Library Media Specialist, North Andover Public Schools, Andover, MA

Posted May 6, 2016

REPORTS TO: Building Principal and the Director of Technology

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

North Andover Public Schools is seeking an enthusiastic student-centered Library Media Specialist to join our elementary community of five schools. The Library Media Specialist is responsible for the effective and efficient operation of the school library facilities and included materials. Both collaboratively and independently, the Library Media Specialist provides high quality programming that promotes literacy, digital citizenship, and the skillful use of technology.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• State certified as a Library Media Specialist or as a School Librarian.
• Completed a teacher preparation program/ educational degree, and hold a master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association or from a master’s level program in library and information studies.
• Competency in both print and non-print materials and educational technology.
• Experience in school media services and library automation.
• Experience with Google Apps for Education preferred.

JOB GOALS:

• To ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.
• To empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, ethical
• users of information.
• To instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information.
• To collaborate with classroom teachers, Library Media Specialists and IT Support Staff to design and implement units of instruction including assessment of student learning.
• To align the School Library Program (SLP) with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school / school district.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates with classroom teachers as a partner in the instructional process.
• Collaborates to design, teach, and assess learning experiences that incorporate inquiry learning, information literacies in their formats, critical thinking and self-assessment.
• Promotes a love of reading and lifelong learning.
• Promotes and assists with instructional technology to improve student learning.
• Teaches students to build on prior knowledge to construct new knowledge.
• Benchmarks the SLP to school, state, and national standards.
• Stays current in professional practices, educational research; maintains active professional memberships.
• Advocates for SLP through an effective public relations program.
• Collects and analyzes data to improve instruction; demonstrates correlations between the SLP and student achievement.
• Administers the SLP budget to support program goals.
• Participates in the recruiting and training of library volunteers.
• Fosters a creative, flexible environment so that the school library is an essential part of the learning community.
• Develops and maintains resources appropriate to the curriculum, the learners, and instructional strategies of the school community.
• Cooperates and networks with other libraries/agencies including the NAPS library media specialists and North Andover Stevens Memorial Library.
• Follows district and professional procedures for selection, acquisition, circulation, and resource sharing of resources in all formats.
• Evaluates, promotes and uses existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning.
• Promotes the ethical use of information: copyright, fair use, and licensing of intellectual
• property.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITES: Parent volunteers

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with district policies.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties may be assigned as required.