Job Description:

General Statement of Duties
• Strive to implement the district's mission, instructional goals, and objectives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Select and purchase quality materials, which match the needs and expectations of
students and instructional staff.
• Coordinate and plan the development of long-range strategic library goals.
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• Promote the library/media services through building, district, and community
awareness of library materials, instructional programs, and policies.
Provide for video distribution through closed circuit and satellite programming.
• Provide reference services to students and instructional staff.
• Provide instruction to students and instructional staff on technology (informational
technology, educational technology, technology software and hardware and search
strategies)
• Monitor maintenance of materials and facilities. Direct the correction of any
problems.
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• Participate in library professional organizations and continuing education
opportunities.
Manage and direct library paraprofessionals and/or student aides
• Maintain a filing system of information such as, but not limited to: library reports,
documents, and student records,
• Maintain an accurate inventory of all library media equipment and accessories.
• Assist students and staff in the use and understanding of library media aids through
individual, small group, and/or classroom instruction,
• Coordinate library media in correlation with school district curriculum in order to
support and enhance the curriculum. Confer with faculty about appropriate materials
for classroom instruction.
• Ensure that school is a safe environment for the students and staff.
• Participate in faculty and professional meetings, parent-requested meetings,
educational conferences, district in-service, and teacher-training workshops as
deemed necessary.
• Prepare and submit necessary reports to principal, department head, and district
office as requested.
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• Compose, type, and maintain routine correspondence, reports, assessments, and
various other materials and projects. Submit reports and documents as deemed
necessary.
• Requisition supplies and textbooks as needed from building principal.
• Assume responsibility for care of school property. Assess fines to students as
deemed necessary.
• Continue professional development through reading, course work, conference
attendance, professional committee work, workshops, and interaction with educators
from other districts.
• Operate various equipment to include photocopier, telephone, fax machine,
computer, calculator, educational equipment, etc.
• Work directly with highly sensitive student information. Maintain confidentiality of
work related information.
• Perform all duties in compliance with safety standards established by the district.
• Due to the nature of the duties and to promote the efficient operations of the district,
it is necessary for the librarian to work the assigned and scheduled shifts,
• Perform other duties as deemed appropriate and necessary.
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.
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in education, library science or related field.
Education and Experience
• Two years experience with library operations preferred; an equivalent combination of
education and experience may be acceptable to the hiring authority.
• Progressive experience with computer technology and various audio/visual
equipment.
• Ability to work well with students, public entities, educational professionals, etc.
Skills and Abilities
• Work under pressure to meet tight time schedules and deadlines, and handle
significant problems and tasks, which come up simultaneously or unexpectedly.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of students or employees of the
organization.
• Ability to use appropriate math and computer skills.
• Ability to solve practical and/or technology-related
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or
schedule form.
problems and deal with a variety
of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
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• Valid South Dakota Teacher Certification with library science endorsement.
Certificates, Licenses, Examinations
• Successful completion of written tests and/or verbal interviews.
• Evidence that a criminal record history check has been conducted in accordance
with South Dakota Codified Law.
• Other such examinations as deemed necessary by district.
The physical demands and environmental conditions 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.
Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions
While performing the duties of this job:
• The employee is regularly required to communicate.
• The employee frequently is required to sit and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and
occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• The employee is subject to extended working hours outside of the "regular" workday,
week, and calendar year.
• The employee is subject to possible exposure to communicable and blood-born
diseases.
• The noise level in the work environment varies.
• The employee is regularly required to travel from one location to another.
Performance of this position will be evaluated by the supervisor in accordance with the
provisions of School Board Policy GCNA*.
Performance Evaluation
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign
duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.