POSITION SUMMARY: The successful candidate will spearhead our library development effort. The Library Media Specialist collaborates with teaching staff in the development of student literacy through the administration of the library media program, provides specialized instruction to students and teaching staff, and oversees the selection, organization, utilization, and maintenance of library, information, and curriculum resources. The mission of the library media Program is “to ensure that students are effective users of information enabling them to be lifelong learners”. QUALIFICATIONS: Successful experience as a teacher and/or library media teacher highly desirable • Experience teaching, modeling, and coaching educational technology for both students and staff • Demonstrated ability to work successfully with staff and students RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: TEACHING AND LEARNING: The Library Media Specialist fosters the development of information finding, analyzing and problem-solving skills to support investigations and encouraging users to become skilled creators of information and ideas by: Reading Advocacy: • supporting reading instruction to assist students make meaning from text and supporting students’ interaction with a variety of genre as reflected in district curriculum guides; and • promoting student and staff reading for information and pleasure; maintaining a library culture that encourages appreciation of literature; supporting school reading incentive programs, providing book talks and reading consultations for students and staff. Information Access and Delivery: • collaborating with classroom teachers in the preparation, presentation, and evaluation of units or assignments that utilize information resources; • assisting staff and students in using knowledge meaningfully for decision making and problem solving; • providing instruction for students and staff in the use of print and electronic reference tools and information literacy processes; • assisting staff and students with strategies for intellectual access to information and ideas for learning (finding, judging, and using information) that they can use with and beyond school settings; • providing information and instruction in areas of information literacy, the Research Cycle, Acceptable Use Policy, ethics, intellectual property and copyright, and use of educational technologies; • promoting the integrated use of technology as a learning tool. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT: The Library Media Specialist establishes and coordinates efficient Systems to enhance the use of information resources by: • creating and implementing procedures for library media center operations including, but not limited to: planning and evaluation, budgeting, access, student and teacher use, instruction, services, facilities, and collection development (selection, acquisition, cataloging, processing, inventory, weeding); • developing and maintaining a diversified library collection of print, non-print, and electronic resources to support curricular needs, the development of student literacy, and the interests of students, using up-to-date review sources and selection practices; • intergrading circulation systems for library, processional, and curriculum materials; • creating an environment and implementing systems to promote intellectual and physical access to library media materials and equipment; • assisting in the selection, assignment, and supervision of classified library media staff; volunteers, and student assistants; • scheduling the library media facilities for instruction and supervising student use; and • coordinating the library media center’s computer and AV resources (labs, materials, and network) as related to information resources. LEADERSHIP/COLLABORATION: The Library Media Specialist provides leadership, instruction, and consulting assistance in the use of literature, leading edge instruction and information technology by: • modeling instructional strategies and coaching staff members in the integration of information literacy strategies and technology with curriculum; • encouraging and fostering leadership in others; • participating school technology committees, and/or participating in the leadership committee and other curriculum committees; and • participating as a learner and teacher in school wide meetings, in-service, and committee. OTHER: Perform such other duties and assume such other responsibilities as assigned by the building principal, or designee.