Librarian (Y5-6 Media Center)

Washtenaw Area Schools Application Consortium•Ann Arbor, MI

73d•Onsite

About The Position

The Librarian (Y5-6 Media Center) position at Ann Arbor Open at Mack is a full-time role responsible for managing and implementing the building-level media program. This includes formulating goals, supervising staff, managing the budget, selecting media, and planning library skill units. The librarian will serve as a consultant to faculty and administrators, produce media, operate audio-visual equipment, and serve on district-wide committees. A key aspect of the role is fostering lifelong reading by inspiring students and teachers, curating diverse collections, and empowering learners as effective users and creators of information. The position also involves promoting digital literacy, partnering with teachers on curriculum and assessment, and leading professional learning related to technology and information literacy. Collaboration with teachers, students, and the community is essential to support the school's strategic vision for digital learning and to cultivate a community of readers.

Requirements

Master's degree with major concentration in library/media.
Possess a valid, current Michigan teaching certificate with K-12 library endorsement (ND).
Sensitivity to the multi-cultural needs of students and teachers.
Skilled in technology.
Read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Communicate effectively and present information both in oral and in written form.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Interpret an extensive variety of statistical information and data related to student achievement.
Interact with public and other staff as required.
Apply knowledge of current replicated research and techniques related to sensory issues.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with special education students desirable.
Experience working with students and teachers in the use of media/TV, desirable.
Knowledge of reading strategies, desired.

Responsibilities

Formulate goals, objectives, and evaluation of building level media program.
Implement building level media program.
Supervise media support staff.
Select media and manage the building level media budget to support the instructional program in the school.
Plan and develop library skill units.
Maintain all required records for the operation of the building media program.
Serve as consultant to faculty and administrators in the building.
Produce media and operation audio-visual equipment including video equipment.
Serve on district wide committee.
Participate in professional growth activities.
Regular and reliable attendance.
Other duties as assigned.
Inspires and supports the reading lives of both students and teachers through the creation of inclusive collections, celebrating diverse experiences and by providing opportunities to empower learners as effective users and creators of information and ideas.
Recognizes that literacy can be explored in many different ways, i.e., foundational literacy, digital literacy, media literacy, computational literacy, news literacy, etc.
Provides and advocates for equitable access to collection tools using digital resources, programming and services of support of the school's/district's strategic vision.
Curates digital resources and tools to support transformational teaching and learning and develops the digital curation skills of others.
Partners with teachers to design and implement curriculum and assessments that integrate elements of deeper learning, critical thinking, information literacy, digital citizenship, creativity, innovation and the active use of technology.
Encourages and facilitates students to become increasingly self-directed as they create digital products of their learning that engage them in critical thinking, collaboration, and authentic real-world problem solving.
Provides flexible spaces that promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration, making and community.
Leads professional learning to cultivate broader understanding of the skills that comprise success in the digital age, i.e., technology tools and apps, information literacy, digital citizenship, etc.
Promotes the school's strategic plan for digital learning and fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation to empower teachers and learners.
Cultivates partnerships within the school and local community to promote engagement and a community of readers.