Library Media Aide — Create an Organized Student Media Center

Horry County Schools; South Carolina; On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Horry County Schools in Kingston Elementary is seeking a Media Aide to help maintain an organized media center and ensure students can access the available materials.

Under the supervision of the Media Specialist, you will perform clerical tasks, process orders, manage inventory, shelve books, and assist with repairs and displays. The 185‑day term emphasizes consistent school-year support.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or 60 college credit hours or paraprofessional certificate required.
• Aptitude in clerical tasks such as alphabetizing and invoices.
• Ability to type and perform data entry functions.

Responsibilities

• Type and process orders, reports, bibliographies, forms, media center schedules, letters to publishers, etc.
• Order and receive materials and equipment selected for purchase by the Media Specialist. Maintain files of catalog cards, vertical file material, publishers' catalogs, etc.
• Write notices to teachers and students concerning overdue books and collect fines for such books as required.
• Make simple repairs on damaged books and process more severely damaged books for repair at the bindery.
• Monitor attendance in the media center and keep attendance records.
• Ready books for reserve on teachers' requests and maintain the reserve shelf.
• Prepare current magazines for shelving and maintain the back number stacks.
• Assist in the annual inventory of media center materials and the preparation of lists of missing books and books to be discarded.
• Shelve incoming books.
• Maintain current inventory of supplies and suggest items for acquisition as needed.
• Oversee the general neatness and attractiveness of media center and its displays.

Skills

Clerical skills

Typing

Data entry

Education

Associate degree or 60 college credits or paraprofessional certificate

Job description

Horry County Schools in Kingston Elementary is seeking a Media Aide to help maintain an organized media center and ensure students can access the available materials.

Under the supervision of the Media Specialist, you will perform clerical tasks, process orders, manage inventory, shelve books, and assist with repairs and displays. The 185‑day term emphasizes consistent school-year support.