What are the responsibilities and job description for the Media Specialist, High School (26-27) position at Gardner High School?
The Media Specialist is responsible for managing a flexible, multi-task learning environment for all students.
Qualifications: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s preferred; Certification in Library/Media OR MA teacher certification in any subject
Responsibilities:
- Manage a media center that ensures inclusivity, maximum accessibility, efficient operations and is a multi-task learning environment that assists students and promotes equitable access to student supports
- Maintain a media center that is culturally rich in both digital and print material
- Support student literacy by identifying and assessing high interest materials, both digital and in print
- Empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, technologically literate, and ethical users of technology
- Assume a leadership role in modeling and teaching the skills necessary to access, evaluate, and use resources effectively for teachers, staff and students
- Work with administration, teachers and staff to ensure that information literacy skills are embedded systematically and effectively throughout the school and district.
- Create activities and programs within the school and community to support an equitable, culturally rich school climate
- Oversee and monitor online financial literacy program
- Possible teaching assignment of up to two classes per semester and supervision of students participating in directed studies
- Assume other responsibilities per principal request
Salary : $54,596 - $98,183