Alabaster City Schools
Library Media Specialist - TMS - Apply 2/5/2025 Job at Alabaster City Schools in
Alabaster City Schools, Alabaster, AL, United States, 35007
Multiple Positions
ALABASTER CITY SCHOOLS
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST
QUALIFICATIONS: As set by State of Alabama certification authorities
REPORTS TO: Principal
SUPERVISES: Library Media Aide
JOB GOAL: To provide a library media program that includes organized resources and appropriate instructional activities in an environment conducive to learning.
ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION:
- Prepares and administers the media budget as required.
- Evaluates, selects, and acquires media center materials and equipment to support the curriculum and to meet the varied interests, abilities, and needs of students and faculty.
- Re-evaluates materials and equipment regularly, weeding those which are obsolete or worn.
- Administers and maintains all information and circulation technology within the Library Media Program.
- Organizes and maintains media center records, statistics, and inventories.
- Creates an appropriate climate in the Media Center which defines expected behavior, enforces disciplinary policies in a consistent manner, and works to develop within each student a sense of self-discipline.
- Schedules the use of the facility and resources for the optimum accessibility to all students and faculty.
- Informs school community about library media center programs, materials, and services.
- Coordinates the school library media program with system-wide goals.
- Provides for the maintenance and repair of all media center equipment and materials.
- Organizes and maintains the media center as a functional, attractive, safe, and orderly environment for optimal use by students and faculty.
- Trains and supervises all media center staff and volunteers in the performance of their duties.
INSTRUCTION:
- Provides programs and services which encourage lifelong reading and learning.
- Assists students in developing listening, viewing, reading, comprehension, and information processing skills.
- Provides staff development opportunities in the use of information resources and in the utilization of information and instructional technologies.
- Collaborates with teachers to incorporate information skills into all areas of the curriculum.
- Works in cooperation with teachers to design activities, materials, and instruction which promote curriculum integration.
- Provides instruction in the operation of hardware necessary to use information in any format.
- Informs school community of laws and policies pertaining to the use and communication of ideas, such as copyright and acceptable use.
CURRICULUM SUPPORT:
- Participates in district, school, departmental, and grade level curriculum design; integrates curriculum needs into the library media program.
- Assists teachers in the selection of books, other instructional materials, and equipment.
- Maintains a professional collection.
- Maintains a current file of selection resources which staff may use for ordering supplemental curriculum needs.
- Works with other libraries' personnel to coordinate efforts of common interest.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
- Remains current in the library media profession through conferences, workshops, professional reading, and classes.
Other:
- Attends and participates in faculty meetings and works with other staff members in planning school activities, instructional goals, and objectives.
- Participates in extracurricular activities as mutually agreed upon by faculty and administration.
- Seeks assistance of specialists as needed.
- Maintains proper professional relationship with students and other employees.
- Assumes other appropriate responsibilities as required of other faculty members.
- Performs other reasonable duties during school necessary to the effective operation of the school when requested by the principal.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Nine and 1/2 month contract (197 Days).
SALARY: Salary according to proper placement on current salary schedule.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy.
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