Job Summary:

The Library Media Specialist will provide a rigorous academic environment that actively engages students, incorporates best educational practices, creates an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity, addresses the needs of all learners, and supports the social/emotional development of the students. 

Qualifications:

Professional Educator License (PEL) or eligible for the appropriate license

Library Media Endorsement 

Evaluation:

The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on the Evaluation of Staff.

Reports to:

Building Principal 

Terms of Employment:

This is a 9-month position—salary and benefits established by the Board of Education. The position retains the Harvard Education Association membership and is part of the Collective Bargaining Unit.

Compensation and Benefits: 

The details of employee compensation and benefits are comprehensively outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), a document accessible at the following link: https://www.cusd50.org/page/careers. This agreement is a valuable resource for individuals seeking comprehensive information regarding our organization's remuneration and benefits structure.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Facilitates students' learning in correlation with the Illinois Learning Standards 
2. Communicates the essential questions to clarify the learning goals for each lesson.
3. Configures lessons and selects instructional strategies to ensure that all students can answer a lesson's essential question by its conclusion.
4. Designs daily lessons incorporating Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading (WICOR) to ensure authentically rigorous learning experiences for all students.
5. Designs lessons to include three or more unique learning tasks for students, at least one providing whole-class verbal participation.
6. Assesses student progress toward objectives, expectations, and goals to provide feedback to students, parents, and administration.
7. Demonstrates the ability to assess and monitor the students' skills individually.
8. Creates and nurtures supportive, student-centered classroom communities that promote personal empowerment, academic growth, and the social-emotional well-being of all learners.
9. Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
10. Provides students with regular opportunities to collaborate with peers, move with purpose, and experience diverse instructional strategies to be physically and intellectually engaged as learners.
11. Provides students time to interact with instructional resources and materials thoughtfully and actively to support their comprehension and long-term retention of information.
12. Allows students to actively participate in their learning by setting and monitoring individualized goals, processing, and reflecting deliberately within lessons.
13. Implements each student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) as written and collaborates with colleagues to ensure appropriate modifications or accommodations. 
14. Assists and supports students struggling with social-emotional and behavioral concerns through the MTSS framework.
15. Incorporates cultural diversity and appreciation within the curriculum.
16. Uses technologies appropriately in the teaching/learning process.
17. Participates in a professional learning community with various stakeholders, including but not limited to instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources to improve the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives supporting the school improvement plan.
18. Participates in various meetings and professional development activities to convey and gather information required to perform functions.
19. Assists with the transition from one grade level to the next.  
20. Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with parents and the community.
21. Develops a school library media program that addresses 21st-century skills, including life and career development, learning and innovation, information, media, and technology literacy. 
22. Curates a collection of print and digital materials for students and staff.
23. Maintains and follows a budget each fiscal year. 
24. Collaborates and manages Educational Support Staff assigned to the library. 
25. Creates and maintains a school library center that provides a teaching and learning environment that is inviting, safe, readily accessible, and conducive to student learning. 
26. Promotes reading, information literacy skills, and information resource use through activities, including book clubs, reading programs, reading initiatives, and other special events.
27. Instructs students and staff in information and technology literacy skills, including reading for understanding, the research process, engaging inquiry, collaboration, critical thinking, developing multiple literacies, and understanding copyright, fair use, and intellectual property licensing. 
28. Manages the collection and all student technology devices, maintaining meticulous records of all library materials. 
29. Cooperates and networks with other libraries, librarians, and agencies to provide expanded access to resources for students and teachers.  
30. Performs other duties and responsibilities as determined by the principal or designee or as needs arise. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Must demonstrate a record of effectiveness in their teaching
• Must have excellent planning and organization skills
• Must have the ability to work collaboratively with others 
• Must have strong verbal communication skills
• Must model a desire and willingness to learn continually

Physical Demands:

The physical demands of this position include frequent sitting and standing for extended periods. Repetitive bending at the waist, kneeling, stooping, and crouching to assist students are also required. Regularly walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices, and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds. 

ADA:

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

This job description is intended to describe minimum qualifications, duties, and responsibilities performed by employees assigned to this position and is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The District reserves the right to amend and change the position responsibilities to meet District needs as necessary.