What are the responsibilities and job description for the Library Media Specialist position at Alabama State Department of Education?
Our Mission: Empowering minds, shaping future leaders.
Our Vision: We are dedicated to a culture of excellence that enables individuals to reach their full potential. Firmly rooted in our community, our goal is to be a premier institution that fosters greatness in every member while proactively addressing the needs of our school community.
QUALIFICATIONS: Valid Alabama Teacher’s Certificate, Masters Degree with Certification in Library Media, K-12 Background as school Media Specialist Experienced in instructional technologies, and meets NCLB Criteria for Highly Qualified Teacher
REPORTS TO: School and System Leadership
JOB GOAL: To create a culture of intellectual curiosity where all students have ownership over their learning and are inspired to think, innovate, and create.
EVALUATION: Pike Road Board of Education Continuous Improvement Plan
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
As Coach/Teacher:
- Ensure effective practices in the selection, use, and evaluation of materials that support and enhance teaching and learning.
- Continuously learn and utilize new technologies and electronic resources to achieve the system mission.
- Manage the Library Media Center to be responsive to students, teachers, parents, and community members’ needs and interest with an emphasis on learning any time and any where.
- Provide guidance to students, teachers, and parents in the selection and acquisition of instructional materials in varying formats and levels of difficulty.
- Plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate school library media resources and services.
- Keep school personnel, parents, and the community abreast of services, resources, and activities to achieve the school system’s mission.
- Embrace the teacher’s role as facilitator, navigator, mentor, and encourager.
- Value and collaborate with community and global experts to create challenging, authentic, and meaningful learning experiences and projects for students - - including the use of mentors, internships, apprenticeships, field trips, etc.
- Collaborate, partner, model, and co-teach to demonstrate media tools and resources that enhance learning.
- Collaborate with teachers and students to design, redesign, and facilitate challenging, authentic, and meaningful work that appeals to students’ motives, interests, and learning styles.
- Participate, plan, lead and/or provide professional learning.
- Model lifelong learning and curiosity to students and teachers.
- Encourage students’ curiosity, self-discipline, and ownership of learning.
- Solicit and incorporate the voice of students concerning their learning.
- Use a variety of tools to measure student and teacher engagement and assess their learning.
As Leader/Influencer:
- Embrace and promote the system’s mission, vision, beliefs, and goals.
- Conduct action research, share expertise, and contribute to the field of education.
- Collaborate and advise on software and hardware purchases and implementation.
- Provide leadership and assist in implementing technology initiatives.
- Assist in the development of system policies and procedures governing library media and technology resources.
- Provide leadership and assist in the implementation of the Technology Plan for the system.
- Seek technology grants from federal, state, and private sources.
- Fulfill professional responsibilities to include participation in school programs, school and system program improvement efforts, and community and parent groups.
- Model appropriate personal characteristics and work habits.
- Abide by and promote high ethical standards and adhere to the Alabama Code of Ethics for Educators.
- Performs other duties as required by school and system leadership.