Library Media Specialist - NIHF STEM Middle School

Overview The Akron Board of Education announces an anticipated opening for a Library Media Specialist at NIHF STEM Middle School, Job Code 033, TS 380, (190 Days), Salary TBD. Collective Bargaining Unit AEA. This is a State Teachers Retirement System Position. Posting Opens June 4, 2026; Posting Closes June 14, 2026. Please upload a letter of interest, resume, and a copy of the appropriate certification, in addition to completing the online application. The Superintendent reserves the right to either keep the position open until suitable applicants are found or to cancel and repost the position with such changes as may be deemed appropriate. For further information, please contact Amanda Morgan, Principal, NIHF STEM Middle School, View phone number on click.appcast.io. Application must be made electronically through . Qualifications Required: Masters' in Library Science, Instructional Technology or related field; Ohio Media Specialist certification or teaching licensure; A minimum of three (3) years of successful experience in teaching and/or library services with a strong focus on instruction collaboration; Demonstrated ability to integrate digital tools and information literacy into curriculum. Desired: Experience with various social, cultural, economic student populations; Experience in an urban setting; Ability to communicate effectively with administrators, staff, parents, students and community; Willingness and ability to plan and develop new educational initiatives; Commitment to use best practices and research-based curriculum, instruction and assessment. Essential Functions Collaborates with students and other members of the learning community to analyze learning and information needs, to locate and use resources that meet those needs, and to understand and communicate the information the resources provide; Knowledgeable about current research on teaching and learning and skilled in applying its findings to a variety of situations; Instructs students to access, evaluate, and use information from multiple sources in order to learn, to think, and to create and apply new knowledge; Maintains a current collection, designed to meet the diverse needs of the learning community, developed with collaboration from the learning community and with consultation of school library review resources; Curricular leader and a full participant on the instructional team; Updates personal skills and knowledge to work effectively with teachers, administrators, and other staff; Works with teachers, administrators and other staff to expand their general understanding of information issues and to provide opportunities to develop sophisticated skills in information literacy, including the uses of information technology; Works with teachers and others to identify links across student informational needs, curricular content, learning outcomes, and a wide variety of print, non-print, and digital resources; Leads the entire school community in developing policies, practices, and curricula that guide students to become college and career ready; Collaborates with the learning community to design authentic learning tasks and assessments while integrating information and communication abilities required to meet standards; Provides leadership and expertise in acquiring and evaluating information resources in all formats; Provides leadership in bringing an awareness of information issues into collaborative relationships with teachers, administrators, students and others; Provides leadership in modeling for students strategies for locating, accessing, and evaluating information within and beyond the library media center; Maintains mastery of electronic resources and a focus on the quality and ethical use of information; Collaborates with the learning community to define policies of the library media program and guide related activities; Advocates for the library media program and provides leadership to advance it in the 21st century; Proficient in the management of staff, budgets, equipment, and facilities; plans, executes, and evaluates the program to ensure quality; Provides opportunities for student leadership through literacy-related activities, including incorporation of the arts; Communicates program goals, statistics, and library programming to Library/Media Services and the building principal; reports to the Building Principal. Note: If you require any special services covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call the Department of Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io. If using a TTY/TTD, call the Ohio Relay Service View phone number on click.appcast.io. EEO Statement: Akron Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information. #J-18808-Ljbffr