Upper School Digital Scholarship Librarian, Westminster School, Atlanta, GA
Posted March 22, 2019
Westminster is an inclusive, Christian independent day school for boys and girls where bright, motivated, curious students who are nurtured by challenge become leaders of conscience. The School was founded in 1951 and guided by a mission to prepare students for college and for life. With a current enrollment of approximately 1,860 students in grades pre-first through twelfth and 280 faculty, Westminster fulfills its mission through a dynamic curriculum that engages children across the key dimensions of their growth–academic, physical, and spiritual.
Job Title: Upper School Digital Scholarship Librarian
Reports to: Upper School Division Head
Position Status: This position is a salaried, exempt, full-time, regular, 10-month position.
The anticipated start date for this position is August 1, 2019
Position Overview
This faculty member will join a growth-oriented, collaborative learning community committed to the School’s mission and vision, including core values of inclusivity and service. Westminster excels regionally and nationally in every area of school life, from academics to the arts to athletics, achieving excellence through a wide range of programming supported by a wealth of resources. These include the Center for Teaching, a professional development institute located on the Westminster campus.
In fulfilling our mission to “develop the whole person for college and for life,” Westminster hires and retains passionate, talented, diverse educators to offer a rich and engaging curriculum, preparing our students to be lifelong learners and citizens well equipped to address local and global challenges. Westminster teachers are more than academic experts, serving as coaches, advisors, and inspirational mentors.
Specific to this position, the Carlyle Fraser Library serves a population of 850 students and 100 faculty. The Digital Scholarship Librarian is a highly collaborative position that directly supports faculty and student’s use of digital tools in conjunction with the Upper School library program. The candidate should be familiar with contemporary digital scholarship practices and comfortable with experimentation.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Library Science OR equivalent education and experience (subject expertise combined with library experience)
- Previous library instruction or teaching experience helpful
- Experience with digital scholarship initiatives
- Knowledge of contemporary digital scholarship practices
Duties & Responsibilities
Requisite Skills:
Interpersonal
- Flexible, team-oriented, welcomes challenges, desires to learn and grow
- Ability to develop good, working relationships with all members of the Westminster community: students, faculty/staff and parents
- Work collaboratively with students, faculty, and other librarians
- Willingness to participate in the greater Westminster community through the involvement in extracurricular advisement, coaching, sponsorship, and/or community service
- A good sense of humor and enjoyment of working with young people
Professional
- Ability to make interdisciplinary connections in the curriculum and to partner with faculty in designing curriculum
- Ability to work independently and with a variety of individuals and groups
- Ability to learn and teach new technologies quickly
- Knowledge of information ethics and copyright issues
- Knowledge of 21st century learners
Technological
- Experience with Integrated Library Systems preferred
- Experience using tools for web authoring, social media, and online collaboration to promote library services and collections, Libapps experience preferred
- Technical expertise with digital scholarship tools especially in data visualization, digital storytelling, geographic information systems and digital project management
- Willingness to experiment with, learn, and teach new technologies,
- Proactive in providing instructional workshops
In addition to experience and a strong educational background, successful candidates demonstrate a love of working with children, an engaging teaching style, the ability to interact well with parents and colleagues, and a willingness to create and promote an inclusive learning environment.
Physical Demands
Ability to engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; sitting and standing for long periods of time; ability to become CPR and First Aid Certified.
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Equal employment opportunity statement
Westminster is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment. It is Westminster’s policy to provide equal employment opportunities and administer terms and conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.