JOB TITLE:  School Library Media Specialist

 

REPORTS TO:  Building Principals

 

SUPERVISES:  None

 

WORKS WITH:  Principals, Asst. Superintendent, Superintendent Instructional Staff, Paraprofessionals.

 

QUALIFICATION:  Certified as a School Librarian

 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:  High School Media Specialist is 8:00-4:00 daily, school calendar plus ten days.  Middle School Media Specialist is 8:00-4:00 daily, school calendar.

 

JOB SUMMARY:  The School Library Media Specialist plans, directs, implements, and evaluates the library program.

 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assist students in becoming effective and discriminating users of library resources.
2. Helps students develop habits of independent research and use of resource material in relation to planned assignments.
3. Assists students with reading selections. 
4. Guides students in accessing, evaluating, and using a wide variety of materials.
5. Updates knowledge of learning and research as applied to information needs of students and teachers.
6. Organizes library material, equipment, and facilities for effective and efficient utilization and circulation.
7. Keeps the collection current within the constraints of the budget by purchasing quality print and nonprint materials. 
8. Maintains the library catalog.
9. Effectively utilizes clerical, volunteer, students and/or other personnel to provide quality library services to the users.
10. Inventories the library collection as well as the library Audio Visual resources, and library computers.
11. Supervises the withdrawal of outdated and worn out materials.
12. Efficiently organizes and supervises the ordering, processing, circulation, and maintenance of library media center materials.
13. Maintains appropriate records of library materials.
14. Develops a collection that supports the curriculum.
15. Develops a research and library skills program relating to the needs of the students. 
16. Plans with teachers, when appropriate, for meaningful effective grade appropriate learning tasks and/or literature appreciation activities for students. 
17. Actively plans with teachers and groups of teachers to integrate library services and multimedia materials with the instructional program. 
18. Provides instruction in the use of technology to access information outside the library media center.
19. Uses a wide variety of teaching methods, media and ways of communicating information to insure that students can access and use all types of information sources.
20. Takes a leadership role in promoting and demonstrating the use of new technologies and media with teachers and other adults.
21. Perform other duties as assigned.