District Deployed Elementary Librarian REPLACEMENT - Birney and Travis

Tacoma Public Schools

Expected

Start Date:

As soon as possible

FTE: 1.0

Hours per day: 7.5 (see below for specific work schedule)

Salary Level: Based on preparation level and experience per TEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Range is $75,462 (BA+0 step
1) through $147,998 (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 is a REPLACEMENT contract for no longer than the  school year or when the staff member on leave returns to work, whichever occurs first. The anticipated timeframe is fluid, however it begins in September. If the contract should go through the full school year it will end on the last student day in June and any benefits will end on June 30, 2027.

The last paycheck will be July 20, 2027.

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.

Birney

Half Day AM (3.75 hours) Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Full Dy (7.5 hours) Wed

Travis

Half Day PM (3.75 hours) Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Travel time, lunch and planning on the half days 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.

• 1. 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).
• 2. Collaborates with teachers and other pertinent approved individuals to plan and implement meaningful experiences that will promote a love of literacy and lifelong learning.
• 3. 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.
• 4. 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.
• 5. Empowers students through personalized learning experiences using relevant and real world applications to develop problem solving skills and critical thinking.
• 6. Develops and maintains collections that systematically adheres to District goals and standards.; promotes the ethical and responsible use of information.
• 7. 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.
• 8. Provides professional development opportunities to promote best practices and technology integration; foster intellectual curiosity by creating physical spaces that are inviting, safe, flexible, and innovative.
• 9. Orchestrate collaborative partnerships with the community to create innovative opportunities for all stakeholders.

• 1. 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.
• 2. 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.
• 3. Performs related duties as assigned, on a temporary basis.
• 4. 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,…