Specialist: Library Media

About the role

This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available.

Responsibilities

• Teaches appropriate content to students using appropriate instructional strategies and methods that will increase student learning.
• Exhibits deep knowledge of a variety of teaching strategies, curricular areas, and stays current with trends, new ideas, and programs.
• Provides instruction that reflects multiple perspectives and multicultural education.
• Infuses technology into curriculum.
• Absorbs and works effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office and school board staff, students, parents and community.
• Supports the district’s vision for student success and the vision of the Digital Media office for transforming library media centers into innovative 21st Century environments.
• Analyzes the needs and interests of patrons of the school library media center and provides appropriate materials that meet the informational, research, educational, and recreational needs of the users.
• Serves as the Review and Evaluation expert/representative at the school level.
• Advises administrators and staff regarding fair use and copyright laws.
• Maintains knowledge and expertise in the features and content of online databases and other digital learning content.
• Affords teachers and students with new ideas, programs, and trends in the instructional use of technology.
• Promotes the ethical use of media, digital citizenship, and online safety.
• Plans, develops and conducts professional development for teachers and administrators on appropriate topics.
• Works collaboratively with teachers in a face-to-face or virtual environment, when possible, to enhance and integrate curricular units and lessons to infuse media standards and/or digital media practices into the curriculum.
• Continually analyzes existing media space to move towards the creation of spaces that can be used for collaborative activities, content creation, presentations, and performances.
• Serves as one of the technology experts at the schools.
• Ensures the effective organization, circulation, and maintenance of resources.
• Serves as a liaison between the school and the community.
• Promotes the media center through public relations.
• Attends professional development opportunities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education: Master's Degree in related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required.
• Experience: One (1) year experience with virtual learning technology, remote instruction platforms, Learning Management Systems, and video conferencing tools, if assigned to Virtual Academy required.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Other Characteristics:

• Knowledge of school-based library media systems and procedures.
• Knowledge of current trends in technology and applications.
• Knowledge of current instructional practices.
• Ability to manage library media center operations and assigned staff.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with students, professional staff members, parents, and community groups.
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relationship skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).

Skills

Bilingual/Biliterate: If assigned to bilingual program, bilingual and biliterate in targeted language required.

Benefits

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