Librarian (Itinerant)

Job Overview

Roles And Responsibilities

• Operates and supervises the Media Center including planning and evaluating the total program
• Follows State and local policies pertaining to State regulations (Standards of Quality and Accreditation), the School Board Policy Manual, and policies in the Library Media Handbook
• Establishes policies and routines in the Media Center that facilitate students’ and teachers’ unimpeded access to information
• Maintains records and prepares reports including budget, accounting, and inventory
• Provides formal and informal instruction in information skills, the production of materials, and the use of information and instructional technologies
• Promotes skill, knowledge, and attitudes concerning information access, use, and communication as an integral part of the school system
• Develops a collection of resources, including selection, acquisition, organization, maintenance, and evaluation, that supports and enhances the curriculum and meets personal needs, intellectual interests, and abilities of students and staff
• Affords assistance to teachers in using information resources, acquiring and assessing instructional materials, and incorporating information skills into the classroom curriculum
• Promotes literacy and the enjoyment of reading, viewing, and listening
• Supervises Library Assistants, adult volunteers, and student aides so that clerical routines are performed effectively
• Consults with and advises the administrative staff with regard to the library media program
• Takes action to stay up-to-date in the field, e.g. takes courses, participates in staff development, attends conferences, and maintains professional reading
• Promotes and demonstrates the importance of the library media program in education and publicizes available services and resources to the school community

Qualifications

Holds or is eligible for a Virginia Teaching license with a specific endorsement in the area of Library Science.

Itinerant between Discovery Elementary School and Liberty Elementary School

Reports to: Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 10 Months/ 206 Days/ 7 hours

Salary Level: Scale A/Licensed Salary Scale:https://www.lcps.org/compensation

Remote Work: Partial

Union Designation: Certified