Library Educational Assistant Job at West Ottawa Public Schools in West Olive

Position Type:

Support Staff/ Library Media Assistant

Date Posted:

1/14/2025

Location:

Sheldon Woods Elementary School

Date Available:

Immediately

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Library Educational Assistant Posting # 3620
Location: Sheldon Woods Elementary School
Posting Dates: January 14, 2025 – Until Filled
Reports To: Principal
Beginning: Immediately
Hours: 11 hours per week
Thursday: 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
School-Year/Part-Time

Qualifications:

• Experience in library organization preferred
• Must be highly organized, detail-oriented and work well with elementary school students

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide library and clerical services for elementary school students and staff under the direction and supervision of the librarian and principal
• Work independently on daily tasks and larger library projects
• Support the joy of reading and district literacy goals through read-alouds, reader's advisory, and themed displays
• Organizing and maintaining the library space
• Checking in, checking out, and shelving books
• Repairing books
• Weeding books
• Inventory

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.

Postings current as of 1/21/2025 8:57:21 AM CST.