Elementary School Librarian - WHES

Calvert County Public School District WINDY HILL ELEM SCHOOL - Owings, Maryland

Starting Date: Immediately

Notice of Vacancy

Position: Elementary School Librarian

Location: Windy Hill Elementary School (WHES)

Position Summary: Plans and administers the school's library media program. Plans and provides direct instruction to students and training to staff. Manages library media center material, facilities, and equipment. Communicates the school library media program to administrators, staff, students, parents, and the broader community.

At the time of application, the candidate must hold:

• A Maryland Professional Eligibility Certificate, Standard Professional Certificate, Advanced Professional Certificate, Initial Professional License (IPL), Professional License (PL), or Advanced Professional License (APL); in the area of Library Media Specialist, Library Media Administrator, Educational Media Specialist:
  Librarian Science, or Library Science as outlined in COMAR

(These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.) At the time of application, the candidate must:

• Demonstrate knowledge of effective instructional practices and understanding of the teaching/learning process.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current instructional and research technologies, and the ability to integrate these into the library media program and throughout the curriculum.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with administrators, staff, students, and community.
• Understanding of and ability to maintain rapport with persons from diverse, cultural, ethnic, and racial groups.
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication.
• Demonstrate excellent human relations skills.
• Have experience in instructional leadership at the school level preferred but not mandatory.
• Demonstrate excellence in the implementation of instructional technology into daily instructional lessons.
• Demonstrate success in accomplishing tasks akin to those responsibilities listed below.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Plans, implements, and evaluates a comprehensive program of school library media services.
• Plans with administration and staff for the integration of the content curricula into the school library media program.
• Plans and coordinates a comprehensive program of instruction for students and staff encompassing instructional technologies, such as online resources, subscription databases, software programs, e-books, and in-house broadcasting, as well as traditional print resources.
• Creates an environment that encourages all students to utilize information resources and become life-long readers.
• Provides leadership for infusion of technologies into the school instructional program.
• Provides direction for support staff assigned to the media center.
• Prepares short- and long-range plans for keeping the library media collection and technology current.
• Actively participates in school-based and system-wide meetings to plan the development and implementation of school library media services and programs.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with the public library staff.
• Teaches research skills and cyber safety to students.
• Prepares students to evaluate the relevancy, authority, and accuracy of sources found on the Internet, electronic databases, and in traditional resources.
• Individualizes instruction for students in special populations such as ELL, special education, Title I, and Talent Development Program.
• Instructs students in the use of presentation software and the development of multimedia productions.
• Provides literacy activities.
• Plans with building-level administration and teacher leaders to provide a comprehensive program for staff development and analysis of the instructional program.
• Initiates and coordinates training of school-based staff in the use of instructional technology and other library media resources.
• Provides access to professional materials for teacher reference and general professional…