Library Information Specialist, 1.0 FTE

Edmonds School District•Lynnwood, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This job posting is for two 1.0 FTE continuing contract positions for a Library Information Specialist (LIS) beginning with the 2026-27 school year: one at Cedar Way Elementary and one at Mountlake Terrace Elementary. Preference will be given to candidates that currently have an ELL, ESOL, or Bilingual endorsement. SIOP training and GLAD training offered by the Multilingual Education Department will be required for all new employees unless they can show evidence of having completed SIOP and GLAD training previously. Training will need to be completed within the first two years of employment.

Requirements

Valid Washington State Teaching Certification with a Library Media endorsement (must have completed a school library endorsement program), OR Washington State Teaching Certification AND current enrollment in a school library endorsement program with ability to complete program within 1-2 years.

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to candidates that currently have an ELL, ESOL, or Bilingual endorsement.
SIOP training and GLAD training offered by the Multilingual Education Department will be required for all new employees unless they can show evidence of having completed SIOP and GLAD training previously.
Minimum 3 years of successful teaching experience

Responsibilities

Teaches media literacy lessons so that students develop into effective consumers and producers of ideas and information
Teaches digital citizenship lessons and reinforces digital citizenship skills so that students develop into safe, responsible, and ethical users of digital media and tools
Plans lessons aligned with AASL standards and/or CCSS/NGSS; ensures students are able to demonstrate mastery
Differentiates instruction and assessment to meet the needs of diverse learners
Actively cultivates a culturally responsive teaching environment that is inviting, safe, inclusive, and collaborative
Promotes a vibrant and inclusive school-wide reading culture, guiding students to read for understanding and pleasure
Collaborates with classroom teachers and specialists to design and implement lessons and units of instruction, and assess student learning and instructional effectiveness
Partners with admin and staff to create the specialists' class schedules (Elementary LIS)
Uses and models (and coaches other staff in using) district-supported instructional technology and online resources to improve student engagement and independent learning
Maintains familiarity with adopted curricula, scopes and sequences for various content areas, and pacing guides
Actively engages in regular collection management processes: annual goal-setting and reflection, materials selection and processing, annual inventory, ongoing weeding, and end-of-year maintenance around missing or lost materials
Manages any paraeducator and volunteer support, the library budget, as well as the physical and virtual spaces of the school library
Creates an inclusive collection that authentically represents and celebrates diverse backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences in accordance with ESD board policy
Curates print and digital resources to support school curriculum and empower a culture of inquiry
Develops and administers an inviting and effective physical and digital library environment that represents the demographics of the school and meets the needs of the curriculum and instruction
Cultivates community partnerships
Leads staff/peer development related to information literacy, media literacy, digital citizenship, and instructional technology
Works with district staff to communicate key messages and information related to libraries, reading advocacy, instructional technology and digital tools, and digital citizenship and media literacy
Advocates for and ensures equitable access to resources, technology, and information services for the entire school
Provides the leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school library program is aligned with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and the school district, and is an integral component of the learning/instructional program - and ensures that this message is clearly communicated to all school staff