Posting Opens June 20, 2024 Posting Closes June 30, 2024
The Akron Board of Education announces an anticipated opening for a Librarian, Job Code 033, TS 380, (190 Days), Salary TBD. Collective Bargaining Unit – AEA. This is a State Teachers Retirement System Position.
Application must be made electronically through http://www.applitrack.com/akron/onlineapp/. Please upload a letter of interest, resume, and a copy of the appropriate certification, in addition to completing the online application. The Superintendent reserves the right to either keep the position open until suitable applicants are found or to cancel and repost the position with such changes as may be deemed appropriate. For further information, please contact Megan Mannion, Library Media/Content Supervisor, 330-761-3045, or the Department of Human Capital, 330-761-2753.
QUALIFICATIONS - Required:
Valid State of Ohio teaching license or certificate in Library/Media;
Evidence of the use of technology in professional development, instruction, and/or library programming;
Use of information literacy in work, professional development and teaching and learning;
Proven ability to cultivate an equitable, supportive and inclusive learning environment for all students and faculty.
Work with students in a non-traditional academic program, using authentic instruction, e.g., problem-based learning, project-based learning, inquiry, etc.
Desired:
Master’s Degree in Library Science, Education, Technology, or related field;
Evidence of integration of technology in work, in staff professional development and in teaching and learning;
A minimum of three (3) years of successful experience as a teacher and/or librarian;
Demonstrates a commitment to all forms of diversity within the learning environment;
Design and implement staff professional development;
In-depth knowledge of PLC and effective teaming;
Ability to communicate effectively with administrators, staff, parents, students and community;
Use data to make decisions regarding curriculum, instruction and assessment;
Be flexible and self-directed;
Willingness and ability to plan and develop new educational initiatives;
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Collaborates with students and other members of the learning community to analyze learning and information needs, to locate and use resources that will meet those needs, and to understand and communicate the information the resources provide;
Knowledgeable about current research on teaching and learning and skilled in applying its findings to a variety of situations;
Instructs students to access, evaluate, and use information from multiple sources in order to learn, to think, and to create and apply new knowledge;
Curricular leader and a full participant on the instructional team;
Updates personal skills and knowledge in order to work effectively with teachers, administrators, and other staff;
Works with teachers, administrators and other staff to expand their general understanding of information issues and to provide them with specific opportunities to develop sophisticated skills in information literacy, including the uses of information technology;
Serve as a student advisor in the student advisory program;
Works with teachers and others to identify links across student information needs, curricular content, learning outcomes, and a wide variety of print, non-print, and electronic information resources;
Working with the entire school community, the library media specialist takes a leading role in developing policies, practices, and curricula that guide students to develop the full range of information and communication abilities;
Committed to the process of collaboration, the library media specialist works closely with individual teachers in the critical areas of designing authentic learning tasks and assessments and integrating the information and communication abilities required to meet subject matter standards;
Provides leadership and expertise in acquiring and evaluating information resources in all formats;
Provides leadership and expertise in bringing an awareness of information issues into collaborative relationships with teachers, administrators, students, and others;
Provides leadership in modeling for students and others strategies for locating, accessing, and evaluating information within and beyond the library media center;
Masters sophisticated electronic resources and maintains a constant focus on the nature, quality, and ethical use of information available in these electronic resources and in more traditional tools;
Collaborates with members of the learning community to define the policies of the library media program and to guide and direct all activities related to it;
Advocates for the library media program and provides the knowledge, vision, and leadership to steer it creatively and energetically in the 21st century;
Proficient in the management of staff, budgets, equipment, and facilities, the library media specialist plans, executes, and evaluates the program to ensure its quality both at a general level and on a day-to-day basis;
This position reports to and is supervised by the Building Principal.
If you require any special services (such as interpreter, braille or large print, or wheelchair-accessible accommodations) covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, Section 102, please call the Department of Human Capital at 330-761-2949. If you are using a TTY/TTD, please call the Ohio Relay Service, 1-800-750-0750.
Akron Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes").
Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
