Position Title: 1.0 FTE Library Media Specialist
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Building Principal
Terms of Employment: 184 day work year. Benefits and salary in accordance with the LEA Unit A collective bargaining agreement.
August 25 2025 start date. Unit A 2526 Salary Range
Responsibilities:
- Directs activities related to the Library and related activities.
- Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
- Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs interests and abilities of the students.
- Provides library services and resources that meet the needs of all students and staff and support the MA Curriculum Frameworks.
- Creates a Library environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Ensures access to print and electronic resources by maintaining an accurate and efficient circulation system.
- Sets and maintains standards of student behavior.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals establishes clear objectives for all lessons units and projects to communicate these objectives to students.
- Assists teacher in employing a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media.
- Implements by instruction and action the districts philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
- Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
- Prepares students to become effective users of ideas and information from a variety of resources within and beyond school using technological tools.
- Promote love of reading and appreciation of literature.
- Selects purchases organizes and maintains the library materials and supplies.
- Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students equipment materials and facilities.
- Maintains accurate complete and correct records as required by law district policy and administrative regulation.
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and for the classroom develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
- Makes provision for being available to students and parents for educationrelated purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so.
- Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and cooperatively with department heads contributes to the evaluation their job performance.
- Continues with personal professional development
- Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
- Other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications :
Must be certified as a Library Media Specialist (All Levels)
Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and possess a high level of capability with technology.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; and reach with hands or arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Experience and commitment to working in a racially and culturally diverse teaching and learning community.
Applicants for employment are considered without regard to age disability race religion sexual orientation gender identity marital status national origin or military status.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority