Benton High School Library Media Specialist

Benton School District • Benton, AR

10h • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Library Media Specialist at Benton High School. The specialist is expected to demonstrate strong knowledge of content, pedagogy, and student development, including individual needs and skills. Key responsibilities include selecting and using appropriate resources, adhering to IEP and 504 plans, and designing rigorous lessons, activities, and assessments aligned with learning standards. The specialist must foster a respectful and positive learning environment, manage classroom procedures effectively, and supervise students. Communication with students, parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators is crucial for addressing academic and behavioral issues. The role demands high expectations, effective lesson delivery, strong questioning and discussion techniques, and timely, high-quality student feedback. The specialist should use assessments during instruction, be flexible and responsive to student learning, and reflect on teaching to improve student achievement. Administrative duties include maintaining accurate records, managing classroom equipment and supplies, and communicating with families. Professional responsibilities involve participating in the professional community, engaging in continuous professional growth, and exhibiting professionalism with all stakeholders. The specialist is also required to report suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse, enforce school policies, attend professional meetings and development sessions, assist in student supervision in various school areas, and sponsor extracurricular activities. The position requires accountability, accuracy, adaptability, strong communication (oral and written), conflict resolution skills, creativity, decision-making ability, detail orientation, diversity awareness, enthusiasm, empathy, ethical conduct, friendliness, goal orientation, honesty/integrity, initiative, interpersonal skills, good judgment, loyalty, organization, patience, presentation skills, regular attendance, reliability, responsibility, self-motivation, tact, and team-building capabilities.

Requirements

• Must have current Arkansas teaching license and certification for the grade level or subject area assigned to.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background checks.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
• Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following district procedures.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
• Empathetic - Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Loyal - The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• Presentation Skills - Ability to effectively present information publicly.
• Regular attendance - Exhibiting regular attendance in order to perform duties in a satisfactory manner.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for ones conduct.
• Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Tactful - Ability to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.
• Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit accurate knowledge of content and pedagogy.
• Exhibit knowledge of students individual development and special needs.
• Exhibit knowledge of students individual skills and knowledge.
• Select and use appropriate resources.
• Adhere to each student Individualized Education Program (IEP) and 504 plan.
• Build and design coherent lessons, activities, and assessments of rigor that match standards of learning.
• Create an environment of respect and rapport.
• Establish a positive culture for learning.
• Exhibit effective classroom procedures with little loss of instruction.
• Effectively supervise students and manages student behavior.
• Effectively communicate with students.
• Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students behavioral and academic problems.
• Exhibit high expectations and effective delivery of lessons.
• Demonstrate effective questioning and discussion techniques.
• Provide timely, consistent, and high-quality feedback to students.
• Exhibit the use of assessments during instruction.
• Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness to student learning.
• Reflect on teaching and make adjustments for targeting greater understanding and student achievement.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Select, store, order, issue and inventory classroom equipment, materials and supplies.
• Effectively communicate with families to discuss childrens progress and needs.
• Exhibit participation and contributions to the professional community.
• Exhibit continued professional growth and development.
• Exhibit professionalism with students, staff, and parents.
• Report to proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
• Attend all professional meetings, educational conferences, and professional development sessions.
• Assist in the supervision of students (such as in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading).
• Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations and academic contests.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or other administrators.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level