School Librarian (Anticipated)

About the role

The Librarian Position serves under the supervision of the Executive Principal to create an enriching library/media center environment with a diverse range of reading and educational materials. This role also involves assisting students and teaching staff, maintaining the library collection, and coordinating with administrators and teaching staff to select books and other instructional materials.

Responsibilities

• Operates and supervises the media center.
• Evaluates, selects, and requisitions appropriate books, aids, and other supplies and equipment, and maintains inventory records.
• Aids students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through the interpretation of standardized test scores and other pertinent data, and works with students in developing education and occupation plans consistent with such evaluations.
• Collaborates with administrators and other teaching staff members to assist in the selection of books and other instructional materials; keeps students and teaching staff informed about new acquisitions for use in the media center.
• Serves as a ready resource to students to provide research assistance.
• Maintains a comprehensive and efficient system for cataloguing all media center materials; assists students and teachers with the use of the system.
• Coordinates a system of lending library materials to students and teachers.
• Continuously acquires professional knowledge and learns of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops, or professional meetings, or by conducting research.
• Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping and provides student information to prospective colleges and employers, as required by district procedures and applicable laws.
• Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.
• Ensures that student conduct conforms to the school's standards and school district policies, and establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the media center.
• Participates in lessons with classroom teachers.
• Develops and arranges media center displays.
• Assists with the preparation and administration of the media center budget.
• Trains and supervises media center support employees.

Requirements

• Successful prior teaching experience for the appropriate grade level preferred.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in education discipline applicable to teaching assignment.
• Masters degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of pre/post high school program eligibility requirements.
• Knowledge of differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles.
• Knowledge of data information systems, data analysis, and the formulation of action plans.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and students.
• Ability to use computer network system and software applications as needed.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Skills

• Ability to operate and supervise the media center.
• Ability to evaluate, select, and requisition appropriate books, aids, and other supplies and equipment.
• Ability to interpret standardized test scores and develop education and occupation plans.
• Ability to collaborate with administrators and teaching staff members.
• Ability to maintain a comprehensive and efficient system for cataloguing all media center materials.
• Ability to organize and maintain a system for accurate and complete record-keeping.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and parents.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.