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Montgomery County Public Schools is hiring: FY26: Media Assistant, Lakewood ES,
Montgomery County Public Schools is hiring: FY26: Media Assistant, Lakewood ES,Mediabistro • Rockville, MD, United States
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Montgomery County Public Schools is hiring : FY26 : Media Assistant, Lakewood ES,

Montgomery County Public Schools is hiring : FY26 : Media Assistant, Lakewood ES,

Mediabistro • Rockville, MD, United States
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Overview

Under general direction of the principal and in collaboration with the media specialist and the media center team, the media assistant supports and promotes the vision and mission of School Library Media Programs. The media assistant creates a warm and welcoming environment in the media center for all students, staff and the school community. The position works directly with students on instruction pertaining to information literacy skills, research skills, accessing online services, and access to library resources. The media assistant helps manage the school-wide library media catalog and performs daily routine operations of the media center. The media assistant may supervise student aides and parent volunteers and help orient and train new media assistants when applicable. The role requires learning media center procedures, being detail-oriented, and assuming responsibility for routine media center operations. It also requires the ability to learn current technology independently and to communicate this knowledge to students and staff. Physical demands include lifting and moving books, audiovisual equipment, and other objects weighing 25-30 lbs, and occasional operation of keyboard devices for extended periods.

Job Details

Job : Multimedia

Job Grade : 12

Organization : Lakewood Elementary School

Primary Location : Rockville

Schedule : Full-time

Working Months : 10

Shift : Day Job

Job Posting : Oct 6, 2025, 2 : 48 : 52 PM

Responsibilities

  • Support and promote the vision and mission of School Library Media Programs as a member of the media center team.
  • Create and maintain a warm, welcoming environment in the media center for students, staff, and the school community.
  • Aid with instruction pertaining to information literacy skills, research skills, accessing online services, and access to library resources.
  • Help manage the school-wide library media catalog and perform daily routine media center operations.
  • Provide work direction to student aides and parent volunteers; assist in orientation and training of new media assistants when applicable.
  • Learn media center procedures, be detail-oriented, and assume responsibility for routine operations.
  • Learn current technology independently and communicate knowledge to students and staff.
  • Demonstrate technological aptitude and the ability to adapt to new technologies and environments.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • Possesses strong interpersonal skills and customer service orientation; communicates effectively and embraces a growth mindset when serving students.
  • Demonstrates flexibility, teamwork, and adaptability to meet the needs of students and the school community.
  • Willingness to learn about current literature, library organization, and the library collection; ability to locate print or digital information as needed.
  • Ability to adapt to new technologies and become proficient with computer applications (word processing, databases, spreadsheets, graphic presentation programs, e-mail, online ordering), and to impart this knowledge to students and staff.
  • Ability to operate and troubleshoot computers, printers, copiers, and audiovisual equipment or to acquire such skills.
  • Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn library media center procedures and techniques; ability to handle multiple tasks amid frequent interruptions.
  • Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn and meet the seven core competencies of the SSPGS.

    • Education, Training, And Experience

  • High School diploma or GED required. Associates degree preferred or completion of 30 semester hours of college coursework and / or one year of experience working with children in instructional situations if no associate degree.
  • Experience using computer applications (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, e-mail, Internet) and experience working or volunteering in a library environment preferred.
  • Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience equivalent to an Associate’s degree may be considered.
  • CERTIFICATE AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS : None

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