Librarian- Hattie Cotton ES (120 Day) (2026-2027)
About The Position
A school librarian serves as a leader, instructional partner, information specialist, teacher, and program administrator. The librarian works with students and teachers to facilitate access to information in a variety of formats; teaches them how to acquire, evaluate, and use information and related technology; and introduces students to literature and other resources. The role develops, promotes, and implements a school library program that prepares students to be effective users of ideas and information and lifelong learners. The librarian supports the school and district mission, strategic plan, and policies; manages library staff, budget, and physical and virtual spaces; and collaborates with educators and academy teams. The position is school-based at Hattie Cotton Elementary School.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Library Science.
- Certification as a media specialist through completion of MLIS coursework and a valid Tennessee teaching license; or certification as a media specialist through the add-on Library Information Specialist PreK-12 (473) endorsement, a valid Tennessee teaching license, and a qualifying score on the Praxis 5312 assessment.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Library Science.
Responsibilities
- Empower the learning community to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skilled researchers, curators, and ethical users of information.
- Collaborate and co-teach with classroom educators to establish learning objectives and assessment strategies for individual and group inquiry-based learning.
- Develop and maintain a fun, inviting, safe, flexible, collaborative, inclusive, and learning-conducive environment.
- Champion equity, access, and intellectual freedom, including access to the online library catalog, digital and audiobooks, and information resources.
- Foster exploration, discovery, creation, innovation, and a growth mindset.
- Guide learners to read for understanding, breadth, and pleasure.
- Help learners collaborate successfully and constructively assess their own and peers' work.
- Model and promote digital citizenship, safety, copyright, and fair use.
- Teach the learning community to engage with and use information in a global society.
- Promote respect for equity, diversity, and inclusion in collection development and within the learning community.
- Support learners in creating new knowledge by collecting, organizing, and sharing relevant resources.
- Address broader educational issues with educators in the school, district, and professional associations.
- Support the school’s and district’s mission, strategic plan, and policies.
- Manage library staff, budget, and physical and virtual spaces.
- Evaluate, introduce, and model emerging technologies and use technology tools to supplement school resources.
- Participate as an active leader in local and global learning communities and build relationships with organizations and stakeholders.
- Support academy programs in collaboration with academy teams.
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Job Type
Full-time
