Elementary School Librarian

• WHES
  Calvert County Public School District
  

WINDY HILL ELEM SCHOOL

• Owings, Maryland This job is also posted in Calvert County Public Schools
  Job Details
  

Job ID:

5938718

Application Deadline:

Oct 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted:

Yesterday

Starting Date:

Immediately

Job Description

NOTICE OF VACANCY

Date:

September 24, 2026

POSITION:

School Librarian

DEPARTMENT

Instruction

LOCATION

Windy Hill Elementary School

REPORTS TO

School Principal

SALARY RANGE

$68,834

• $149,358
  ANNUAL

WORK SUMMARY

190/7

FLSA STATUS:

Non-Exempt

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Open Until Filled

EFFECTIVE START DATE

2026-2027 School Year

POSITION SUMMARY

Plans and administers the school's library media program. Plans and provides direct instruction to students and training to staff. Manages library media center material, facilities, and equipment. Communicates the school library media program to administrators, staff, students, parents, and the broader community.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

At the time of application, the candidate must hold or be eligible for:

A Maryland Professional Eligibility Certificate, Standard Professional Certificate, Advanced Professional Certificate, Initial Professional License (IPL), Professional License (PL), or Advanced Professional License (APL); in the area of

Library Media Specialist, Library Media Administrator, Educational Media Specialist:

Librarian Science, or Library Science as outlined in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions. At the time of employment, the candidate must have:

Demonstrate knowledge of effective instructional practices and understanding of the teaching/learning process.

Demonstrate knowledge of current instructional and research technologies, and the ability to integrate these into the library media program and throughout the

Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with administrators, staff, students, and

Understanding of and ability to maintain rapport with persons from diverse, cultural, ethnic, and racial groups.

Demonstrate excellent oral and written

Demonstrate excellent human relations

Have experience in instructional leadership at the school level preferred but not

Demonstrate excellence in the implementation of instructional technology into daily instructional lessons.

Demonstrate success in accomplishing tasks akin to those responsibilities listed

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES

Plans, implements, and evaluates a comprehensive program of school library media

Plans with administration and staff for the integration of the content curricula into the school library media

Plans and coordinates a comprehensive program of instruction for students and staff encompassing instructional technologies, such as online resources, subscription databases, software programs, e

• books, and in-house broadcasting, as well as traditional print
  Creates an environment that encourages all students to utilize information resources and become life
• long
  Provides leadership for infusion of technologies into the school instructional
  Provides direction for support staff assigned to the media
  Prepares short
• and long-range plans for keeping the library media collection and technology
  Actively participates in school-based and system-wide meetings to plan the development and implementation of school library media services and
  Maintains a cooperative relationship with the public library
  Teaches research skills and cyber safety to
  Prepares students to evaluate the relevancy, authority, and accuracy of sources found on the Internet, electronic databases, and in traditional
  Individualizes instruction for students in special populations such as ELL, special education, Title I, and Talent Development
  Instructs students in the use of presentation software and the development of multimedia
  Provides literacy
  Plans with building-level administration and teacher leaders to provide a comprehensive program for staff development and analysis of the instructional
  Initiates and coordinates training of school-based staff in the use of instructional technology and other library media
  Provides access to professional materials for teacher reference and general professional
  Continuously updates personal knowledge about new technologies, learning theories, and instructional strategies to share with
  Evaluates, selects, and maintains a collection of print and electronic resources that support the school•wide curriculum and are appropriate to varying levels of student ability and
  Provides opportunities for the faculty and students to participate in the selection and evaluation of materials.

Correlates all new courses of study with resources of the school library media

Maintains accurate records as required for state, county, and school

Plans an annual budget for acquisition of library media center resources and technological

Communicates the school library media program to the broader school community including parents, businesses, and public libraries through meetings, articles, and special

Develops outreach activities to communicate the school library media program to the community's diverse

Promotes information access, knowledge, and literacy through a variety of

Thinks, concentrates, and interacts positively with

Maintains regular, on-time

Works flexible hours as

Works under stress and meets all

OTHER DUTIES

Performs related work as required or assigned by the building principal.

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/DEMANDS

Position requires significant periods of standing and walking and is performed in a typical school environment.

UNUSUAL DEMANDS

May be subject to flexible work schedule.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Ten (10) month position and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience applied to the current Calvert County Public Schools salary schedule for teachers. All employees are encouraged to have automatic payroll deposit.

EVALUATION

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the policy on evaluation as established by the Calvert County Public Schools.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Position Opened Until Filled. Applicants, please apply through the Applicant Tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schools' website

• 
  www.

calvertnet.k12.md.us

References must be directly related to educational experience and must include immediate supervisor.

State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements.

House Bill 486

• Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement
  Pursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland
• House Bill 486
• Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention all applicants are required to report all former employers in which you may have had direct contact with minors.

The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations in which you have volunteered, coached, mentor, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors.

Nondiscrimination Statement

Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs. Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individual's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Student Services Director of Human Resources 443-550-8000 For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: https://ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481.

Position Type:

Full-Time

Salary:

$68,834 to $149,358 Per Year

Job Requirements

Master degree preferred.

Citizenship, residency or work visa required