Media Aide
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation - Evansville, Indiana, United States, 47713![Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation](/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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POSITION DETAILS: This position works 43 Weeks per year, 6.75 hours per day. The position begins 5 days before school begins and continues 5 days after school is out of session.
SALARY:
Year
Hourly Rate
1
$11.25
2
$11.94
3
$12.64
4
$13.34
5
$14.06
Annual, incremental pay increases are given for each year of service with the EVSC in this role with 120 days of service per school year. New employees will begin on year 1.
BENEFITS: EVSC offers four (4) Anthem medical insurance plans. Single medical, dental and vision insurance are provided with this position. Employees may pay the additional cost to add family members. Click here to view the rates for each plan. If elected, insurance coverage begins the first of the month following the successful completion of a 30-day probationary period.
Employees enrolled in an EVSC medical insurance plan are eligible to use any of the three EVSC Health & Wellness Centers. The health clinics provide primary care services, generic prescription medications, physicals, health screenings, and labs; all at
NO COST
to the employee or covered family member.
EVSC is proud to provide accumulated paid time off for:
Sick TimeHolidaysPersonal Business DaysSnow DaysEVSC employees access to the EVSC Wee Care Learning Centers. The Wee Care program provides a quality early learning experience for employees' children as young as six weeks through age five at a special employee rate.
This position will automatically be enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) through the state of Indiana, which includes a defined benefit (Pension) as well as an Annuity Savings Account (ASA). Employees may also participate in a 403(b) Plan. Enrolling in the 403(b) plan allows employees to save for their retirement by making a pre-tax salary deferral contributions to the Plan.
Eligible employees may enroll in the EVSC group life insurance and long term disability plans. EVSC also offers a variety of voluntary insurance products through American Fidelity.
EVSC offers a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP). It is a confidential, voluntary service that provides professional counseling and referral services designed to help employees and their family members with personal, job or family-related matters.
SUMMARY:
Coordinate the daily activities of the school media center.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.Maintain a daily schedule of visiting library classes, which may include teaching media skills or reading aloud to students.Check books and materials in and out for students and teachers.Maintain an inviting atmosphere by creating educational displays that encourage students to read in the media center.Assist teachers by collecting media resources for classroom lessons.Throughout the year, collect and distribute textbooks as needed for departing and arriving students and order as necessary.Maintain textbook inventory, and ordering or transferring textbooks as needed.Maintain shelves by keeping books in order according to media center standards, including daily shelving and arranging.Order grade level appropriate books for the media center based on curriculum maps and teacher and student needs, while reviewing the collection and analyzing school needs.Distribute and check out all textbooks, tech, teacher resources to students and teachers at the beginning of the year as well as collect materials at the end of the year and place back in inventory.Assist with yearly inventory of media center resources.Process all media resources ordered through the media budget, Scholastic book fairs and other funds.Collect fees for damaged and lost media materials, textbooks or technology.Mend damaged materials daily to keep materials in circulation.Assist in weeding out-of-date and damaged material.Produce and distribute overdue notices quarterly.Carry out end of the year procedures by creating reports on missing media and technology resources as well as sending out notices as necessary.Coordinate and manage book fairs one to three times per school year.Meet quarterly with a media focus group for professional development.Print textbook reports and maintain collection letters.Serve one hour of lunch and or recess duties daily.Maintains regular attendance.
JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to the instructional program.Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, staff, and parents through oral and written communication.Ability to perform duties with awareness of all corporation, state, and federal requirements.Ability to plan and implement lessons based on corporation and school objectives and student needs and abilities.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Work collaboratively with EVSC employees, vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environmentStrive to be innovative in continuously improving processes for district-wide successProvide excellent service in all forms of communication with a results-oriented customer-driven focusSuccessful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure, time-sensitive environmentAbility to internally motivate, think critically, and initiate strategic improvementExude a positive and dependable work ethicHighly organized with attention to detail
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Experience with computers and media preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, textbooks, and government regulations.Ability to write reports and general correspondence.Ability, both orally and in writing, to present information effectively and respond appropriately to questions and concerns from individuals and groups of educators, administrators, parents, students, and the general public.Ability always to communicate using correct grammar.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability, and statistical inference.Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY:Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and to understand abstract and concrete variables.Ability to use available information and develop realistic long-term and short-term plans for curricular goals.
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 regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, see, and hear.Must be able to see and read close work such as typed or handwritten material and have good depth perception.Must be able to hear conversation in a noisy environment and to communicate through speech.Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.Must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.Must be able to push items weighing up to fifty pounds.Must continuously repeat the same hand, arm, and finger motion.
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 will vary depending on the daily activity.It, at times, is very quiet in the classroom but often, as in the cafeteria and/or school assemblies, is moderate to very loud.The employee must often meet deadlines and must report to class and/or duty assignments on time.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) -
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and it does not serve to proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned or changed by management.
NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, national origin, age, limited English proficiency, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C.22-9- 1), Title IV, and Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).
It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, veteran status, national origin, age, limited English proficiency, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C. 22-9-1), Title VI (Civil Rights Acts of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).
Questions concerning compliance with these laws should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation,951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713, phone number 435-8508.
The interview committee will give preference to candidates who, through the interview process, past experience, and references have demonstrated the ability to interact with students, staff, and the community.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.