Librarian/Library Department Coordinator

Minimum Requirements:

• Illinois State Board of Education Professional Educator License with administrative endorsement, or out-of-state equivalent
• Currently or ability to become Illinois State Board of Education Qualified Evaluator
• Minimum five years of experience as a librarian at the secondary level
• Master's/advanced degree in Library Science or equivalent
• Knowledge of content area, best practice for assessment, and instructional practices
• Knowledge of content, contemporary instructional technology, and skills in staff supervision/evaluation
• Demonstration of collaborative leadership

Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Demonstrates vision and provides leadership in the creation of shared beliefs and values around student learning.
• Collaborates with the Department Chair at Winnetka for department planning and processes.
• Involves the department in furthering the school’s vision of student intellectual and emotional growth.
• Conducts needs assessments and uses data to make decisions and plan for school improvement.
• Explores, implements and assesses educational concepts that enhance student learning.
• Understands the change process and leads the department in changes essential to improving student learning.
• Advances the profession through participation in local, state and national professional groups.
• Participates actively on school-based leadership teams, attending weekly meetings of the Department Leaders and other groups as designated.
• Provide a consistent and visible campus presence and leadership.

Curriculum and Instruction

• Works with staff and all other stakeholders to identify a curriculum framework and essential understanding that supports the mission and goals of the school.
• Establishes and implements a process for the annual review and modification of the curriculum.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the department’s curriculum and instruction goals to all stakeholders; serves as the spokesperson on curricular matters.
• Engages the staff in the study and implementation of effective teaching practices.
• Acts as a master teacher for the department by demonstrating a commitment to learning, modeling professionalism and respect for others, and modeling competence in content and pedagogy.
• Encourages staff to create professional networks both within and outside the school.
• Facilitates articulation with the sender schools.

Supervision and Evaluation

• Works collaboratively to set and maintain standards of effective teaching.
• Uses both formative and summative staff evaluation procedures to improve teaching.
• Demonstrates skill in giving feedback to staff about their teaching by:
  • Visiting classes and preparing observation reports.
  • Preparing and sharing non-tenured and tenured teacher summative evaluations.
  • Preparing and sharing scale movement evaluations.
• Develops, plans, and offers resources for teacher growth and development.
• Develops an assessment system that reports student learning and analyzes the data to ensure that the school’s educational goals are met.

Organizational Management

• Facilitates the screening and hiring of department personnel.
• Manages the master schedule at Northfield.
• Supervise the Northfield Campus budget.
• Supervises the use and maintenance of facilities, equipment, supplies, and book orders.
• Advocates for the department with administration and guidance personnel, with parents and within the community, and in special projects for administration.

Communication Skills

• Demonstrates mediation skills in working with staff.
• Articulates beliefs persuasively, effectively explains decisions, checks for understanding, and behaves in ways that reflects these beliefs and decisions.
• Writes and speaks clearly and concisely so the intended audience understands the message being conveyed.
• Demonstrates skill in giving and receiving feedback.
• Opens lines of communication between and among staff on both campuses.

Group Processes

• Understands group dynamics and applies effective group process skills.
• Establishes a framework for collaborative action; fosters collaboration.
• Implements appropriate decision-making and conflict resolution techniques.
• Works to build consensus both as a leader and as a member of a group.
• Provides a balance among institutional, departmental, and personal goals.
• Creates and maintains a safe teaching and learning environment that fosters reflection, experimentation, and growth.
• Recognizes and affirms all department members and encourages them to take risks.
• Supports teacher efforts to grow professionally and personally.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Teach students to evaluate and use information resources critically, effectively, and creatively.
• Lead classroom research instruction and provide individual guidance to help students locate resources and engage in effective research techniques.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to provide curriculum support by use of library resources.
• Create an atmosphere conducive to research, learning, and student collaboration.
• Provide leadership, orientation, and training in the use of changing information resources.
• Stays abreast of trends in media and news, media literacy, information, and education.
• Supports the District’s strategic initiatives in their work as a librarian and faculty member.
• Creates a welcoming environment in the library and supervises students and spaces, when assigned by the supervisor.
• Select materials in a variety of formats to support the curriculum and promote lifelong learning.
• Participate in maintaining and improving connections to institutions, associations, and resources in the area, region and state.
• Takes responsibility for ongoing professional development.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Salary: $68,854 First year, BA; First year, MA: $77,889; Four years, MA: $89,999