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Library Assistant - Educational Technician III - Middle School (full-time with benefits)

Falmouth Public Schools
Full-time
On-site
Maine, United States
$24.54 - $30.85 USD yearly

  • Position Type:
      Middle School Support Staff/Ed Tech III / Building Based Substitute

  • Date Posted:
      7/14/2025

  • Location:
      Falmouth Middle School

  • Date Available:
      August 2025

  • Closing Date:
      08/15/2025

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    Falmouth Middle School is seeking a Library Assistant. The Falmouth Middle School Library serves approximately 450 students in grades 6, 7, and 8 and is the technology center for the school. The library assistant will supervise students and oversee the library while the school librarian/tech integrator is teaching library classes and providing tech integration support in classrooms. Ideal candidates should have experience working with middle school students, an interest in middle grade & young adult literature, experience using technology, and the willingness to learn the online library system. Candidates should be organized, flexible, take direction, and have a sense of humor and a positive attitude.

     

    Duties and Responsibilities:

     

    • Assists students and staff with locating books and resources in the library 

    • Uses the library circulation system to check out materials to students and staff 

    • Checks in and shelves library books and material

    • Supervises students working in the library during school hours

    • Helps staff and students with the library copier and printer needs

    • Assists with creating book displays and supports school-wide reading initiatives 

    • Assists with processing new books and conducting library inventory

    • Creates help tickets for students and staff who need tech support 
       

     

    The ideal candidate will:

     

    • Enjoy working with adolescents and have an understanding of their unique developmental needs 

    • Develop and maintain positive relationships with students and co-workers

    • Be creative, organized, flexible, communicate effectively, and take initiative

    • Maintain an equity lens and a growth mindset

     


    Qualifications / Certifications / Experience: 

     
    • Education Technician III Certification and CHRC authorization through State of Maine Department of Education 
    • ?Approved background check (run by the district)
    • ?Experience working with middle school-aged students preferred
     


    Additional:

    Pay will be based on relevant experience and DOE certification.  Ed Tech III pay rate range is $24.54 - $30.85/hr.  Hours: 35 hours per week (7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Mon-Fri during the school year) A generous benefits package includes the following:

     
    • Health benefits - 100% District paid for employee
    • Dental benefits - 100% District paid for employee
    • Life Insurance - paid by District up to $27,000 of coverage
    • Paid school-year holidays
    • Generous sick leave, personal leave, maternity leave
    • Earned vacation time
    • District-supported and paid professional development
    • Pension retirement plan (Maine State Retirement)

    Falmouth Public Schools is committed to promoting diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion throughout our district.  We encourage qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

    Falmouth Middle School is located on a 100-acre district K-12 campus in Falmouth Maine, a coastal community bordering the city of Portland.  Our campus features extensive fields, trails, gardens and hoop houses, and rich opportunities for collaboration between schools.  Over the past three years, each of our three schools in the district has been a recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award: student achievement is exemplary and the community takes great pride in all academic, co-curricular, and athletic accomplishments.  Equally important is our commitment to ensuring that all members of our community feel known, respected and appreciated as we work to fulfill our District Mission: Navigating Creative Pathways to Courageous, Compassionate, and Fulfilling Lives.


    Application Deadline:
    This position remains open until August 15, 2025
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