Teton County School District #1 is hiring: Library Paraprofessional in Jackson

Position Type: Paraprofessional/Library Para Date Posted: 2/6/2025 Location: Munger Mountain Elementary Date Available: 02/06/2025 LIBRARY PARAPROFESSIONAL MUNGER MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADES K-5 177 DAY CALENDAR, 8 HOURS PER DAY (First year days prorated based on start date) INSURANCE, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, PAID TIME OFF 2024-2025 School Year 8/29/24-6/13/25 Hourly starting at $21.49/hour, DOE Compensation package can be found here REPORTS TO: Library Media Specialist and Building administration NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB: To assist the library media specialist in circulation of materials, management of the library media center, collection development, and implementation of library media programming. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Manages the circulation of all library materials and equipment. Assists in the organization and maintenance of the library media collection. Works with individual students, classes, and/or classroom teachers under the direction of the library media specialist. Encourages students to read for enjoyment and curricular purposes as well as aids in the selection of reading materials and other resources. Promotes positive interpersonal relations with students, staff, and community. Assists the library media specialist with data entry and record-keeping duties. Collaborates with the library media specialist and classroom teachers in supervision of students in the library media center and in the computer resource areas. Alerts the library media specialist to any problem and/or special information about an individual student or technology trouble-shooting issues. Performs various clerical, bulletin boards, library display duties and general organizational and clean-up of the library media facility. Assists with the supervision of student aides and parent volunteers in the library media center. Maintains student confidentiality as required by State and Federal statutes. Serves as chief information source and assistant for a substitute librarian assigned in the absence of the library media specialist. Assists with various library media center fund-raising events. Attends library media workshops, seminars, or in-services as suggested by the library media specialist. Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the library media specialist and/or building principal. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Spanish skills preferred but not required. Computer data entry skills. A combination of education and experience that prepares applicant for this job. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit on the floor depending on the age of the children. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. 0 - 12 feet and on occasion up to 20 feet, such as boxes of books and AV/VCR carts. Occasionally the employee will bend or twist at the neck more than the average person, may need to lift arms to write on chalk or marking board and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch and reach 0 - 24 inches and up to 36 inches above the head. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of other people. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material,the ability to adjust focus, and exposure to screen(s) via technology. Hearing ability to monitor activity and presence of students and respond to communication with students and adults is required. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is normally low to moderate but may become loud when large groups are together in a room. The employee may be required to move from room to room to provide instruction and may have to maneuver in crowded hallways. Duties are typically performed indoors and occasionally outdoors, such as playground duty or when students are boarding or unloading buses. The employee may be exposed to unpredictable weather conditions. This position is typically performed in a hazard free, clean, and healthy environment. DISCLAIMER: This job description identifies primary responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and activities. This job description is subject to change in response to student demographics, staffing factors, funding variables, modified operating procedures, and/or program/curriculum changes as directed by the Superintendent(s) or designee(s) of Teton County School District #1. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION: The Teton County School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the school's compliance with the regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) is directed to contact the Civil Rights Compliance Officer (Communications Coordinator), at the office of the School District , 307-733-2704, titleixcoordinator@tcsd.org or PO Box 568, 1235 Gregory Lane, Jackson, WY 83001.