Library Media Specialist

Library Media Specialist Position Overview The library media program should be an integral part of the schools' curriculum. The School Library Media Specialist plans, directs, implements, and evaluates the library program. Salary Range The salary range for this role can be found in the provided link: Salary Scales Training Appoquinimink School District may require you to be trained in Safety‑Care or a similar competency‑based crisis prevention intervention training program as a condition of your continued employment. Compliance ­– Licensure / Certification / Permit Failure to meet or maintain any of the licensing or certification Minimum Qualifications listed further below in this job posting may result in the withdrawal of the job offer prior to employment or termination of employment if already hired. The district reserves the right to assess compliance at any time. If deficiencies are identified, employees may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Additionally, any misrepresentation or failure to disclose relevant information during the hiring process may be considered grounds for immediate rescission of the offer or termination. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Provides leadership in all aspects of the school media program. Assist students and staff in accessing library resources and materials. Promote a culture of reading and lifelong learning through library programming and activities. Helps students develop habits of independent reference work and skills in the use of reference material in relation to planned assignments. Help students develop independent reading habits by providing opportunities during non‑instructional times. Develops a research and library skills program relating to the needs of the students. Provide leadership for school literacy committee, coordinating school wide improvement in research and writing. Coordinates Senior Project, including supervision and support for individual research projects. Plans with teachers, when appropriate, for meaningful and effective grade appropriate reference work and/or literature. Is aware of and supports the curriculum through collection development. Develops a collection that supports the curriculum. Organizes library material, equipment, and facilities for effective and efficient utilization and circulation. Keeps the collection current within the constraints of the annual budget by purchasing quality print and non‑print materials. Maintains appropriate records of library materials. Through a working knowledge of books and authors in the collection, assists students with reading selections. Provides leadership for summer reading committee and associated cross curriculum activities. Guides students in finding and using a wide variety of materials. Allocates and manages expenditures of assigned budget funds on the basis of curricular and replacement needs. Organizes and supervises the ordering, checking, processing, and maintaining of media center materials. Assists staff and students with technology. Maintains a working knowledge of software. Provides basic instruction to staff or students for equipment use. Assists staff with computer and/or AV equipment problems. Works to complete building goals and district exit outcomes. Meets assigned building and district responsibilities. Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Must be eligible for State of Delaware Certification as a Library Media Specialist. Knowledge of Delaware State Content Standards, Assessment & Accountability. Knowledge of best practices. Criminal background check and Tuberculin testing. Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Physical and Environmental Conditions The work of this class is generally performed in a school environment. Work may require the ability to move around the school and classroom. Pre‑Employment Requirements All persons employed by the Appoquinimink School District are required to submit a criminal background check and a tuberculosis test. Anyone offered employment is required to provide the following: proper identification (Social Security Card and Driver's License), documentation of eligibility for employment in the U.S.A., completion of I‑9 form, and completion of paperwork for the Delaware Child Protection Registry. ADA Accommodations Disclosure Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Appoquinimink School District is required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. Qualified employees must have the requisite skills, experience, education, and licenses for the job, and must also be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations. Nondiscrimination Disclosure The Appoquinimink School District is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its educational programs, services, and activities for all students and employees. The Appoquinimink School District does not discriminate or retaliate in the hiring, training, assignment, promotion/transfer of employees on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, domicile, marital status, handicap, or any other characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Evaluation Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions set forth in the negotiated contract between the Appoquinimink School District Board of Education and the Appoquinimink Education Association, Affiliate of DSEA/NEA. #J-18808-Ljbffr