# **Library Assistant I** - _Classified_ **Reports To: Department Head** **Salary Range: Range 23 on the Classified Salary Schedule** **Work Year: 10 Months** **Qualifications:** **Education/Experience:** - A.A. degree or equivalent required; - One year of experience in performing subprofessional duties in a library is desirable. **Overview:** Under direct supervision of the school Librarian, perform varied duties in a library; and related work as required. **Responsibilities/Duties:** - Assist students in making effective use of library resources including the automated catalog, reference databases, and Internet; - Assist students in the selection of books and media materials; - Train library students and volunteers; - Help maintain order among the groups of students in the library; - Check library materials in and out of the library; - Compute and collect fines and maintain payment records on overdue, lost, or damaged materials; - Enter selective data into the library's automated system; - Prepare purchase orders, bibliographies, reports, and correspondence; - Give information over the telephone to parents and district staff; - Reconcile purchase orders with invoices; - Call business firms regarding purchase orders for books, media materials, supplies, and equipment; - Maintain budget and purchasing records; - Assist librarian in preparing bibliographies and in solving circulation, catalog, and reference problems; - Open the library in the morning and lock it for the night; - Help select books in need or repair; - Other duties as assigned; - Be understanding, patient, and good-humored, yet be firm when necessary; - Do basic reference work and assist students in the selection of library materials; - Do responsible clerical work with speed and accuracy; - Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** - Thorough knowledge of standard library practices, terminology, and procedures; - Basic office software including word processing and spreadsheets; - Basic reference sources and materials and major authors and books in the field of literature; - MAC and PC literate, including correction of minor computer problems; - Internet search strategy skills; - Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action. **Minimum Requirements:** - Legal Authorization to work in the U.S.; - Ability to pass a Department of Justice (DOJ) fingerprint clearance; - Within 60 days of hire, provision of TB (tuberculin) clearance, as mandated by the California Education Code. **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 essential functions. Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate various standard office equipment; lifting heavy objects weighing up to 25 pounds; standing for extended periods of time; reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally; and bending at the waist. During the execution of this role, the employee will regularly engage in verbal communication or auditory activities. Additionally, the employee will frequently need to manipulate objects, tools, or controls using their hands and may also be required to extend their hands and arms. Occasionally, the role may entail standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, as well as stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. **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 essential functions. Indoor work environment which may include exposure to dust, molds, and mildew; exposure to glue fumes and cleaning solvents as well as solvent-based inks, tapes, and solutions. The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually low. **Non-Discrimination Policy:** The Palo Alto Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation. PAUSD is an equal opportunity employer in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws. Revision Date: 08/09/2024 Initial date: 03/01/1974 Equal Opportunity Employer in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws.