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We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,
focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students
as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you
will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting
the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal
of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.
LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an
enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710
square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we
employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers
in our city.
Department or School Site The Los Angeles Unified School District is looking for dedicated
individuals to join our team as Library Aides. LAUSD currently has
vacancies for 3 hour and 6 hour positions.
Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,
vision, and life insurance plans (for 6 hour positions).
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement
System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five
years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
NOTE: Positions in this job classification will be offered on a 9 month
basis - salary and paid time off for 9 month positions will be adjusted
accordingly.
Job Duties/Responsibilities A Library Aide provides assistance to students and teachers in a school
library media center and performs clerical and computer-related duties to
support library functions.
TYPICAL DUTIES
- Assists in the overall school library functions by maintaining catalogs,
lists, and records in the District’s centralized computerized library
system; processing, circulating, and shelving books and various learning
materials; stamping, labeling, mending, and cleaning library books and
other learning resources; and performing regular inventories.
- Provides guidance and assistance to students in the selection of books
and in using other library resources.
- Adds library copies into a database utilizing the District’s central
statistics reports and patron data.
- Provides assistance to teachers in the instruction of information
retrieval skills using the District’s centralized computerized library
system.
- Presents educational information to students under the supervision of
the librarian or a qualified classroom teacher.
- Provides assistance to students in accessing research materials to
support units of study.
- Assists parents with accessing library services for students.
- Assists visiting certificated teachers in the supervision of students
visiting the library media center and review the work of student helpers or
service students.
- Assists the Teacher Librarian or Coordinating Field Librarian in the
selection and ordering of library materials.
- Helps maintain an orderly and functional room environment conducive
to learning.
- May assists in coordinating events such as book fairs and planning
activities that encourage and motivate students to read.
- May read-aloud and provide book talks to groups of students.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements EDUCATION:
In compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 and
other related legislation, candidates for this classification must meet the
following standards:
Paraprofessionals who provide instructional assistance are required to
possess a high school diploma or equivalent and ONE of the following:
- Completion of 48 semester units or 72 quarter units from a recognized
college or university;
OR
- Possession of an associate or higher degree, from a recognized college
or university;
OR
- Receipt of a passing score on the District Proficiency Test AND
Instructional Assistance Test.
EXPERIENCE:
Six months of clerical or library experience, including use of a
computerized library system is preferable.
All employees must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and must be able to
provide verification of their vaccination status as part of the hiring and
onboarding process prior to an official offer of employment to any District
site; this includes current employees who are being promoted to a new
job class.
Desirable Qualifications The ideal candidate would possess experience working with children in a
school, community organization, daycare, or other professional
environment; a familiarity with common computer systems such as
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and the Internet; prior
experience tracking and maintaining a large volume of records/files;
college coursework in the areas of Education, Library Science, Child
Development, Psychology, and/or Sociology; and experience working in
a library setting.
Employment Selection Process Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an
approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your
spam/junk e-mail folder.
We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this
position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring
departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process
in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be
adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule.
For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment
process, visit the 'Our Hiring Process' section of our website at
http://www.lausdjobs.org or directly at
https://lausdjobs.org/hiring-process/ .
Application Process APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted until the
District's hiring needs are met.
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE
APPLICATION?
Please email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net to get assistance with the
application process.
To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the
website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .
The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons
shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.
Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing
are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455
for more information.
Additional Posting Information Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment
assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment
process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment
score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top
three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The
hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open
positions in related job classifications.
