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1. Impact Lives Daily: Every day, you'll have the opportunity to inspire, guide, and empower the next generation. Your work will ripple through time, shaping not just individual lives but entire communities.
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4. Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive salaries, excellent health coverage, robust retirement plans, and generous paid time off.
5. Supportive Community: Join a team that feels like family. Our collaborative environment fosters lifelong friendships and professional networks.
6. Cutting-Edge Resources: Work with state-of-the-art technology and innovative teaching tools that make learning exciting for both educators and students.

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POSITION DETAILS: This position works 43 Weeks per year, 7 hours per day. The position begins 5 days before school begins and continues 5 days after school is out of session. This position will begin in the 26-27 school year. SALARY: Year Hourly Rate 1 $12.24 2 $12.94 3 $13.66 4 $14.37 5 $15.11

 Annual, incremental pay increases are given for each year of service with the EVSC in this role with 120 days of service per school year. New employees will begin on year 1. 

BENEFITS:

EVSC offers four (4) Anthem medical insurance plans. Single medical, dental and vision insurance are provided with this position. Employees may pay the additional cost to add family members. Click here to view the rates for each plan. If elected, insurance coverage begins the first of the month following the successful completion of a 30-day probationary period. 
Employees enrolled in an EVSC medical insurance plan are eligible to use any of the three EVSC Health & Wellness Centers.  The health clinics provide primary care services, generic prescription medications, physicals, health screenings, and labs; all at NO COST to the employee or covered family member.
EVSC is proud to provide accumulated paid time off for:

• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Personal Business Days
• Snow Days

EVSC employees access to the EVSC Wee Care Learning Centers.  The Wee Care program provides a quality early learning experience for employees' children as young as six weeks through age five at a special employee rate.  
This position will automatically be enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) through the state of Indiana, which includes a defined benefit (Pension) as well as an Annuity Savings Account (ASA).  Employees may also participate in a 403(b) Plan.  Enrolling in the 403(b) plan allows employees to save for their retirement by making a pre-tax salary deferral contributions to the Plan.
Eligible employees may enroll in the EVSC group life insurance and long term disability plans. EVSC also offers a variety of voluntary insurance products through American Fidelity. 
EVSC offers a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP). It is a confidential, voluntary service that provides professional counseling and referral services designed to help employees and their family members with personal, job or family-related matters.

SUMMARY:  

The Media Center Assistant supports students, teachers, and staff by maintaining an organized, engaging, and welcoming media center environment that promotes literacy and learning. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:   Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintain a daily schedule for library classes and classroom visits to the media center, which may include teaching media literacy skills, reading aloud to students, and facilitating engaging storytime and creative learning activities.
• Support teachers and students during media center classes by assisting with classroom management and fostering a positive, respectful learning environment through proactive behavior support strategies.
• Promote a welcoming, organized, and visually engaging media center that encourages reading, learning, and accessibility for all students.
• Prepare instructional and media materials for specialized teaching units under the guidance of the Director and Media Center Leads.
• Demonstrate a caring, respectful, and student-centered approach in all interactions with students, staff, and families.
• Supervise students, alongside teachers, within the building, playground, bus area, lunch duty, or study hall assignments for up to two periods daily while utilizing positive behavior management practices.
• Provide support for student technology resources when the Building Technician is unavailable, as appropriate.
• Maintain media center collections, inventory, and resources in accordance with guidelines established by the Director of the Media Centers.
• Manage, track, distribute, and maintain curriculum materials (K8) and library resources using specialized district software and established Media Center procedures.
• Coordinate with the Book Fund to ensure students and teachers have access to approved curriculum materials, including textbooks, workbooks, and supplemental resources, using designated software systems (K8 only).
• Coordinate and manage one annual book fair to promote family engagement and support media center fundraising initiatives.
• Collect and process fees for damaged or lost library materials, textbooks, and technology using approved EVSC software systems (K12 media center; K8 textbooks only).
• Operate standard school and media center equipment, including copiers, laminators, and scanners.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain regular attendance.

JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrate a genuine passion for working with students and a strong desire to support their growth, development, and success.

• Build positive relationships with students and encourage them to reach their full potential.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, staff, and parents through oral and written communication. 

• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all corporation, state, and federal requirements. 

• Ability to use technology, including Microsoft, Google and learn specialized software systems.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with EVSC employees, vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environment
• Strive to be innovative in continuously improving processes for district-wide success
• Provide excellent service in all forms of communication with a results-oriented customer-driven focus
• Successful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Ability to internally motivate, think critically, and initiate strategic improvement
• Exude a positive and dependable work ethic
• Highly organized with attention to detail

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervise 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:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Experience with computers and libraries preferred. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policy, procedures, and processes.

• Ability to write reports and general correspondence. 

• Ability, both orally and in writing, to present information effectively and respond appropriately to questions and concerns from individuals and groups of educators, administrators, parents, students, and the general public. 

• Ability to always communicate using correct grammar.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 

• Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and to understand abstract and concrete variables. 

• Ability to use available information and develop realistic long-term and short-term plans for curricular goals.

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, walk, talk, see, and hear.
• Must be able to see and read close work such as typed or handwritten material and have good depth perception.
• Must be able to hear conversation in a noisy environment and to communicate through speech.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.
• Must be able to push items weighing up to fifty pounds.
• Must continuously repeat the same hand, arm, and finger motion.

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 will vary depending on the daily activity. 

• It, at times, is very quiet in the classroom but often, as in the cafeteria and/or school assemblies, is moderate to very loud. 

• The employee must often meet deadlines and must report to class and/or duty assignments on time. 

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS OPPORTUNITY?
If you have any questions, please e-mail Katie Johnson at katie1.johnson@evsck12.com. You will receive a response within 24-48 hours.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and it does not serve to proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned or changed by management.

NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY-
It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, national origin, age, limited English proficiency, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C.22-9- 1), Title IV, and Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).
Questions concerning compliance with these laws should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation,
951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713, phone number 435-8508.
The interview committee will give preference to candidates who, through the interview process, past experience, and references have demonstrated the ability to interact with students, staff, and the community.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.