Librarian/Learning Strategies Teacher Position Available In Hinds, Mississippi
Tallo's Job Summary: The Librarian/Learning Strategies Teacher position at Madison County Schools requires a Bachelor's degree in School Library Media or related field. Responsibilities include managing library resources, providing professional development opportunities, and coordinating the acquisition of materials. The role involves working with students, staff, and maintaining library facilities within a standard office and classroom setting.
Job Description
ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE.
Applicants must hold a valid Mississippi educator license with endorsement code: 440 Please Send Resume and Letter of Interest to Principal, Thomas Adams at tadams@madison-schools.com
Job Title:
Librarian/Learning Strategies TeacherReports To:
PrincipalFLSA Status:
Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY
Provides each student with an enriched library environment containing a wide variety and range of materials that will invite intellectual probing, growth, and aids all students in acquiring the skills needed to take full advantage of library resources.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in School Library Media or related field
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises and works with library media specialists, district Library Media Education staff, and other instructional personnel in support of student learning and evaluation of library media programs.
Provides professional development opportunities for library media specialists and other personnel as appropriate.
Coordinates the acquisition, organization distribution, maintenance, and assessment of district-wide online library media resources and the management/use of the centralized library automation system.
Evaluate, select, and requisition new library materials.
Assists teachers in the selection of books and other instructional materials.
Informs teachers and other staff members of new materials, the library materials, and instructs teachers and students on the use of the system.
Promote appropriate conduct of students using library facilities.
Help students develop habits of independent reference work and develop skills in the use of reference materials concerning planned assignments.
Presents and discusses materials with classes studying a particular topic, on the invitation of the teacher.
Participates in curriculum meetings, staff development, in-service, etc.
Counsels with students and gives reading guidance to those who have special reading problems or unusual intellectual interests.
Arrange frequently changing, book-related displays and exhibits likely to interest the library’s patrons.
Organizes, maintains, and disseminates all library materials and audio-visual hardware/software.
Works within a prescribed budget to maintain adequate library services.
Formulates required inventories and reports.
Supervises library aides in the performance of their duties, where applicable.
Assist instructional personnel in the use of audio-visual equipment.
Facilitates the district library media committee and assists in building-level library media committees, local administrators, teachers, and library media specialists in the resolution of problems related to library media programs.
Stays abreast of changes and advancements in the library media field and uses various forms of communication to keep schools informed of these changes.
Projects budget needs, assists in the preparation and evaluation of bids for library media materials and monitors the use of local, state, and federal funds allotted for library media programs.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or fee and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is a standard office setting and school/classroom combined with a server room. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.
