Librarian - Interim

Job Summary (2-3 sentences describing job purpose): A school librarian provides five essential interconnected school library roles: leader, instructional partner, information specialist, teacher, and program administrator.  A school librarian works with both students and teachers to facilitate access to information in a wide variety of formats, instructs students and teachers how to acquire, evaluate and use information and the technology needed in this process, and introduces children and young adults to literature and other resources to broaden their horizons. As a collaborator, change agent, and leader, the school librarian develops, promotes and implements a program that will help prepare students to be effective users of ideas and information, a lifelong skill (AASL).

Reports to: Coordinator of Library Services, Principal

Department Name: Learning Technology & Library Services

Primary Job Duties/Responsibilities:  List, in the order of importance or time spent, the essential duties/tasks performed by the position.  This is not an exhaustive list and employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required.

(From AASL School Librarian Job Description):

Job Duty/Resp. 1:

Empowers all members of the learning community to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, curators and ethical users of information

Job Duty/ Resp. 2:

Collaborates and co-teaches with classroom educators to establish learning objectives and assessment strategies to develop individual and group inquiry-based learning experiences

Job Duty/Resp. 3:

Develops and maintains a teaching and learning environment that is fun, inviting, safe, flexible, collaborative, inclusive, and conducive to learning

Job Duty/ Resp. 4:

Champions equity, access, and intellectual freedom for users within the physical space and beyond, including providing 24/7 access to the online library catalog, digital and audio books, and various information resources

Job Duty/ Resp. 5:

Fosters exploration, discovery, creation, and innovation in a growth mindset

Job Duty/ Resp. 6:

Supports learner success by guiding them to read for understanding, breadth, and pleasure

Job Duty/ Resp. 7:

Empowers learners to work with each other in successful collaborations and to constructively assess their own work and the work of their peers

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Models and champions digital citizenship and safety, adherence to copyright and fair use requirements

Job Duty/ Resp. 9:

Teaches all members of the learning community to engage with and use information in a global society

Job Duty/ Resp. 10

Models and develops a commitment to respect equity, diversity, and inclusion in collection development and within the learning community

Job Duty/Resp. 11

Supports learners as they make meaning for themselves to create new knowledge by collections, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance

Job Duty/ Resp. 12

Addresses broader educational issues with other educators in the building, at the district level, and at the professional association level

Job Duty/Resp. 13

Develops and supports the school's and the district's mission, strategic plan, and policies

Job Duty. Resp. 14

Manages the staff, budget, and the physical and virtual spaces of the school library

Job Duty/ Resp. 15

Evaluates, introduces, and models emerging technologies for the learning community, and uses technology tools to supplement school resources

Job Duty/ Resp. 16

Participates as an active leader of the local and global learning community, building relationships with organizations and stakeholders

Job Duty/ Resp. 17

Supports academy programs in collaboration with academy teams

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Education and Experience Requirements

Education (training/degree): Required minimum: Requires education or training equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Library Science. Preferred: Master's in Library Science.

Experience Requirements:Previous experience in an educational or related setting is preferred but is not required. Training and certification as a media specialist is required. More specific degree, certification, and experience requirements will be included in the position announcement as vacancies occur.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations Required: Requires a valid Tennessee teaching license, with Library Information Specialist preK-12 (473) endorsement, preferred.

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General Skills, Responsibilities, Requirements, and Impacts

Data Responsibility:

Level 4: Compiles, examines, or evaluates data or information and possibly recommends action based on results.

People Responsibility:

Level 4: Mentors others by advising, counseling, or guiding them regarding problems that may be resolved by scientific or other professional principles.

Assets Responsibility:

Level 2: Requires some responsibility for achieving minor economies and/or preventing minor losses through the handling of or accounting for materials, supplies, or small amounts of money.

Mathematical Requirements:

Level 1: May use addition and subtraction in documenting student progress, making change, etc.

Communications Requirements:

Level 6: Reads journals and manuals; composes specialized reports/analysis; speaks to large groups of coworkers and people outside the organization.

Complexity of Work:

Level 3: Performs semi-routine work involving set procedures and rules, but with frequent problems; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Decisions:

Level 3: Makes decisions with moderate impact - affects those in work unit.

Equipment Usage (if applicable):

N/A

Safety of Others:

Level 1: Requires no responsibility for the safety and health of others.

Kronos Set Up Data:

Meal Deduction - Most Bransford office and district level employee have a meal deduction.  They are scheduled 8.5 hours per day and get an hour lunch. Itinerants and retirees get a 30 minute lunch period and therefore do not have a meal deduction. All school based employees will not have a meal deduction.   No Meal Deduction

Travel - Itinerant non-exempt employees who travel will be using the time clock differently than others and are paid for travel time between work locations.     Employee does not or seldom travels

Compensatory Time vs. Overtime (Support Non-Exempt Employees only) - Does this department have overtime budgeted, i.e. Maintenance, Transportation, Food Service.  If not, employees accrue comp time only.    Exempt Employee - can not accrue comp or overtime

Restrictions - Should employee be restricted to punch in and out within 7 minutes of their schedule start and end times?    No, Do not restrict punches

Employee Type - Clock, phone, supervisor, etc.  Time Stamp

Timekeeper - Is the employee a timekeeper?   No

ADA Requirements/Compliance

Physical Demands:

Level 3: Requires light work involving standing or walking some of the time, exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular basis, and moderate dexterity in operating machinery, tools, or office equipment.

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Unavoidable Hazards:

Level 1: The position is exposed to no unusual environmental hazards

Sensory Requirements:

Level 1: The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  ADA requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities.  Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

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