Educational Assistant - Elementary Media; TEMP

Educational Assistant - Elementary Media (TEMP)

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Final date to receive applications:
In-District Bargaining Unit Members Janaury 12, 2026. If the position is not filled with a bargaining unit member, outside applicants will be considered thereafter until filled.

Projected

Start Date:

Approximately February 1, 2026. Exact date to be determined by the district.

This is a DLI position and requires applicants to be bilingual.

This is a Temp position for the remainder of the 2025/2026 SY

6 hours/day, 182 days/year

Salary Range 9(To be paid at range 10 once bilingual proficiency is verified) $21.64 to $29.65/hour (Range 10: $22.29-$30.54)

This is a job posting intended for qualified applicants. Preference may be given to applicants with culturally, linguistically and racially diverse backgrounds. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications, contact Human Resources to discuss your application.

The job of "Educational Assistant - Elementary/Middle - Media" is to ensure an orderly operation and maintenance of the school media collection and to provide library services to students and staff. Bilingual in English/Spanish is preferred.

Education, Training, Experience, Licensure and Certification

• Experience
  
  Required:
  
  Prior job related experience, paid or volunteer, with school-age children
• Education Required:
  
  High school diploma or GED
• Highly Qualified Status (Completed associates or higher degree, completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (72 college quarter hours or more) or met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics)
• Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing
  
  Required:
  
  Fingerprinting and Criminal Background check, and current First Aid/CPR card

• Skill to perform basic clerical functions, basic arithmetic calculations, operate standard office equipment
• Ability to use English in verbal and written form, use correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Knowledge of principles of child development, instructional processes
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student records, meet schedules and deadlines, read/interpret/apply rules, regulations, policies
• Ability to rapidly learn methods and materials used in a variety of instructional situations

• Manages circulation and collection, utilizing the automated system in place, including adding and deleting patron records, backing up data, adding and deleting materials, processing materials, running reports, and keeping an inventory of the collection
• Monitors classes that come to the media center for regular library visits: check-in/check-out of materials, reading a story (elementary), supervising study hall or work assigned by the teacher, supervising silent reading time
• Processes materials for library use: spine label, stamp, bar code, enters into the system
• Repairs/mends library materials as needed
• Aids students in the selection process and in other computer work
• Trains and supervises volunteers helping with media center upkeep, e.g., shelving books
• Acts as a representative of the media center: fielding calls from parents, fielding calls from sales representatives, working with parent clubs, working with the public library

• Helps maintain general upkeep of the library
• Sets up space for classes, meetings held in the library
• Gathers collections for staff as requested
• Notifies staff and students of overdue materials in timely manner
• Process holds for students
• Promotes library as needed (bookmarks, posters, etc.)
• Makes bookmarks as needed
• Sorts media mail and develops and maintains a file of vendor catalogs
• Keeps a list of teacher/student requests for ordering purposes
• Collects money and issues receipts for lost books and issues refunds if a book is found
• Maintains bulletin boards, seasonal displays in media area
• Participates in lunch, recess and dismissal duties as assigned by principal
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Assists with transportation needs of students, including walking them to and from the bus, supervision of students on the way to and from the bus

• Ability to sit, stand or walk for prolonged periods
• Talk and hear conversations in a potentially noisy environment
• Use precise control of fingers and hand movement, often in a repetitive motion such as keyboarding
• Reach for and handle objects
• Use close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Focus on a computer screen
• Bending, stooping, kneeling and lifting and/or moving up to 40 pounds may also be required on occasion

• Maintaining regular and punctual attendance. In case of an absence, site…