Secretarial​/Clerical

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Geary County USD 475

• Position Type:
  Secretarial/Clerical/ Library Clerk
• Date Posted: 7/21/2025
• Location:
  
  Junction City High School
• Date Available:
  
  July 2025
• Closing Date:
  When Filled

The job of Secondary Library Clerk is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional program with specific responsibilities for maintaining the library collections at school sites; identifying age appropriate resources for students and teachers utilizing library resources; selecting appropriate items in support of classroom instruction; and performing clerical functions related to collection, processing, circulation, maintenance, and inventory of library materials and/or textbooks.

This job reports to Director of Professional Development and Library Media.

• Assist teachers in set up and use of classroom technology (e.g. instructional walls, DVD drives, etc.) for ensuring proper functioning and use.
• Assist teachers, students and administrators for identifying resource materials for use in classroom and/or class assignments.
• Evaluate books and/or periodicals for retention within collection (e.g. repairing damaged books, recommending retirement of books and/or periodicals, etc.) for ensuring the availability of books and library materials.
• Maintain materials inventory (e.g. library books, library hardware/software, media equipment and related instructional materials, etc.) for providing an up-to-date reference and ensuring the availability of materials when required.
• Monitor student activities and behavior for maintaining a safe environment conducive to learning.
• Operate a variety of media production equipment and systems (e.g. program channel, video tape, edit media, duplicate media, etc.) for providing media production services.
• Order supplies and equipment for ensuring availability as needed.
• Participate in unit meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Perform circulation activities (e.g. item check-in and check-out, shelving, prepare circulation count, lists of overdue items, etc.) for controlling the use, location and availability of items in the collection.
• Prepare manual and electronic documents and reports (e.g. collection statistics, scheduling reports/requests, renewal information, overdue lists, textbook orders as needed, fines, costs, notices of missing or overdue books, etc.) for providing documentation and information to others.
• Process new student library cards, notices of missing, damaged, or overdue books, media and materials for providing and/or maintaining access to library resources and securing reimbursement for loses.
• Process library books, periodicals, software and related media materials (e.g. logging into master files, bar coding, shelving, producing required reports, etc.) for providing students and staff with required materials.
• Repairs books and materials for ensuring the availability of books and library materials.
• Responds to inquiries of students, staff, parents (e.g. availability of books, finding appropriate reference documents, status of overdue fines, etc.) for providing information and/or direction as required.

• Performs other related duties as assigned for ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

SKILLS are required to perform single, technical tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications; troubleshooting common library equipment issues; and preparing and maintaining accurate records.

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions. Specific…