What are the responsibilities and job description for the Librarian/Media Specialist position at Montgomery Co?
Qualifications:
- Current Alabama Teacher's Certification, Bachelor's Degree or higher with an endorsement in library media
Essential Duties:
- Create a library program and classroom environment favorable to learning and personal growth
- Teaches information library skills, including how to access, evaluate, and use information from a variety of sources; provides reading guidance to students, assisting them in finding appropriate material to meet their individual and ability level; provides a full range of library services including instruction, research support, reference, reading promotion, library website content, instructional technology, evaluation, and use of learning resources to meet curricular and personal interests.
- Prepares, manages, and monitors the library budget in accordance with district and school guidelines. Maximizes efficient use of available funds and provides faculty and students with their best possible materials; requires the preparation and administration of a library budget.
- Promotes reading and the use of information resources, through such activities as storytelling, book talks, displays, publications, research projects, and special events. Develops curricular content that integrates information literacy skills into instructional activities. Promotes reading as a lifelong skill
- Establish a positive relationship with students, parents, co-workers, volunteers, and other visitors
- Processes and manages, catalogs, circulates, sorts, shelves, and inventories library materials, textbooks, and digital devices essential to instruction and student learning.
- Performs other duties as designated by the Principal or the District Media Supervisor
