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MT. PLEASANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

   INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING

The following position is available for the 2026-2027 school year.

REPORTS TO:         Building Administrators or designee

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two years post secondary education, required.
• Strong knowledge of and competency in computer programs including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, desktop publishing).
• Professional tact, diplomacy and presentation with administrators, staff, teachers, students, parents and community.
• Physical ability to lift a minimum of forty (40) pounds.
• Has an electronic fingerprint clearance from a criminal history record check.
• Preferred qualification of certification of completion in first aid, CPR, Behavior Management and Physical Intervention skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide instruction to students and staff in the use of print and electronic reference tools and information literacy processes.
• Assist students in strategies for intellectual access to information and ideas for learning.
• Provide information and instruction in areas of information literacy, research, acceptable use policy, intellectual property and copyright and the use of educational technologies.
• Promote integrated use of technology as a learning tool.
• Promote student reading for information and pleasure.
• Reinforce strategy-based reading instruction.
• Create and implement procedures for media center operations.
• Develop and maintain a diversified media center collection of print, non-print and electronic resources.
• Schedule media facilities for instruction and supervising student use.

Depending on building size and sections, the Media Assistant may be asked to support building needs in the following areas:

• Morning arrival supervision & support
• Dismissal  supervision & support
• Lunch supervision & support
• 1:1 student academic  plan support
• Small group academic interventions (MTSS determined)
• Large group academic MTSS support (ie: on/above level options)
• Offering a quiet/calming space to students based on MTSS needs
• Support of student breaks, heavy work, sensory walks (if available)

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High School Diploma or equivalent.
2. Two years post secondary education, required.
3. Knowledge of computer programs (word processing, databases, spreadsheets, desktop publishing).
4. Knowledge of telecommunications (electronic mail, automated library circulation, Internet).
5. Understand and maintain confidentiality, professional tact, diplomacy and presentation with administrators, staff, teachers, parents and the community.
6. Posses, in the judgment of the administration, personal qualifications to perform such duties including ability to:
   1. Work with staff and the general public in a professional and appropriate manner;
   2. Comprehend and maintain detailed information;
   3. Make independent judgments in accordance with school/program procedures and policies;
   4. Display loyalty and integrity.
7. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

WAGES AND BENEFITS:

This is a scheduled student days (7 hours/day) position with salary and benefits as outlined in the Agreement between the Mt. Pleasant Support Personnel Association and the Mt. Pleasant School District Board of Education.  There are additional days before school begins to prepare for the year.

EVALUATION: 

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions established in the Agreement between the Mt. Pleasant Support Personnel Association and the Mt. Pleasant School District Board of Education.

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/stand for long periods of time, communicate or hear.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move a minimum of forty (40) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this include near-sighted vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate is acceptable for this environment. The Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs, activities, and employment. 

Non-Discrimination Statement

The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition), age, height, weight, familial status, marital status, military service, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other legally protected basis, and prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment and retaliation, in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about unlawful discrimination, including unlawful harassment and retaliation, may be referred to the District's applicable Coordinator and/or an agency with jurisdiction, such as the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the Department of Justice.