Florence County School is hiring: Media Specialist - 2025-2026 in Johnsonville

TITLE: Media Specialist

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. A bachelor's degree with an emphasis in library science

2. A valid state certificate to practice as a school librarian

3. At least three years' experience as a classroom teacher

4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

REPORTS TO: Principal

JOB GOAL: To develop, implement, and direct a library media program that supports the educational philosophy and meets the needs of the school.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Plans, administers, and supervises the library media program, developing policies and procedures for efficient operation and optimal service.
2. Organizes and facilitates a physical environment designed to meet the needs of all learners.
3. Establishes annual and long-range goals correlated to the School Improvement Plan in conjunction with the Library Media Advisory Committee.
4. Provides an on-going evaluation of the library media/technology program and modify the program as needed.
5. Prepares and administers the media center budget, keeping records of all expenditures.
6. Designs and implements a collection development plan which includes selecting and acquiring resources, maintaining a current inventory, weeding materials, and assessing and evaluating the collection.
7. Reviews current developments, literature, and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
8. Provides students and teachers full accessibility to the library media center and its resources throughout the school day.
9. Maintains an efficient system for classifying, cataloging, circulating, and inventorying all media center materials, according to districtwide standards.
10. Maintains up-to-date bibliographic records of library media materials, adding, deleting, or modifying data as appropriate.
11. Works as a curriculum and instructional leader on the school's leadership teams.
12. Informs teachers, students, and administrators about new materials and recent media/technology developments in their specific instructional area.
13. Collaborates with staff and administrators to develop and implement policies and procedures related to copyright, acceptable use of information networks, and intellectual freedom issues.
14. Provides staff development in and model the use of instructional resources and new information technologies.
15. Maintains a professional library collection and provide access to off-site resources to promote professional development of the faculty and administrative staff.
16. Delivers services coordinated with the technology specialist or the instructional technology specialist that meet the technology needs of the entire learning community through:
    1. establishing an environment that encourages use of instructional technology.
    2. assisting educators in planning for the use and integration of the full range of technologies to meet the learner's information need.
    3. assisting the school in evaluating the current technology status and preparing an action plan for incremental improvement.
17. Ensures that students receive planned, sequential information skills instruction.
18. Plans common objectives and instruction with teachers.
19. Collaborates with teachers to develop curricular content that integrates information literacy skills into instructional activities.
20. Promotes reading and the use of information resources, through such activities as storytelling, book talks, displays, publications, research projects, and special events.
21. Selects, collects, organizes, stores, and disseminates information in various formats.
22. Provides a professionally selected, up-to-date, and diverse collection of media/technology resources for different levels of maturity, ability, and interest.
23. Seeks educator and student participation in selection and evaluation of materials, information databases, and technologies which support learning objectives.
24. Supports cooperative resource sharing with other library media/technology centers and local, state, national, and global information agencies.
25. Attends workshops, in-service activities, conferences, and keep professional skills updated.
26. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Nine-month year. Salary and work schedule to be established by the Board.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job is evaluated in accordance with provisions of Board Policy.