Middle School Librarian

3 weeks ago

New York, United States The Spence School Full time

**MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN**

**Full time position to begin August 2024**

**The Middle School Librarian (Leave Replacement) is responsible for advancing a library program that fosters the intellectual development of each student in grades 5-8. In close collaboration with the Director of Library Services, library staff, faculty and administration, the Middle School Librarian develops and implements an integrated information literacy curriculum, maintains a well-rounded library collection and enthusiastically promotes reading and the spirit of inquiry.**

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- **Works with classroom teachers to incorporate information and research skills into the Middle School curriculum, collaborates with teachers to develop resources and inquiry-based units and activities, and creates Libguides and other materials in support of ongoing research projects**
- **Works with Director of Library Services to develop and refine Middle School research scope and sequence**
- **Participates in professional development initiatives**
- **Encourages, through formal and informal channels, reading for pleasure and for learning by providing advisory services to students and classroom faculty**
- **Helps students navigate the internet safely and strategically by teaching website evaluation strategies**
- **Participates in all Middle School faculty meetings**

**As an Information Specialist, the Middle School Librarian curates and provides access to information and assists students and faculty in identifying developmentally appropriate information resources.**
- **Systematically develops, organizes and maintains a collection of information resources, selecting and evaluating books, e-books, audiovisual resources and web-based resources**
- **Informs teachers, students and administrators of new materials, equipment and services that meet their information needs**
- **Creates forums for middle school students to share reading recommendations and reviews**
- **Provides access to the library collection and digital resources through the management of an accurate and efficient organization and retrieval system**
- **Assists all users in identifying, locating and interpreting information and assures access to information via the library website and catalog system**
- **Prepares Middle School summer reading list**
- **Recommends student-level literature to teachers and collaborates with teachers in adding to the school’s literature and reading collection in print and online**

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications**:

- **M.S., M.A. or Ph.D. in Library Science or Information Science**
- **Previous academic and/or school library experience, with emphasis on experience with children and adolescents**
- **Finds joy in working with children and in school life**
- **Demonstrates cultural competency and skills engaging with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences**
- **Regards collaboration as an essential component of professional growth and values working on a team**
- **Enjoys a commitment that extends beyond the classroom, including contributions to the larger school community**
- **Strong interest in and facility with information technology**
- **Strong interest in and knowledge of juvenile and young adult literature**
- **Demonstrated skills in communications and interpersonal relations within and across multiple constituencies**
- **Approaches work with optimism, energy, kindness, and a sense of humor**
- **Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills**
- **Exceptional organizational skills**
- **Flexibility**
- **Desire for consistent and ongoing professional development and training**

Please note that the School has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires that all employees be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination.

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