Library Aide
Calumet City School District 155 - Calumet City, Illinois, United States, 60409![Calumet City School District 155](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Date Posted:7/23/2024
Location:Wentworth Intermediate School
Date Available:08/19/2024
Closing Date:Until Filled
Job Title: School Library Aide
District Name: Calumet City School District 155
Address: 540 Superior Ave., Calumet City, IL 60409
Phone Number: (708) 862-7665
Fax Number: (708) 868-7555
Openings: 1
Region: Cook South
County: Cook
Type of Employment: Full-time permanent
Job Category: Elementary K-9
Grade Level: Elementary
Salary/Benefits: Commensurate with salary scheduled and experience. Competitive benefits package.
Duties: School library aides assist librarians with the tasks required to effectively run a library, such as organizing materials and helping students find resources.
Responsibilities: The school library aides is responsible for but limited to:
1. assist with tasks related to loaning and recollecting library materials.
2. Assisting students with finding resources for class assignments and helping them register for library cards are some of library aides' many duties.
3. They also help patrons check out materials, inspect returned books for damage and send out due notices for unreturned items.
4. Library aides support with teaching students how to effectively use the library.
5. Help answer questions about library services and help teachers locate materials for their classrooms.
6. Help supervise student use of the library and computer lab, if applicable.
7. help plan and advertise special library events, such as book sales or local outreach programs. District 155 expects candidates to be child-centered professionals with a high degree of energy, flexibility, and initiative. Expectations are that paraprofessionals are clear verbal and written communicators, have well-developed interpersonal skills, practice reflective teaching, and seek continuous self-improvement.
Qualifications: 1.) High School Diploma or equivalent, 2.) 60 semester hours of college credit or pass the Praxis Exam or pass WorkKey assessments, 3.) letter of approval from ISBE with appropriate certification, 4.) experience with children in an educational setting, specifically in reading improvement instruction preferred.
Working Environment: The physical demands described here are representative ofthose that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essentialfunctions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position's functions require some agility to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and fine finger dexterity to enter information into the different school data systems.
District Website: http://www.calumetcity155.org