Paraprofessional III – Learning Commons/Library (Gr. K-5)

POSITION:               Paraprofessional III – Learning Commons Specialization (Gr. K-5) 

LOCATIONS:           Bowdoin Central School

HOURS/STATUS:     Up to 35 hours per week // School Year 2024-2025 

CLOSING DATE:    Open Until Filled  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provide support to students, staff, and administration in the use of media and technology equipment, including, but not limited to: computers, tablets, internet/networked technologies, audio/visual materials, print, database and other electronic resources.

• Provide short-term instruction and/or supervision to individual students, small groups of students, and entire classes within a school setting.
• Collaborate with students, staff, administrators, parents, and community members to support their use of media and technology equipment in traditional and innovative ways.
• Supervise and efficiently schedule the use of the Learning Commons. Develop and maintain an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative climate within the Learning Commons.
• Keep current with Children and Young Adult literature, fiction/nonfiction, digital/print.
• Access, maintain, store, manage and disseminate media and technology equipment. Effectively use district-adopted software systems and tools to support these processes.
• Provide support for staff and students in accordance with the district’s technology plan, district curricula, state, and national standards (e.g. NETS-A, NETS-T, NETS-A) relating to technology and library concepts and skills.
• Advocate for, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of information and technology, including the subjects of copyright, intellectual property, and the use of appropriate citation methods in academic
• Assist in the preparation of instructional materials for technology and digital citizenship instruction.
• Manage effective methods of record keeping for inventory and compliance purposes.
• Provide end-user technology training and support for students, staff and administration for hardware and software applications.
• Perform Tier 1 hardware and software troubleshooting for students, staff and administration.
• Assist in the maintenance and upgrading of district software and hardware.
• Other duties as assigned. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of technology, library sciences and digital citizenship.
• Working knowledge of computers and familiarity with iPads, Chromebooks, Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
• Ability to learn new tasks, skills and uses for media and computing as it emerges.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with the ability to work with students, staff, parents, and community members.
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately manage student behavior.
• Demonstrated written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize a variety of tasks with flexibility and positivity.
• Successful experience as a Paraprofessional (preferably in a library or computer lab) or professional equivalent.
• Current Paraprofessional III Certification as issued by the Maine State Department of Education.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position.

M.S.A.D. No. 75 is an Equal Opportunity Employer