Library Media Specialist, Fletcher-Maynard Academy, Cambridge, MA
Posted July 7, 2022
Description:
The ICTS school based team, comprised of a Library Media Specialist, Instructional Technology Specialist, and Technology Support Technician work as a team to provide support at the building level.
Under the supervision of the principal, and the Assistant Director of Library Media Services, the Library Media Specialist will work:
- 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 and producers of information
- To instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information
- To collaborate with classroom teachers to design and implement units of instruction, assess student learning
- To align the School Library Program (SLP) with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school / school district
Key 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 instructional technology to improve learning
- Collaborates with the Instructional Technology Specialist to deliver curriculum addressing the ICTS standards
- Provides resources and programs that promote independent reading and writing in a variety of genres
- Maintains an organized and welcoming facility that helps students become independent users of the library.
- 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 the instructional strategies of the school community
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming Library Media Specialist, you will possess many, though perhaps not all, of the following characteristics and qualifications:
- MA State certification as a School Library Media Specialist.
- Teacher preparation program/educational degree preferred, Bachelor’s Degree required.
- At least three years of teaching experience or equivalent in the field of school library science preferred.
- Experience in an urban setting is highly desirable.
- Strong background in children’s and young adult literature.
- Familiarity with Destiny library system and proficiency in both PC and Apple platforms preferred.
Cambridge Public Schools is committed to slowing and/or stopping the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, as a condition of employment with Cambridge Public Schools, all new hires will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 no later than their first day of work.
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