Librarian, Lower School

## Description We are seeking a part-time librarian for our lower school campus. The hours of work will be about 25 hours per week. This is a part-time, school-year position.
** Position Summary
** A Librarian at The Harker School empowers students and staff to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of ideas and information. Working under the Library Director and Campus Librarian, this role collaborates with faculty across all disciplines to design and deliver information literacy-enriched lessons while assisting in mentoring a team of library assistants. Assist in supporting the Campus Librarian as they develop and implement a long-term program plan aligned with the school's mission, maintain a thoughtfully curated collection, and build strong partnerships with teachers to integrate authentic research experiences across grade levels.

As well as assisting the Campus Librarian as a proactive professional who creates a welcoming library environment, reflects continuously on practice, and fosters a culture where students develop a genuine love of reading and lifelong learning.
* An MLS, MLIS, or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Teaching experience in a school library environment that provides an opportunity for robust collaboration with faculty in support of children or young adults
* Experience implementing robust library programming
* Experience supporting the management of a department budget
* Significant experience facilitating professional development for faculty and staff
* Participation in campus committees and programs
1. Develop collaboratively with the school community and implement an instructional and program plan, which challenges students to research, reflect, synthesize, and produce knowledge products.
2. Consistently and collaboratively sets goals for all grade levels taught with a program plan
3. Provide materials and promote a reading culture that encourages and offers opportunities for all students, supporting the curriculum, reading for enjoyment, and lifelong learning.
4. Assist the Campus Librarian with an evaluation plan with wide-ranging evidence and a clear path for ongoing program improvement.
5. Incorporates various learning models to cater to the diverse needs of all students.
6. Set  high expectations, fostering intellectual rigor as they consistently work with teachers to build a program that:
* Create collaborative
* Inquiry*-based research assignments with teachers
* Supports instruction requiring students to
* research, build, and present knowledge
** Use and spotlight academic vocabulary in library lessons
* Build students’ knowledge through reading
8. Create an environment of respect and rapport in which interactions among the librarian, individual students, and classroom teachers are highly respectful, reflecting genuine warmth, care, and sensitivity to students' cultures and developmental levels, ensuring high levels of civility in the library.
9. Assist Campus Librarian in establishing and maintaining library procedures (for example, circulation of materials, computer use, and independent work) seamlessly, with students assuming considerable responsibility for their smooth operation.  Supporting Library Assistants to work independently and contribute to the library's success.
10. Assist in organizing the physical space to enable smooth flow, making effective use of the environment and resulting in clear signage, efficient traffic flow, and adequate space for work areas and computer use. Additionally, book displays are visually appealing and inviting.
11. Assist in maintaining and extending a well-balanced collection across various areas in accordance with the school’s needs and within budget limitations, and select materials for the collection thoughtfully, in consultation with teaching colleagues, and periodically purge the collection of outdated materials.
12. Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness by continually seeking ways to improve the program and making changes as needed in response to student, parent, or teacher input.
13. Be proactive in reaching out to…