Applicant must be licensed or be able to complete licensing as a Media Specialist grades k-12 for the State of North Carolina

Reports to: School Principal

Supervises: None

Term of Employment: 10 months’

Salary: State Salary Schedule plus local supplement

Qualifications: Media Coordinator License

Essential Job Functions:

1. Planning and implementation for teaching and learning

? 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

? Assists the Digital Integration Facilitator team in the school's use of instructional technology to enhance learning

? Upgrades professional knowledge and skills on a continual basis

1. Planning and implementation for information access, evaluation, and use

? 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, 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 materials

? 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