Library Media Specialist

Richmond City Public Schools•Richmond, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Duties performed typically in a school setting. Performs professional work providing teaching and/or training services to students in a specialized subject. Work requires frequent standing, sitting, light lifting up to 10 pounds, walking, vocal communication for expressing or exchanging ideas, hearing to perceive information at a normal spoken word level and visual acuity for preparing and analyzing written or computer data. The specialist assists students in identifying, locating and interpreting information housed in and outside the library media center. They promote the development of independent search habits by enhancing the student's ability to evaluate sources found. The role involves providing instruction in accessing, evaluating, and communicating information and in the production of media to fit within the curricula. The specialist participates in building, district, department, and grade-level curriculum development and assessment projects, plans jointly with teachers and administrators to provide and evaluate instruction in information access, and works with teachers to improve instructional activities. They are also responsible for providing an inviting environment in the library media center that promotes reading and research, maintaining, storing, securing, and loaning audiovisual equipment, and coordinating all instructional TV activities in the school.

Requirements

Postgraduate or Collegiate Professional License with endorsement in Library Media Pre K-12 or eligible for endorsement.
Hands on experience with circulation and collection analysis required.
Must be proficient in selecting, evaluating, organizing and processing instructional materials and equipment.
Must be proficient in the production and use of a variety of media (print and nonprint) and in organizing, managing and evaluating media programs.
Must be highly proficient in applying the principles of curriculum planning, learning and teaching as they relate to informational skills and to the role of the library-media specialist.
Must have an understanding of the knowledge, skills and processes of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) and how curriculum can be organized to teach these standards to students.
Must have an understanding and knowledge of the skills and processes of the issues surrounding ethical access and use of information, including copyright, intellectual freedom, privacy and security.
Must be highly proficient in the use of technology in the classroom.
Must demonstrate understanding of and proficiency in grammar, usage and mechanics and their integration in writing.

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience is preferred.
Bilingual skills to include Spanish are a plus.

Responsibilities

Assists students in identifying, locating and interpreting information housed in and outside the library media center.
Promotes the development of independent search habits by enhancing the student's ability to evaluate those sources found.
Provides instruction in accessing, evaluating and communicating information and in the production of media to fit within the curricula.
Participates in building, district, department and grade-level curriculum development and assessment projects.
Plans jointly with teachers and administrators to provide and evaluates instruction in information access.
Works with teachers to improve instructional activities.
Provides an inviting environment in the library media center that promotes reading and research.
Maintains, stores, secures and loans audiovisual equipment and sends equipment for repair as needed.
Coordinates all instructional TV activities in the school.
Performs other related duties as assigned.