AES - Library​/Media Specialist - Long Term Substitute

AES - Library/Media Specialist - Long Term Substitute

• Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching/ Library Media Specialist
• Date Posted:
  1/12/2026
• Location:
  
  Antrim Elementary School - Antrim, NH
  (High-Needs School)

POSITION TITLE
:
Antrim Library Media Specialist - long term substitute

Full Time

for Employee Benefits

Antrim is part of the NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
,
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #1,
CONTOOCOOK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
.

• Valid NH Certification as a Library Media Specialist.
• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Library and Information Studies from an accredited program.
• Demonstrated evidence of technology proficiency with a variety of tools and resources.
• Demonstrated evidence of excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated evidence of excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated evidence of personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, teachers, administrators and parents.
• Preferred one (1) to three (3) years Library Media experience.
• Such alternatives to these qualifications as may be acceptable and appropriate.

The Library Media Specialist ensures that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information; empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information; collaborates with classroom teachers to design and implement units of instruction and assess student learning; and aligns the school library with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and district.

As a leader, the Library Media Specialist creates an environment where collaboration and creative problem solving thrive; fosters and environment of creativity, innovation, and openness to new ideas; anticipates future obstacles and continually re-tools to meet challenges; and demonstrates his or her role as a visible and active school leader, library program advocate, and a professional member of the school library community.

This is accomplished through the following duties:

• Demonstrates and maintains knowledge of the curriculum, instruction, instructional materials, information, and instructional technologies.
• Participates in the district’s implementation of the Common Core standards.
• Provides and promotes a positive educational environment in the library media center.
• Works with the principals, teachers, technology integrators, and students to ensure that the library media center is an integral part of the school’s curriculum.
• Participates on district curriculum, library, and technology committees.
• Remains current in professional practices and developments, information technologies, and educational research applicable to school library programs.
• Shares collaboratively developed and up-to-date district policies with the learning community concerning such issues as materials selection, circulation, reconsideration of materials, copyright, privacy, and acceptable use.
• Encourages the use of the instructional technology to engage students and to improve learning, providing 24/7 access to digital information resources for the entire learning community.
• Advocates, as an active, accessible and informed proponent, for school library programs and the guiding principles of the profession.

This is accomplished through the following duties:

• Collaborates with teachers and students to design and teach engaging inquiry and learning experiences and assessments that incorporate multiple literacies and foster critical thinking.
• Collaborates with technology integrators to maintain library media collections (print and electronic) based on needs of curriculum, student abilities and learning styles, instructional methods and needs of teachers, and quality of materials.
• Participates in the implementation of collaboratively planned learning experiences by providing group and individual instruction, assessing student progress, and evaluating activities.
• Plans and implements staff development opportunities with technology integrators related to library services.
• Assesses and implements the use of new technologies with technology integrators for educational applications and…