Library Media Specialist, Revere High School, Revere, MA
Posted July 14, 2022
Description:
QUALIFICATIONS:
A highly qualified candidate will hold Massachusetts DESE certification in K-12 Library, 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.
REPORTS TO: Principal
SUPERVISES: If applicable, volunteers and student assistants.
JOB GOALS:
•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
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Teacher work year
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with district policies.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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
- Position Type: Full-time
- Positions Available: 1
Job Category : Student Services > Librarian/Media Specialist
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