must be able/have the ability to:
1. Operate computer equipment, typewriter, laminating machine, photocopier, audiovisual equipment, and office machines.
2. Sit for extended periods of time.
3. Ability to enter data into a computer terminal for extended periods of time.
4. See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids.
5. See for the purposes of observing students with or without vision aids.
6. Speak so that others may understand at normal levels and on the telephone.
7. Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone, with or without hearing aids.
8. Stand, walk, kneel, and bend over.
9. Reach overhead, grasp, push/pull.
10. Climb on step stools and ladders and reach in all directions to shelve and retrieve materials.
11. Lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds at waist height routinely, and lift and/or carry up to 40 pounds at waist height for short distances occasionally.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Employees in this position will be required to work indoors in a library environment and come in direct contact with students, district staff and the public.
SALARY: Classified Range 30 Board Approved: 05/27/03

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
-Completed Edjoin Application

Applicants may choose to add to the minimum requirements by submitting: resume, cover letter, certificates/certifications, transcripts, etc.; however, these documents are not required.

HOW TO APPLY: If you are currently employed with the Tracy Unified School District under the same job assignment and have completed five (5) months of the probationary period, you may apply for a transfer.
Please submit a letter to the Human Resources Office, addressed to: Tammy Jalique, Associate Superintendent of Human Resources. Please indicate your desire to transfer. Do not email this letter to anyone in our office as this could cause a delay in timing and you could be eliminated from the process. This letter must be received in the Human Resources office by the closing date and time on job posting.
If you prefer, you may submit an electronic application through Edjoin.org as your 'letter of interest'. We ask that in the area on the application, 'What special skills or training do you have?" please type in your desire for a transfer, your current site, and hours. Either option you choose, you must have submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date, to be considered.

Outside candidates (includes current TUSD Classified Substitutes), should visit Edjoin.org to submit an electronic application and supporting documents. Effective 9.23.15, all TUSD Classified and Classified Management applications must be submitted via www.edjoin.org.

.IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL APPLICANTS: Please note that the hiring process does not begin until after the closing date on the job posting. All correspondence from the Tracy Unified School District regarding your Edjoin,org application will be sent to the email address that you entered during the Edjoin.org registration process . Please check your email daily for updates regarding your Edjoin.org application.

The hiring process can take several weeks. We appreciate your patience.

Thank you for your interest in Tracy Unified School District!

Comments and Other Information

Tracy Unified School District
Human Resources Department
1875 W. Lowell Avenue
Tracy, CA 95376
209.830.3260
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(excluding holidays)
Nondiscrimination/Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying

The Board of Education is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying based on actual or perceived sex, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, sexual preference, ancestry, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, physical or mental disability, marital or parental status, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or sexual harassment in any district service, program and/or activity that receives or benefits from state financial assistance. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that unlawful discriminatory practices are eliminated in all district activities.

Complaints alleging noncompliance with this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the following personnel:

Title IX Coordinator - Jason Noll, 209/830-3280, jnoll@tusd.net.
504 Coordinator (students) Jason Davis, 209/830-3270, jdavis@tusd.net.
504 Coordinator (employees) Tammy Jalique, 209/830-3260, tjalique@tusd.net
The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights 1-800-421-3481 ocr@ed.gov;
Office for Equal Opportunity: (202) 663-7081; contact_oeo@eeoc.gov

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, the district/county office will provide you with one upon notice.
No discriminacin/acoso/intimidacin/acoso

La junta de educacin est comprometida con la igualdad de oportunidades para todas las personas en la educacin. Los programas, actividades y servicios del distrito estarn libres de discriminacin ilegal, acoso, intimidacin y/o acoso basado en sexo real o percibido, raza o etnia, color, origen nacional, nacionalidad, religin, edad, orientacin sexual, preferencia sexual, ascendencia, identificacin de grupo tnico, gnero, expresin de gnero, identidad de gnero, discapacidad fsica o mental, estado civil o paternidad, o sobre la base de la asociacin de una persona con una persona o grupo con una o ms de estas caractersticas reales o percibidas, o acoso sexual en cualquier servicio, programa y/o actividad del distrito que reciba o se beneficie de asistencia financiera estatal. La junta promover programas que aseguren que las prcticas discriminatorias ilegales sean eliminadas en todas las actividades del distrito.

Las quejas que aleguen el incumplimiento de esta poltica de no discriminacin deben dirigirse al siguiente personal:

Coordinadora del Ttulo IX - Jason Noll, 209/830-3280, jnoll@tusd.net

Coordinador 504 (estudiantes) Jason Davis, 209/830-3270, jdavis@tusd.net

Coordinadora 504 (empleados) Tammy Jalique, 209/830-3260, tjalique@tusd.net

La Oficina de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Educacin de EE. UU. 1-800-421-3481 ocr@ed.gov

Oficina de Igualdad de Oportunidades: (202) 663-7081 oeo@eeoc.gov

Si necesita una adaptacin razonable para participar en el proceso de contratacin, la oficina del distrito/condado le proporcionar una previa notificacin.