Media Specialist/Librarian, Lynnfield Middle School, Lynnfield, MA

Posted February 26, 2016

Media Center Specialist/Teacher Duties

Instruct Four Classes (showing content taught at present time):

• Grade 5 (½ year*): co-taught with STEM teacher (STEM, research skills, bibliographies, cyber safety, etc.)
• Grade 6 (trimester): Plagiarism with automated bibliography unit, Creating alternative presentations (usually take a science unit from grade)
• Grade 7 (trimester): Communications research project (both individually and within a group); Google Drive assignment using two-column notes and presentation.
• Grade 8 (quarter): Combined reading, website creation and creating video trailers assignment.

*Class is a year long class however students switch teacher ½ way through.

Ongoing Media Center Duties:

• Staying up to date with library journals for ordering library items that coordinate well with the curriculum and also student interest.
• Keeping current with orders of a wide variety of materials meeting many needs
• Research and plan book groups for four grades throughout the year.
• Budget calculation for materials, books, and a/v items as well as managing budget throughout the academic year.
• Purchase orders
• Circulation via Destiny software
• Overdue lists and notices
• Training and monitoring of student volunteers
• Monthly newsletter
• Maintain the print, video, CD, and DVD collection.
• Participation on committees that focus on literacy and/or technology
• Manage electronic reader devices
• Technology help as needed
• YEARLY: Inventory of all media items

Ongoing Teaching Requirements:

• Collaboration with all grade levels for lessons/units
• Design and update lessons/units
• Differentiation in lessons as needed
• Staying current with all curriculum, making changes as needed
• Grading of students and Edline posting bi-weekly
• Curriculum mapping
• Planning professional and Student Goals

This person must be easily flexible, willing to change lessons and plans sometimes right before a class. Classroom teachers remember this and “reward” with great collaboration and ideas.

Please send resume, cover letter to [email protected].