Library Technician
Published Date: Jun 4, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
$23.21 - $28.12 Hourly
APPLICATION FILING DATES
June 4, 2025 - June 24, 2025
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
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.
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DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE
The Los Angeles Unified School District is looking for dedicated individuals to join our team as Library Technicians. 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.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to 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 may 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 Technician 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 include:
- Assisting 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.
- Providing guidance and assistance to students in the selection of books and in using other library resources.
- Adding library copies into a database utilizing the District’s central computerized library system and generating related reports including statistics reports and patron data.
- Providing assistance to teachers in the instruction of information retrieval skills using the District’s centralized computerized library system.
- Presenting educational information to students under the supervision of the librarian or a qualified classroom teacher.
- Providing assistance to students in accessing research materials to support units of study.
- Assisting parents with accessing library services for students.
- Assisting visiting certificated teachers in the supervision of students visiting the library media center and reviewing the work of student helpers or service students.
- Assisting the Teacher Librarian or Coordinating Field Librarian in the selection and ordering of library materials.
- Helping maintain an orderly and functional room environment conducive to learning.
- May assist 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.
- Performing related duties as assigned.
NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities of this position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed in these classifications, please visit: https://bit.ly/3YTMov5
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.
*PLEASE NOTE:
All entrance requirements must be met by the end of the filing period in order to move forward with the assessment process. To verify the education requirement, transcripts, diplomas, and/or certifications, it must be presented at the time applications are screened. As such, please be sure to upload it as an attachment to your candidate profile. Candidates who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report. For a list of approved evaluation organizations visit: https://www.lausd.org/Page/7876
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
- Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as approved senders 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.
- We encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again.
- For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply, click the "Apply" button at the top right corner of this page and log into the application management system; then, (1) click on each of the dropdown tabs and complete the requested information; and (2) submit your application by clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the page to complete the application process, or click "Save" to save your application to complete at a later date.
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION?
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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.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.
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