Lewiston School Department
Job Description
Position Title: Educational Technician III (Library Assistant)
Department: Instruction
Reports To: District Library Specialist
Prepared By: Human Resources Dept.
Approved By: Supt. Of Schools
SUMMARY: Library Assistants handle the day-to-day duties of the library-media center.
Library Assistants assist teachers and students needing to use the materials provided in the
library-media center.
Salary: $18.56 - $24.50
Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including: health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer; dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; 12 paid sick days per year; tuition reimbursement and more!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
Circulate books and materials to students and staff.
Manage the patron data base.
Reshelf all materials in correct alphabetical and Dewey order.
Assist students and staff to locate library-media materials.
Read and share literature with all grade levels.
Present prepared library curriculum.
Send out and follow up on all overdue notices to students and staff.
Process the arrival of new books and materials in a timely manner.
Notify students and staff of new materials.
Keep the library-media center clean, organized and attractive.
Make minor book repairs.
Enjoy working with students and staff.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises and trains parent volunteers. Assist teacher in supervising students.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Three years post secondary education or 90 credit hours of approved study in a related area.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to
write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small
group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and
interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral
instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized
situations.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Previous work in child care. Ability to develop effective working relationships with students,
staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and
in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and School
Committee policies.
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 the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch,
or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must
be able to push items of 50 lbs such as pushing children on a bike or moving/rearranging
furniture. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and
peripheral vision.
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
the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at a standard acceptable level for
this environment. The employee is continuously responsible for the safety, well-being and work
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act
(A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are
performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
Lewiston Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.