Library Media Specialist
Library Media Specialist
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LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must comply with all employment criteria legally established by the Lee County Board of Education.
- Possession of a valid Alabama Professional Educator Certificate (Class A) with a library media endorsement or an Interim Employment Certificate.
- A minimum of 3 years successful teaching experience.
- A masters degree from an accredited college or university in library media.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Background Check Required: (HB 402 ACT 99-361 Alabama Legislature) Upon offer of employment employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
REPORTS TO: Principal
JOB GOALS: To ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. To empower students to be critical thinkers enthusiastic readers skillful researchers and ethical users of information. To instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information. To collaborate with classroom teachers and specialists to design and implement lessons and units of instruction and assess student learning and instructional effectiveness. To provide the leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school library program (SLP) is aligned with the mission goals and objectives of the school and the school district and is an integral component of the learning/instructional program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Applicable to All Employees:
- Attend on a regular and predictable basis.
- Complete assigned tasks in a safe manner and in a constant state of alertness.
- Uphold Board policies including the anti-harassment program.
- Work in a cooperative manner with students teachers staff supervisors and the public.
- Work effectively and efficiently under time and productivity standards.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Administration and organization:
- Prepares and administers the media budget as required
- Evaluates selects and acquires media center materials and equipment to support the curriculum and to meet the varied interests abilities and needs of students and faculty.
- Re-evaluates materials and equipment regularly weeding those which are obsolete or worn.
- Administers and maintains all information and circulation technology within the Library Media Program.
- Organizes and maintains media center records statistics and inventories.
- Creates an appropriate climate in the Media Center which defines expected behavior enforces disciplinary policies in a consistent manner and works to develop within each student a sense of self-discipline.
- Schedules the use of the facility and resources for the optimum accessibility to all students and faculty.
- Informs school community about library media center programs materials and services.
- Coordinates the school library media program with system-wide goals.
- Provides for the maintenance and repair of all media center equipment and materials.
- Organizes and maintains the media center as a functional attractive safe and orderly environment for optimal use by students and faculty.
- Trains and supervises all media center staff and volunteers in the performance of their duties.
Instruction:
- Provides programs and services which encourage lifelong reading and learning.
- Assists students in developing listening viewing reading comprehension and information processing skills.
- Provides staff development opportunities in the use of information resources and in the utilization of information and instructional technologies.
- Collaborates with teachers to incorporate information skills into all areas of the curriculum.
- Works in cooperation with teachers to design activities materials and instruction which promote curriculum integration.
- Provides instruction in the operation of hardware necessary to use information in any format.
- Informs school community of laws and policies pertaining to the use and communication of ideas such as copyright and acceptable use.
Curriculum support:
- Participates in district school departmental and grade level curriculum design; integrates curriculum needs into the library media program.
- Assists teachers in the selection of books other instructional materials and equipment.
- Maintains a professional collection.
- Maintains a current file of selection resources which staff may use for ordering supplemental curriculum needs.
- Works with other libraries personnel to coordinate efforts of common interest.
Professional development:
- Remains current in the library media profession through conferences workshops professional reading and classes.
Other:
- Attends and participates in faculty meetings and works with other staff members in planning school activities instructional goals and objectives.
- Participates in extracurricular activities as mutually agreed upon by faculty and administration.
- Seeks assistance of specialists as needed.
- Maintains proper professional relationship with students and other employees.
- Assumes other appropriate responsibilities as required of other faculty members.
- Performs other reasonable duties during school necessary to the effective operation of the school when requested by the principal.
Essential 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.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move a minimum of 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision Distance vision Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to communicate effectively in English using proper grammar and vocabulary stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop kneel crouch or crawl.
Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to compare analyze communicate coordinate instruct compute synthesize evaluate use interpersonal skills and compile. Occasionally required to copy and negotiate.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:
The environmental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive.
- Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
- Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
- Exposure to heated/air conditioned and ventilated facilities.
- Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning instruction and/or operation of equipment.
- Function in a workplace that is usually moderately quiet but that can be noisy at times.
EMPLOYMENT: This is a nine-month contract (189 days). Salary is based on the board approved salary schedule.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy on evaluation of Professional Personnel.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
