Elementary Library Coordinator

Elementary Library Coordinator

Classified Employee's Salary Range: A-32

Under general supervision, oversee the daily operation of an elementary school library; order, process, store, maintain and circulate a wide variety of library materials, including books, textbooks, audio‑visual equipment and software, and related instructional materials; assist teachers in the supervision of students using the library.

A high school diploma or recognized equivalent.

Two (2) years of clerical experience including electronic record‑keeping, inventory management, and data collection.

• Experience working with groups of elementary‑age children in an academic or structured setting is highly desirable.
• Experience working in a library is highly desirable.

• Select, read, and discuss books with groups of students.
• Respond to inquiries from students and staff in the selection and retrieval of library material.
• Explain library policies and procedures as needed.
• Assist students and staff in the use of computers, software, and online resources to retrieve material and information.
• Perform online circulation and related procedures on the computer.
• Evaluate instructional materials for maintenance, replacement, retention or disposal.
• Recommend the acquisition of library materials in accordance with state standards, curriculum requirements, and student interest.
• Prepare and place orders for a wide variety of instructional materials for use in elementary curriculum, including library books, textbooks, and audio‑visual materials and software.
• Enter, update, audit, and maintain various data, logs, records, and reports using databases and spreadsheets to track library materials.
• Receive, process, stamp, and distribute new textbooks and supplementary instructional materials; collect textbooks and materials from teachers and students at year‑end.
• Maintain applicable budgets; maintain inventory of materials.
• Prepare written reports related to circulation statistics and other usage indicators; maintain library files, including computer online card catalogs, shelf lists and others; update materials as needed.
• Conduct annual inventory; prepare and maintain a variety of records and reports related to the inventory and distribution of textbooks and other library and media materials.
• Prepare annual and seasonal library displays and bulletin boards and maintain library in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Principles and practices of record‑keeping and maintaining documentation.
• Principles and practices of inventory management.
• Principles and practices of data collection and entry.
• Principles, practices, and techniques of information gathering.
• Practices of public speaking.
• Word processing and spreadsheet software.

• Professional & Technical Expertise – applying technical subject matter to the job.
• Analyzing & Interpreting Data – drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative or qualitative data.
• Learning Agility – seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to one's work.
• Self‑Management – showing personal organization, self‑discipline, and dependability.
• Attention to Detail – focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work product.
• Relationship Building – establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships.
• Oral Communication – engaging effectively in dialog.

• Hearing and speaking to exchange information and make presentations.
• Seeing to read a variety of materials.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard.
• Lifting and carrying moderately heavy objects.
• Pushing or pulling book carts.
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders horizontally.
• Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching.

Reasonable accommodations will be made so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

The Santa Monica‑Malibu Unified School District does not discriminate based on actual or perceived sex, age, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, gender, mental and/or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Job Location:

Webster Elementary School, Malibu, CA (7 hours per day, 10 months per year)

Salaries: $82,800.00 – $92,000.00 per year