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Library Resource Specialist

Amanda Nichols

Scottsdale Unified School District
Scottsdale,AZ
33
years of professional experience

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Work History

Library Resource Specialist

12 Years 5 Months
Scottsdale Unified School District | 06.2014 - Current
  • Assists students, teachers, staff, and administrators on facility use and availability of digital and physical library and instructional resources.
    Collaborates with teachers regarding student instruction and supervision while utilizing equipment and resources in assigned area of responsibility.
    Maintains master calendar used to reserve time in assigned area of responsibility.
    Prepares and maintains records related to the utilization of the facilities and activities in assigned area of responsibility.
    Manages and maintains supplies and inventory of library and instructional resources utilizing the district’s standard library management software.
    Maintains the library catalog; ordering, processing, cataloging, and weeding materials to best meet the needs of students and teachers.
    Administers or assists with the Accelerated Reader program, if utilized at the site.
    Coordinates the repair and/or maintenance of library and instructional equipment.
    Conducts activities related to information and digital literacy and reader engagement.
    Manages budget expenditures for library materials.
    Ensures all students and staff have required functioning personal technology and curriculum materials, accounted for in the library management software.
    Provides technical support, customer service, and on-site assistance to school administration, staff, students, and parents.

Operations Specialist

2 Years 10 Months
Unitied States Navy | 03.1991 - 01.1994
  • Operate radio-telephone and Command and Control sound-powered telephone talkers and maintain Combat Information Center (CIC) displays of strategic and tactical information.
  • Operate surveillance and altitude radars Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), and associated equipment
  • Operate common marine electronic navigation instruments including radar systems;
    Provide target plotting data to combat information center based on information received from target tracking devices and Satellite system
  • Provide to command technical information and assistance related to Anti-Surface Warfare, Anti-Air Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Amphibious Warfare, Mine Warfare, Naval Gunfire Support, and search and rescue operations, and other matters pertaining to Operations Specialist's area.
  • In-code and de-code incoming and outgoing messages through CIC
  • Participated in continuing education
  • Held Secret Clearance

Education

High School Diploma

Lexington High School | Lexington, OH

Some College (No Degree) - Fire Science

Phoenix College | Phoenix, AZ

Certified Fire Inspector 1

Certification Issued - Mental Health

MHFA | School Of Pharmacy NC | 04.2019

Certified Instructor for MHFA

(Mental Health First Aid)

Trained Paradise Valley Police and University Of Arizona Campus Police on interacting with those on the Autism Spectrum

  • Certified Instructor

Graduated

OS-A | FCTC Dam Neck VA | 08.1991
  • Operations Specialist School
  • Electronic Counter Measures

Skills

Relationship Building
Training and mentoring
Customer Relationship Management
Employee Relations
Project Management

Timeline

Library Resource Specialist

Scottsdale Unified School District
06.2014 - CurrentRead More

Operations Specialist

Unitied States Navy
03.1991 - 01.1994Read More

Lexington High School

High School Diploma
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Phoenix College

Some College (No Degree) from Fire Science
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MHFA

Certification Issued from Mental Health
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OS-A

Graduated
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Amanda Nichols