Elementary School Library Teacher (SY2026-2027)

Needham, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 63217 - 101212

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Needham Public Schools is an inclusive dynamic and multicultural community seeking an energetic skilled and warm Library Teacherto join our team. To enhance our goals of supporting every child Needham Public Schools seeks candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

About Needham Public Schools (NPS): NPS has a deep commitment to the success of our diverse students and families and to the professional accomplishments of its educators. Needham devotes itself to cultural proficiency equity and community collaboration to fulfill the vision of the Portrait of a Needham Graduate. This METCO district comprises 5 elementary schools 2 middle schools and 1 nationally-ranked high school serving approximately 5500 students. NPS is committed to addressing equity in the district by focusing on improving academic performance for historically marginalized students and ensuring our schools are safe for every child and free of bias bullying and hurtful acts that demean and diminish. Read more about our equity work here.

Reports to: Director of Instructional Technology and Innovation K-12

School Librarian:

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 instructional strategies and priorities of the school community
Cooperates and networks with other libraries/agencies within and outside of the District
Establishes equity-centered data-informed procedures for selection acquisition circulation resource sharing of resources in all formats
Evaluates promotes and uses existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning specifically in the area of school library and research skills
Promotes the ethical use of information: copyright fair use and licensing of intellectual property

Teacher Responsibilities:

Promotes a love of reading and lifelong learning
Collaborates with classroom teachers as an instructional partner
Collaborates to design teach and assess learning experiences that incorporate inquiry learning information literacies in various formats critical thinking and self-assessment
Provides and plans professional development for teachers as directed
Promotes instructional technology to improve learning and collaborates regularly with technology integration specialist
Teaches students to build on prior knowledge to construct new knowledge

Leader:

Partners in literacy initiatives alongside school-based instructional coaching teams and participates regularly in literacy based professional development to gain an understanding of literacy instructional strategies at the elementary level to support and lead staff
Participates in school improvement activities; as directed
Benchmarks the school library program to school state and national standards
Advises the Director on purchasing curation and district initiatives as needed
Stays current in professional practices educational research; maintains active professional memberships
Collaborates regularly with district-wide school library team in support of district projects and initiatives

Collects and analyzes data to improve instruction demonstrates correlations between the school library program and student achievement specifically literacy initiatives
In collaboration with the Director administers the school library budget to support program and district goals
Participates in the recruiting hiring training and supervising of library staff and volunteers; contributes to the evaluation of support staff as needed

Reports to the Director of Instructional Technology and Innovation K-12

Qualifications:

Current Massachusetts DESE license for Elementary Library Teacher
Classroom teaching experience strongly preferred
Experience using instructional technology tools and resources strongly preferred

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary is based on education and experience perUnit A contract. Salary range for a Bachelors $63217-$101212.

Selection Procedure:
All resumes will be screened and selected candidates will participate in a thorough interview process. Committee members are required to attend anti-bias training.

Application Procedure:
Please apply online at: Needham Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion disability age active military/veteran status ancestry genetic information or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies employment policies and other administered programs and addition students who are homeless or of limited English-speaking ability are protected from discrimination in accessing the course of study and other opportunities available through the schools.

Needham Public Schools has a strong commitment to equity. Candidates who also have a strong commitment to this work are encouraged to apply. For more information on our equity work please visit our equity website.

All positions are subject to the approval of the 2026-2027 Needham Public School budget by the Town of Needham.

Required Experience: