Media Coordinator

Media Coordinator for the  School Year

Onslow County Public Schools Woodland Elementary – Maysville, North Carolina (Open in Google Maps)

POSITION TITLE: Media Coordinator

REPORTS TO: Principal

BEGINNING DATE: Open Until Filled

NATURE OF WORK:

To provide the leadership and instructional resources and services for implementation of a school library media program that serves as an integral part of a student‑centered educational process.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• NC Professional Educators License area in Media Coordinator
• Master's Degree preferred

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 months

SALARY: State Salary Schedule

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

Planning and Implementing for Teaching and Learning

• Assesses learning and information needs of students and staff.
• Instructs students and staff in the effective use of the media center and its resources.
• Provides leadership and support for establishing, promoting, and sustaining the effective use of information resources and technology tools.
• Fosters collaboration with teachers in their school community to facilitate the design, delivery, and assessment of instructional activities that promote learner competence and confidence with 21st‑Century skills.
• Collaborates with the Digital Learning and Teaching Facilitator to provide leadership in the school's use and delivery of instructional technology resources to enhance learning.
• Collaborates with teachers and other specialists to identify students' interests, learning styles, and unique instructional requirements and to design instructional strategies guided by universal design principles.
• Encourages all learners to establish and maintain a positive digital footprint as they interact in web‑enabled environments.
• Uses a variety of instructional strategies, resources, and assessment tools to provide digital‑age learning experiences.
• Models, promotes, and facilitates the seamless integration of information and technology tools and resources across all content areas.
• Supports differentiation of instruction by choosing and modifying learning strategies, tools, and resources to meet the needs of all learners.

Planning and Implementing for Information Access, Evaluation, and Use

• Follows a plan for personal professional development and actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
• Develops a library collection that supports 21st‑Century teaching and learning, global awareness, and cultural understanding.
• Creates and maintains an environment conducive to learning and collaboration.
• Works with the principal and school leadership team to provide flexible access to school library media center resources to accommodate individuals and groups simultaneously.
• Organizes school library media facilities and resources in a manner that supports the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and maximizes intellectual and physical access to resources.
• Encourages the widest possible use of print and electronic resources and services—within the school library media center, throughout the school, and through remote access.
• Works cooperatively with other libraries and agencies to share resources that enhance teaching and learning.
• Adheres to and communicates copyright as well as other laws and guidelines pertaining to the distribution and ethical use of all resources.
• Advocates the principles of intellectual freedom.

Planning and Implementing for Program Administration

• Works with school staff to design and implement short‑ and long‑range plans that ensure balance among all aspects of the school library media coordinator's role and responsibilities.
• Uses data on student learning and achievement to improve their professional practice and future program planning.
• Continuously evaluates the library media collection, in collaboration with the Media and Technology Advisory Committee, to ensure that it is accurate, current, and meets teacher and student needs for recreational reading and curriculum‑based materials in a variety of formats.
• Designs and participates in events that promote reading, digital citizenship, and other media center related programs.
• Plays a leading role in the school's budgetary process to ensure funding for the…