SY Library Media Specialist - Elementary

SY 26-27 Library Media Specialist
- Elementary

Fitchburg School District Reingold Elementary School
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Job : 5807940

Final date to receive applications: Jul 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Jun 29, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 21, 2026

Library Media Specialist

The Library Media Specialist is responsible for delivering a high-quality instructional experience consistent with the curriculum standards of the school district. The LMS is responsible for providing opportunities for students and staff to become effective users of information technology and appropriate media. The goal is to guide and support the use of all of the district’s technology resources both in and out of the classroom;

to empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, effective users of technology, ethical users of information, and responsible digital citizens; to instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information resources. The LMS will collaborate with classroom teachers to design and implement units of instruction and assess student learning.

Essential duties for all faculty members include classroom instruction; conferences with students, parents, and colleagues; and active participation in the work of the department on curriculum development, activities, and pedagogy.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university;
  Master’s Degree in a program accredited by the American Library Association or from a master’s level program in library and information science.
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary license in one of these area(s):
  Library
  - All Levels
• SEI Endorsement (preferred)
• Knowledge of current education legislation/regulations
• Knowledge of DESE Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and advocate for children to effectively problem solve
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders
• Belief in the commitment to increasing personal growth, both academic and social-emotional, to obtain the highest level of achievement for every student.

• Collaborate with classroom teachers as a partner in the instructional process
• Collaborate to design, teach, and assess learning experiences that incorporate inquiry learning; information literacies in their formats, critical thinking, and self-assessment
• Provide and plan professional development
• Promote a love of reading and lifelong learning
• Promote instructional technology to improve learning
• Teach students to build on prior knowledge to construct new knowledge
• Teach search techniques, including online search engine, database, and catalog searching
• Provide learning experiences in the elementary grades as guided by the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and district standards and requirements, while creating an environment that is conducive to student learning
• Monitor and supervise students, through effective classroom management
• Promote high standards and expectations for student achievement
• Be responsible for using innovative approaches, and instructional strategies including the effective use of technologies, to increase student learning and confidence to learn
• Follow professional practices consistent with the district's policies in working with students, parents, and colleagues
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings and other assigned meetings and activities according to school policy
• Maintain and improve professional competence through attendance at professional development events, and by self-generated activities that meet district expectations and the requirements for recertification
• Be responsible for effective planning and assessment of curriculum and instruction
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum standards and establish clear objectives which reflect these standards for all lessons, units, and projects
• Differentiate instruction and provide appropriate opportunities for learning using response to intervention (RTI)…