District Librarian / Media Technology Specialist K-5 Job at West Ottawa Public S

District Librarian / Media Technology Specialist K-5 JobID: 3585

• Position Type: District/ School Librarian
• Date Posted: 9/23/2024
• Location: District
• Date Available: Immediately
• Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Permanent position beginning: Immediately

Qualifications:

• Valid Michigan teaching certificate required.
• Library Media (ND) endorsements required.
• Shall hold a Master’s Degree in Library Science from a program accredited by the American Library Association or a master’s level program in library and information studies.
• Shall have knowledge of, experience in, and training for advanced credits or work experience in curriculum or technology.
• Prior teaching experience at the elementary level preferred.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.
• Empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.
• Instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information and resources.
• Assist staff and parents with positive intervention strategies.
• Assist with problem solving meetings.
• Create and maintain a teaching and learning environment in the school library that is inviting, flexible, and conducive to student learning.
• Prepare and administer the school library program budget to support program goals.
• Establish processes and procedures for selection, circulation, and resource sharing to assure appropriate media and text resources for students and staff.
• Exert leadership in media and technology.
• Supervise support staff, which may include educational assistants and volunteers.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and specialists to design and implement lessons and units of instruction through creative and innovative use of materials and technology, and assess student learning and instructional effectiveness.
• Provide leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school library program is aligned with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.