Miller R-II School District

                                                                       JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:                           Librarian Media Specialist

Qualifications:                    Bachelor's degree in area of Elementary or Secondary Education    

 Responsible to:                  Building principal

Primary Function:                Develop a love of learning and self-worth in each student to encourage life-long learners.

General Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of content level.
• Follow district curriculum to meet the needs of the students.
• Plan, design, prepare for and implement a variety of effective teaching techniques in order to successfully meet the educational needs of the students.
• Maintain a positive classroom atmosphere conductive to learning; climate of respect and fairness.
• Assess learning outcomes of students by various methods (testing, observation, portfolios, other assessments).
• Plan and implement appropriate classroom management strategies.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, staff and community members.
• Utilize technology.
• Meet attendance requirements.
• Engage in on-going professional growth.
• Keep all appropriate records.
• Attend meetings and assume extra duties assigned by principal.
• Work collaboratively with school staff.
• Develop and maintain a close working relationship with the district's technology coordinator.
• Develop budgets and manage financial records.
• Develop, maintain, evaluate, and provide access to collections of resources that enhance teaching and learning.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to design, implement, and evaluate instructional units.
• Design curriculum and teach, or help teach, information literacy competencies.
• Train, supervise, and evaluate noncertified library media personnel in library media center routines and in legal and ethical issues.
• Design and implement inservice programming activities.
• Provide leadership to enable innovative teaching and learning strategies.
• Plan, develop and implement the mission, goals and policies.
• Maintain a pleasant, safe, learning and teaching environment.
• Develop and maintian efficient, systematic processes for collecting, organizing, and disseminating information.
• Develop and maintain public relations programs.
• Participate in professional growth experiences such as local, state, and national conferences, workshops, seminars, formal classes, and committees.
• Submit written reports to appropriate administrative personnel including activities, progress, statistical data and needs.
• Recruit and train adult and student volumteers.
• Promote the use of technology as an information source.
• Serve on building level and district-wide technology and curriculum committees.
• Insturct students to be discerning, responsible, and ethical users of information.

Specific Duties:

Planning and Organization

• Prepare effective and appropriate lesson plans and learning experiences consistent with district curriculum and state standards.
• Use student performance data to plan instruction.

Strategies and Teaching Practices

• Provide opportunities for students to demonstrate knowledge of content and subject matter.
• Meet student needs through differentiated instruction.
• Use various effective instructional strategies to promote student learning.
• Enable students to connect content to authentic experiences. 

Monitoring and Managing Student Learning

• Align assessments with the goals, objectives and instructional strategies of district curriculum guides, state standards and assessments, and when appropriate, IEPs.
• Vary methods for assessing student performance as appropriate.
• Use student performance data to monitor the effectiveness of instruction.  

Classroom Environment

• Manage student behavior in a positive and constructive way.
• Actively engage and keep students on task.
• Utilize instructional time effectively.
• Manage discipline and safety in accordance with site discipline plan, board policy and state statutes.
• Establish and clearly communicate classroom expectations to students and parents/guardians.

Professional Responsibility

• Engage in appropriate interpersonal relationships and communicate effectively with students, parents/guardians, community, staff and administration.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, gender, intellectual and physical ability differences.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and administration.
• Display a positive attitude and promote a positive image of the school and community.
• Participate in professional development activities and model a commitment to lifelong learning.
• Adhere to policies, procedures and regulations of the building and district.
• Fulfill responsibilities outside the classroom as they relate to school.