General Definition of Work

       The Media Coordinator will provide leadership in the curation and allocations of instructional resources and services for the purpose of implementing a school library media program that serves as an integral part of a student-centered educational environment. This role coordinates and directs the activities of school library media support personnel including library media assistants, student assistants, and volunteers. The official title for certification purposes is school library media coordinator.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary

State Salary Schedule

Reports to

School Administrator

Essential Functions

Leader: School Library Media Coordinators Demonstrate Leadership.

• Collaboratively create and implement a library media program informed by best
• Lead planning and advocacy efforts for effective media
• Promote 21st-century teaching and learning
• Participate in and lead professional learning communities and school improvement teams.
• Models and teaches high ethical standards and best practices in copyright, ethical access and use of resources, intellectual property, and digital
• Lead professional development on new state and national standards centered on digital citizenship and library media resources.

Learning Environment: School Library Media Coordinators build a learning environment that meets the instructional needs of a diverse student population.

• Creates a welcoming and accessible library space that encourages active learning, collaboration, and reading enjoyment.
• Utilize data to assess community needs and recommend program
• Foster global literacy and cultural
• Collaborates with teachers to develop culturally relevant classroom instructional
• Facilitates the collaborative design of learning experiences that cultivate creativity and critical thinking.

Program Administrator: School library media coordinators implement a comprehensive twenty-first century library media program.

• Manage library collections to support the NC Standard Course of Study and student needs across various formats.
• Oversee the program budget for collection
• Advocates for flexible access to library resources and
• Ensures that the library collection is aligned with and supports the NC Standard Course of Study and provides for the recreational and informational needs of students in a variety of formats.
• Uses collection management plan data to administer the program budget and solicit external resources to support collection development.
• Advocates that library resources and technology are flexibly available and easily

Teacher: School Library Media Coordinators demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning. They promote effective instructional practices.

• Integrate 21st-century skills into instructional design and
• Teach effective strategies for accessing and evaluating information
• Collaborate with educators to enhance instructional practices and promote a love for reading.
• Teaches students to use effective strategies for accessing, evaluating, and synthesizing information resources to support learning.
• Utilizes a research model in the school library media center and works with teachers to implement a school wide research model.

Reflective Practitioner: School Library Media Coordinators reflect on their practice.

• Develop a long-term strategic plan for the library media program based on evidence and best practices.
• Conduct action research using data analysis to enhance professional practice and student outcomes

Education and Experience

       Approved program requirements that must be met to qualify for K-12 School Library Media Coordinator certification are at the master’s degree level.

        Requirements include one of the following:

• Completion of an approved program for a media coordinator at the master's degree level or above.
• A provisional media coordinator

Special Requirements

• Must hold or have the ability to attain a current valid Media Coordinator

Physical Requirements

• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of
• Work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires sitting and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting.
• Work has standard vision
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.