Position:  Library/Media Paraeducator

 

Location: Howard Elementary

 

Schedule:

• 7.5 hours per day
• Work Student Days + 5 additional days for library prep and/or trainings at beginning of the school year

                      

Position Available:  August 2026

 

Perks: At FPS, you'll be working with a team dedicated to our students and community. Feel good, every day, about what you do - whether you're helping students read, providing them nourishment, making sure the lights are on, or any of the countless other ways our employees work toward our mission. We're all in it together!

 

Compensation:     

• $16.46 - $18.02 per hour depending on experience
• If bilingual (English/Spanish): $18.02 - $19.90 per hour depending on experience

Benefits:              

• State Retirement Pension Plan Membership
• Paid Sick, Bereavement, Civic, and Personal Leave provided
• Paid, employee-only dental insurance provided upon enrollment
• Health insurance eligible - monthly premium rate based on hours per day and compensation rate. If employee declines, a $100/month stipend is provided in lieu of the health insurance coverage
• Eligible for other benefits including vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, short term disability insurance, accident insurance, and more

 

Qualifications:  High school graduate or GED

 

Reports To:  Building Administrator

 

Applications Will Be Accepted Until Position Is Filled.

 

Application Procedure:  Interested and qualified applicants are invited to apply online at fremonttigers.org. Click on Employment and follow application instructions.

 

 

All positions are subject to veterans preference

 

Employment is subject to background check and work authorization

 

All compensation and benefits are subject to the employee handbook and board policy which determine rates and eligibility.

 

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FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

It is the policy of Fremont Public Schools to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs.  Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the Superintendent.

 

DEPARTMENT: Instructional Support

 

JOB TITLE: Library/Media Paraeducator

 

REQUIREMENTS:

Education Level:

• High School Diploma or GED

Certification/Licensure:

• None Required
• First Aid/CPR certificate desired

Experience Desired:

• Library, secretarial or previous school experience is helpful.
• Experience working with children.

Other Requirements:

• Have an interest in young people and an ability to deal fairly and tactfully with students.
• Possess a positive attitude toward education and a helpful attitude toward people.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty and staff.

 

REPORTS TO:  Building Administrator, or designated building media specialist.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The essential functions of each employee’s position includes (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and (3) the ability to perform the physical requirements on their specific job description.

 

Basic: 

• Work involves providing media services to staff and students. Assigned duties shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the building media specialist and building administrator. Duties involved are those which are not directly involved with the instruction of students.

 

Frequent:

• Assist students and teachers locate materials, both print and non-print.
• Assist teachers and students with A-V equipment and media center technology.
• Prepare a video taping schedule. Also video tape and play back instructional television programs.
• Facilitate the ordering of materials through outside sources.
• Circulate print and non-print materials and shelve all materials as they are returned.
• Issue overdue slips on materials.
• Conduct story time with classes.
• Assist students with research projects.
• Oversee the general neatness and attractiveness of the library and its displays.
• Perform all of the duties of running the library (i.e. check in all publications when they arrive, maintain back issue file, encourage magazine circulation and refile when returned, make simple repairs on damaged materials, process new books, etc.).
• Encourage usage of all materials by all students and staff.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

	NEVER (0%)	OCCASIONAL (1-32%)	FREQUENT (33-66%)	CONSTANT (67%+)
A. Standing			X
B. Walking			X
C. Sitting			X
D. Bending/Stooping			X
E. Reaching/Pulling/Pushing			X
F. Climbing		X
G. Driving		X
H. Lifting: 50 pound maximum
I. Carrying: 200 ft.
J. Manual Dexterity Tasks	Fingering 33-66%		Grasping 33-66%
Specify (manual dexterity tasks): Ability to operate some office equipment such as a copy machine, a typewriter or computer keyboard, telephone, etc., plus operate all A-V equipment.

 

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (Intellectual, Sensory): Skills in human relations and in written and oral communication as well as skills in working with adults and children. Also need visual and auditory acuity.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Inside – Outside – Both: Inside

 

Climatic Environment: Work environment is heated/air-conditioned, however some facilities may not be air-conditioned. 

Hazards: Exposure to communicable diseases, building, furniture, equipment, and some lifting.