Urbana School District 116

TITLE: Library Media Specialist Elementary

LOCATION: Thomas Paine Elementary School

SUPERVISOR: Building Principals

JOB SUMMARY: Under general direction of the Principals or Assistant Principals, the teacher is responsible helping students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able and responsible men and women.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• A Library Media Specialist should know how to quickly find resources.
• Teaches elementary students how to retrieve sources of information, encourages reading and computer literacy.
• A knowledge of the content of the library and how best to retrieve sources of information for students is a number one priority for Library Media Specialists.
• Understanding information technology can relate outside the library.
• Understanding how to use library resources in research is valuable knowledge that the Library Media Specialist can pass on to students. Information Technology advancements over the years can be daunting, so keeping up with how to retrieve information from internal and external sources is a useful skill that can be used far beyond a person’s formative education.
• Liaison for Teachers for new book collections and literary resources.
• Library Media Specialists can assist teachers in finding information resources for their class curriculum as well as collaborate on class projects.
• Acquiring acquisition of new or current books that should be added to the collection on an ongoing basis for its users.
• Acquiring media materials and information to keep and maintain the library up to date and useful to its users.
• Library Media Specialists inventory, weeding and catalog the library’s holdings, helping the library stay focused on what is needed in the school. For example, an inventory of the library’s holdings might reveal that a book has not circulated in 10-years. This might indicate that the book is not relevant to the school’s focus and should be taken out of circulation.
• Some library media specialist as teachers may serve as department chairs, team leaders and building curriculum coordinators. Other duties as assigned by Principal.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, with certification and endorsements in library and media information systems

EXPERIENCE

• 2-3 years teaching students at the elementary level as a librarian/media specialist; except in the case of a new college graduate.

LICENSES/CREDENTIAL: Valid Illinois Teaching Certificate/Licensure with the appropriate endorsements to teach Kindergarten through twelve.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary is based on a step placement which is determined by education, experience and the Urbana Education Association and Board of Education contract.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of professional personnel.

START DATE: August 16, 2022
NOTE: This is a position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

REVISED: May 2013