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Library & Media Specialist (Bilingual Spanish), Barbieri Elementary School, Framingham, MA

Posted June 9, 2021

Description:

TITLE:

Library & Media Specialist

2021-2022 School Year

POSITION SUMMARY:

To ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information technology. To guide and support the use of all of the district’s technology resources both in and out of the classroom. To empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, effective users of technology, ethical users of information, and responsible digital citizens. To instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information resources. To collaborate with classroom teachers to design and implement units of instruction, assess student learning. To align the Library Media Center (LMC) with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and district in order to deliver Framingham Public Schools’ high expectations for achievement, equal access to high levels of instruction, the achievement of academic proficiency for all students, and the closing of the achievement gap among subgroups within the schools.  

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Current and Valid DESE K-12 Library license. Have 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 science. Demonstrated ability to work successfully with staff and students.

Framingham Public Schools seeks candidates whose background, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of education. Also, we are interested in candidates who will bring to their professional practice the perspective that comes from a non-traditional educational background or an understanding of the experiences of those underrepresented in the educational field.

SKILLS AND ABILITY:

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, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to read and comprehend documents such as memos, safety rules, and procedure manuals; to express ideas clearly in written and oral communication; to work as a team member; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and the community; to embrace a proactive and solution-focused approach to meeting student needs; to work with students of diverse backgrounds with diverse needs in an equitable and inclusive manner, and to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and School Committee policies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustration of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and is subject to change by the employer, as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.

TEACHER:   

  • 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
  • Provides and plans professional development
  • Promotes a love of reading and lifelong learning
  • Promotes instructional technology to improve learning
  • Teaches students to build on prior knowledge to construct new knowledge
  • Teaches search techniques, including online search engine, database, and catalog searching

LEADER:   

  • Serves on decision-making teams, school improvement, and accreditation activities; presenting at meetings
  • Supports teachers in the integration of technology into the teaching and learning process by providing professional learning, modeling, and coaching.
  • Benchmarks the Library Media Center (LMC) program to school, state, and national standards
  • Assists in the research, development, and evaluation of new methods and digital tools that advance the Library and Technology programs
  • Guides, coaches, and facilitates teachers and administrators in acquiring digital literacy skills
  • Stays current in professional practices, educational research; maintains active professional memberships
  • Advocates for the LMC through an effective public relations program
  • collects and analyzes data to improve instruction; demonstrates correlations between the LMC and student achievement
  • Administers the LMC budget to support program goals
  • Participates in the recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising of library/tech staff and volunteers

LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER DIRECTOR:   

  • Fosters a creative, flexible environment so that the Library Media Center is an essential part of the learning community
  • Evaluates, promotes, and uses existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning
  • Develops and maintains print, digital and technological resources appropriate to the curriculum, the learners, and instructional strategies of the school community
  • Creates and maintains classification systems, cataloging practices, methods of subject access to library holdings, electronic storage of bibliographic/media metadata
  • Cooperates and networks with other libraries/agencies,
  • Evaluates collection, develops of collection policies and procedures, and analyzes resources in the context of the school culture with attention to the developmental needs of students
  • Establishes procedures for selection, acquisition, circulation, and sharing of resources in all formats
  • Promotes the ethical use of information: copyright, fair use, and licensing of intellectual property
  • Considers social and psychological needs and attitudes of adolescents which affect their needs for library materials and services

How to Apply:

For more information and to apply online, visit: https://framingham.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=3329

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