Library & Curriculum / Resource Assistant Job at Beta Academy, Houston, TX

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  • Beta Academy
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description Library & Curriculum/Resource Assistant

Beta is a Title I Schoolwide campus. I understand that part or all of this job could be funded with federal funds.

The Library & Curriculum/Resource Assistan t will manage all campus curriculum and library resources. They will teach assigned TEKS & lessons for social studies and/or social-emotional learning.

Reports to:

Campus Principal & Dean of Academics

Job Goals:
  • Manage the resources of the library & curriculum room.
  • Teach and work directly with scholars to improve social studies knowledge and/or social-emotional skills.
  • Inspire a love of books, reading, and learning.

Terms of Employment:

12-month at-will employee

Library Responsibilities
  • Maintains and organizes all library materials.
  • Catalogs new books into the library automation system (Follett Destiny Library Manager).
  • Opens the library in the morning and during scholar lunches/breaks to allow scholars to check out library books/materials.
  • Manages any study hall groups assigned to the library throughout the day (according to the master schedule as needed).
  • Maintains the neatness, cleanliness, and overall organization of the library, including books, furniture, and other materials.
  • Receives, processes, and catalogs new library materials using Follett Destiny systems.
  • Maintains accurate digital records of all library assets, ensuring proper tracking, labeling, and inventory control.
  • Manages daily circulation of library materials, including check-in/check-out procedures for scholars.
  • Assists with compiling, reviewing, and curating book lists for library collection development and replenishment.
  • Manages overdue, lost, or damaged materials, including tracking, communication, and collection of applicable fines or replacement costs.
  • Repairs and preserves library materials, including covering paperback books and maintaining the longevity of the collection.
  • Supports scholars in selecting “just right” books aligned to their reading levels and interests, fostering a love of reading.
  • Learns and utilizes the Accelerated Reader (AR) system to guide scholars in understanding their reading levels and making appropriate book selections.
  • Provides guidance to scholars on the responsible use and care of library materials.
  • Implements library rules/procedures and follows school drills and sub protocol procedures in accordance with the Parent/Scholar Handbook and utilizes the Handbook as a first point of reference.
  • Participates in the recruiting and training of other library support personnel such as library aides/assistants, VIP scholars, and volunteer parents/community members (as needed).
  • Manages, Organizes, and Runs the Campus Book Fair.
  • Performs uniform checks and understands that scholars are expected to follow the BA appearance guidelines
Curriculum Responsibilities
  • Receives, maintains, and organizes all campus curriculum materials.
  • Maintains the neatness, cleanliness, and overall organization of the curriculum room, including materials and resources.
  • Receives, processes, catalogs, and distributes curriculum materials during the summer and throughout the school year using Follett Destiny Resource Manager system
  • Maintains accurate digital records of all curriculum assets, ensuring proper tracking, labeling, and inventory control.
  • Manages circulation of curriculum materials, including check-in/check-out procedures for staff.
  • Supports teachers with the distribution of curriculum resources, including pulling, preparing, and checking out requested materials from the curriculum room.
  • Maintains and monitors inventory of curriculum room resources, ensuring materials are readily available and organized for instructional use.
  • Coordinates the annual distribution and collection of curriculum materials, including checking out materials to teachers at the beginning of the school year and checking them back in at the end of the year.
Shared Systems & Resource Management
  • Supports curriculum and library systems, including Destiny Follett, Accelerated Reader, Clever, My School Bucks, Google Workspace, and Skyward, to ensure effective resource management and access.
  • Regularly evaluates library and curriculum materials to identify items that need to be replaced, replenished, or repaired to maintain a high-quality, accessible collection.
Instruction & Scholar Achievement
  • Teaches the Beta adopted social-emotional and or social studies curriculum to scholars. (as assigned by campus or district leadership)
  • Teaches scholars the importance of hard work through joyful rigor--engaging, dynamic learning that is academically, intellectually, and personally challenging.
  • Implements the three BA non-negotiable instructional methods: Whole Brain Teaching, Interactive Scholar Notebooks, and Hands-On Learning. (as applicable)
  • Understands that classroom observational feedback/scores will emphasize the successful implementation of the above teaching methods.
  • Fosters a love of learning and celebrates scholar successes.
  • Challenges scholars to reach their highest potential.
  • Models and promotes BA character traits to scholars and stresses the importance of each scholar being a responsible, contributing citizen.
  • Recognizes and rewards scholars for displaying BA character traits and upholds zero tolerance for bullying and disrespect.
  • Monitors and assesses scholars’ daily work to reflect excellence in neatness, thoroughness, and scholar mastery of instructional goals. Ensures scholars do their best in every subject and use neat, legible handwriting on assignments. Anything but a scholar's BEST is unacceptable.
Professionalism & Communication:
  • Demonstrates BA standards of excellence. Takes ownership of the campus and instills a sense of personal responsibility in scholars daily.
  • Demonstrates professionalism by being in regular attendance and arriving on time to work, staff meetings, tutorials, cafeteria duty, parent nights and other assigned duties.
  • Completes required training on time.
  • Works cooperatively to create an atmosphere of unity among the school community and refrain from gossip, negativity and unsupportive comments.
  • Demonstrates professionalism at ALL times. Exercises wisdom by remaining calm, respectful and non-defensive during parent meetings, disagreements, and personal attacks.
  • Utilizes professional communication with strong grammar, syntax, usage and/or spelling skills during phone conversations, personal conversations, emails, and social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.. Refrains from attacking others, fighting, or engaging in controversial subjects on social media. Uses professional communication on and off campus, refraining from attacking others, fighting, or engaging in controversial subjects on social media. Professional communication is used on and off campus.
  • Exhibits professionalism in appearance and follows the BA standard of dress. Applies this standard of dress to social media posts in regards to modesty in dress and action (ex: swimsuit, cleavage, & shirtless pictures, in addition to posts with alcohol, cigarettes and bars etc.).
  • Regularly communicates to parents about scholar achievement levels, class behavior, assigned homework, academic needs, and any concerns.
  • Checks Beta email a minimum of three times daily during normal working hours and checks in-box daily and commits to read updates, notes, and employee notices in a timely manner.

Job Tags

Summer work, Night shift, Day shift

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