District Deployed Elementary Librarian FTE - Geiger

Tacoma Public Schools

Expected

Start Date:

As soon as possible

FTE: 0.6

Hours per day:
Varies, See below for work schedule

Salary Level: Based on preparation level and experience per TEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Range is $45,277 (BA+0 step
1) through $88,798 (MA+90 step 20)

Union/Days per year:
Teacher, 182 work days, 10 month

Benefits:
This job has the full range of benefits offered by Tacoma Public Schools.

Additional Information:
This position requires a valid WA State Teaching certificate with a Library Media or related endorsement along with a teaching content area endorsement.

Elementary Librarians are District Deployed. Assigned locations could change from year to year based on District needs.

The work schedule will be:

• Monday 0.2
  
  FTE Full Day (7.5 hours)
• Tuesday 0.1
  
  FTE Half Day
• Wednesday 0.2
  
  FTE Full Day (7.5 hours)
• Thursday 0.1
  
  FTE Half Day
• * Half Days will be either AM or PM - TBD

This position establishes a stimulating, welcoming environment for the learning community; promotes intellectual freedom and critical thinking; develops a balanced, culturally relevant collection; designs innovative activities, inquiry based lessons, and library programs; inspires the intellectual curiosity essential for lifelong learning.

• Promotes the principles of intellectual freedom and critical thinking by providing services and resources; creates and sustains an atmosphere of free inquiry; serves as an active advocate within the assigned school(s).
• Collaborates with teachers and other pertinent approved individuals to plan and implement meaningful experiences that will promote a love of literacy and lifelong learning.
• Designs and implements inquiry based, standards aligned learning activities, both individually and in collaboration with teachers that reflect the best in current research and practice.
• Engages learners with print and digital resources; uses a variety of materials to address individual learning differences to access, create, and share content, as well as collaborate with other learners as global citizens.
• Empowers students through personalized learning experiences using relevant and real world applications to develop problem solving skills and critical thinking.
• Develops and maintains collections that systematically adheres to District goals and standards.; promotes the ethical and responsible use of information.
• Ensures equitable physical access to learning resources by providing barrier free environments; curates information resources to streamline 24/7 access for the entire learning community.
• Provides professional development opportunities to promote best practices and technology integration; fosters intellectual curiosity by creating physical spaces that are inviting, safe, flexible, and innovative.
• Orchestrate collaborative partnerships with the community to create innovative opportunities for all stakeholders.

• Participates in developing and implementing long-range strategic plans through advocacy and leadership roles; remains current in professional practices and developments, information technologies, and educational research.
• Maintains and updates knowledge and skills required for success in the position by participating in professional development activities as needed or as assigned; updates personal competencies in technology utilization, instructional support, and information access; attends staff meetings as called by administrators and serves on staff committees.
• Performs related duties as assigned, on a temporary basis.
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance or physical presence is an essential job requirement and critical to the performance of the work.

Experiences frequent interruptions; may be confined to work station for prolonged periods; may be required to work with and defuse, if appropriate, difficult and sensitive situations and/or people; may have to be out in inclement weather to supervise students; may be exposed to high noise levels; may be required to lift and carry up to 20 pounds, bend, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, twist, climb, and/or be mobile.

Bachelor’s degree with Library Media…