Media Coordinator

Nash County Public Schools•Rocky Mount, NC

20h•Onsite

About The Position

To provide the leadership and instructional resources and services for implementation of a school library media program that serves as an integral part of a student-centered educational process. The library media coordinator may be identified by a variety of titles, such as librarian, library teacher or media coordinator. This role involves planning and implementing for teaching and learning, information access, evaluation and use, and program administration. The coordinator is responsible for assessing learning and information needs, collaborating with teachers, instructing students and staff, incorporating information literacy, promoting reading, leading in the use of instructional technology, and upgrading professional knowledge. They also work with school leadership to provide flexible access to resources, create a conducive learning environment, encourage resource use, lead in resource selection and evaluation, maintain inventories, cooperate with other libraries, implement collection development, and adhere to copyright and intellectual freedom principles. Program administration includes designing and implementing plans, evaluating the program, organizing facilities and resources, leading the budgetary process, leading the Media and Technology Advisory Committee, interacting with the public, demonstrating professional integrity, and preparing reports.

Requirements

Master's degree in library science
Ability to read, analyze and interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, parents and the general public
Ability to work with methods related to budgeting, student accounting, personnel and technology
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Ability to apply knowledge of current issues and trends in special education
Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with students, staff and the community
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies
Regularly required to sit and talk or hear
Frequently required to walk and use fingers, tools, or controls
Occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms
Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception
Occasionally the employee will lift up to 50 lbs. such as to lift files and paper
Effectively communicate orally and in written form
Possess basic skills in the areas of mathematics, science, world affairs, and educational technology
Possess social skills to be able to communicate, to mingle, and communicate with all school publics

Nice To Haves

Classroom experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses learning and information needs of students and staff
Plans and works collaboratively with teachers
Instructs students and staff in the effective use of ideas and information
Incorporates information literacy into day-to-day instruction
Advocates and promotes reading and lifelong learning
Leads in the school's use of instructional technology to enhance learning
Upgrades professional knowledge and skills on a continual basis
Works with the principal and school leadership team to provide flexible access to school library media center resources
Creates and maintains an environment conducive to learning
Encourages the widest possible use of print and electronic resources and services within the school library media center, throughout the school, and through remote access
Leads teachers, technology staff, and students in a collaborative process to select and evaluate resources that address curricular needs and learning goals of students and teachers in the information age
Keeps accurate inventories of print, non print, and technology materials and equipment
Works cooperatively with other libraries and agencies to share resources that enhance teaching and learning
Implements an ongoing collection development and evaluation process, in collaboration with the Media and Technology Advisory Committee that focuses on a variety of formats and resources to meet diverse learning needs
Adheres to copyright as well as other laws and guidelines pertaining to the distribution and use of resources
Advocates the principles of intellectual freedom and ethical behavior
Works with school staff to design and implement short- and long-range plans to ensure balance among teaching, instructional technology, collaboration, collection development, and program management
Evaluates the school library media program on a continual basis according to accepted standards of quality
Organizes school library media facilities and resources in a manner that supports the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and maximizes intellectual and physical access to resources
Leads in the budgetary process of the school through the Media and Technology Advisory Committee to ensure equity of access to instructional materials
Leads the Media and Technology Advisory Committee in effective decision making to promote the school library media program
Interacts effectively with students, staff, administration, and the general public to promote and expand the school library media program
Demonstrates professional integrity through ethical behavior
Prepares and submits accurate reports as required
Carries out assigned non-instructional duties and adheres to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations