Elementary Librarian (25-26 School Year)

Primary Purpose:

The Librarian collaborates with teaching staff in the development of student literacy through the administration of the library media program, provides specialized instruction to students and teaching staff, and oversees the selection, organization, utilization, andmaintenance of library, information, and curriculum resources.

Education/Certification:

1. Master’s degree from accredited college or university (for individuals certified after January 23, 2001).
2. Valid Texas librarian or learning resources specialist certificate or endorsement.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

1. Knowledge of library science.
2. Ability to instruct and manage student behavior.
3. Ability to work successfully with staff and students.
4. Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skill.

Experience/ Other Requirements:

1. One year of experience in library/media center in a public school setting is preferred.
2. Experience teaching, modeling, and coaching educational technology for both students and staff.
3. Experience as a Library Media Specialist is preferred.
4. Successful experience as a classroom teacher.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Learning and Teaching

1. Reinforce strategy-based reading instruction to help students make meaning from text and support student interaction with a variety of genre as reflected in district curriculum guides.
2. Promote student and staff reading for information and pleasure; maintain a library culture that encourages appreciation of literature; support school reading incentive programs, provide book talks and reading consultations for students and staff.
3. Consult and collaborate with classroom teachers in the preparation, presentation, and evaluation of units or assignments that utilize information resources.
4. Assist staff and students in using knowledge meaningfully for decision making and problem solving.
5. Provide instruction for students and staff in the use of print and electronic reference tools and information literacy processes.
6. Assist staff and students with strategies for intellectual access to information and ideas for learning (finding, judging, and using information) that they can use within and beyond school settings.
7. Provide information and instruction in areas of information literacy, research skills, acceptable use policy, ethics, intellectual property and copyright, and use of educational technologies.
8. Promote the integrateduse of technology as a learning tool.

Administration

1. Develop and maintain a diversified library collection of print, non-print, and electronic resources to support curricular needs, the development of student literacy, and the interests of the students, using up-to-date review sources and selection practices.
2. Maintain circulation system for library resources, technology, and curriculum materials.
3. Create an environment and implement systems to promote intellectual and physical access to library media materials and equipment.
4. Schedule the library media facilities for instruction and supervise student use.
5. Create and implement procedures for library media center operations including, but not limited to; planning and evaluation, budgeting, access, student and teacher use, scheduling, instruction, services, facilities, and collection development (selection, acquisition, cataloging, processing, inventory, weeding).
6. Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in the library/media services area.
7. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.

Student Management

1. Carry out discipline in accordance with board policies and administrative regulations.
2. Interact with students to promote positive attitudes toward school library.

Leadership

1. Model instructional strategies and coach staff members in the integration of information literacy strategies and technology with curriculum.
2. Encourage and foster leadership in others.
3. Participate as a learner and teacher in district wide meetings, in-service, and committees.

Communication

1. Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors.
2. Communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents.

Other

1. Responsible for properly maintaining district records, adhering to all policies set forth by the district for records maintenance and learning the records retention schedule for department records.
2. Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Assist in the selection, assignment, and supervision of classified library media staff, volunteers, and student assistants.

Working Conditions:

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.

1. Maintain emotional control under stress.
2. Climbing, stretching, frequent lifting of books, boxes.