Library Media Specialist - THS

Multiple Positions ALABASTER CITY SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST QUALIFICATIONS

As set by State of Alabama certification authorities

Principal

Library Media Aide

To provide a library media program that includes organized resources and appropriate instructional activities in an environment conducive to learning.

• Prepares and administers the media budget as required.
• Evaluates, selects, and acquires media center materials and equipment to support the curriculum and to meet the varied interests, abilities, and needs of students and faculty.
• Re-evaluates materials and equipment regularly, weeding those which are obsolete or worn.
• Administers and maintains all information and circulation technology within the Library Media Program.
• Organizes and maintains media center records, statistics, and inventories.
• Creates an appropriate climate in the Media Center which defines expected behavior, enforces disciplinary policies in a consistent manner, and works to develop within each student a sense of self-discipline.
• Schedules the use of the facility and resources for the optimum accessibility to all students and faculty.
• Informs school community about library media center programs, materials, and services.
• Coordinates the school library media program with system-wide goals.
• Provides for the maintenance and repair of all media center equipment and materials.
• Organizes and maintains the media center as a functional, attractive, safe, and orderly environment for optimal use by students and faculty.
• Trains and supervises all media center staff and volunteers in the performance of their duties.

• Provides programs and services which encourage lifelong reading and learning.
• Assists students in developing listening, viewing, reading, comprehension, and information processing skills.
• Provides staff development opportunities in the use of information resources and in the utilization of information and instructional technologies.
• Collaborates with teachers to incorporate information skills into all areas of the curriculum.
• Works in cooperation with teachers to design activities, materials, and instruction which promote curriculum integration.
• Provides instruction in the operation of hardware necessary to use information in any format.
• Informs school community of laws and policies pertaining to the use and communication of ideas, such as copyright and acceptable use.

• Participates in district, school, departmental, and grade level curriculum design; integrates curriculum needs into the library media program.
• Assists teachers in the selection of books, other instructional materials, and equipment.
• Maintains a professional collection.
• Maintains a current file of selection resources which staff may use for ordering supplemental curriculum needs.
• Works with other libraries' personnel to coordinate efforts of common interest.

• Remains current in the library media profession through conferences, workshops, professional reading, and classes.

• Attends and participates in faculty meetings and works with other staff members in planning school activities, instructional goals, and objectives.
• Participates in extracurricular activities as mutually agreed upon by faculty and administration.
• Seeks assistance of specialists as needed.
• Maintains proper professional relationship with students and other employees.
• Assumes other appropriate responsibilities as required of other faculty members.
• Performs other reasonable duties during school necessary to the effective operation of the school when requested by the principal.

Nine and 1/2 month contract (197 Days).

Salary according to proper placement on current salary schedule.

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy.