- Position Type:
Administrative/Professional/Campus/Library/Media Specialist
- Date Posted:
4/17/2025
- Location:
Cibolo Valley Elementary School
- Date Available:
2025-2026
- Closing Date:
Open until filled
Job Title: Library / Media Specialist Job Type: Professional
Dept./School: Cibolo Valley Elementary & Weiderstein Elementary Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Reports to: Campus Principal Pay Grade: Librarian Pay Schedule
Grade(s) / Level: PreK - 4th Days/Dates: 193
Primary Purpose:
The Library Media Specialist is an educational leader who promotes student success by integrating curriculum, resources and teaching strategies; acquiring, organizing and managing information literacy resources; facilitating the use and integration of information technologies and resources; establishing a library climate that enables and encourages all learners to explore and meet their information needs; and using his or her unique knowledge base to provide experiences that help learners locate, evaluate and use information to solve problems while becoming lifelong readers and learners.
Qualifications: - Master's degree from accredited college or university
- Valid Texas teaching certificate
- Valid Texas school librarian or learning resources specialist certificate or endorsement
- Valid Driver’s License with driving record that meets the requirements of the district
- Elementary Library/Media Specialist: Willingness to travel between two campuses. Librarians/Media Specialists at this level serve two campuses.
Special Knowledge/Skills: - Knowledge of library science
- Knowledge of technology (devices/hardware, programs, software, platforms)
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to instruct and manage student behavior
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Experience: - 3 years experience, preferred, in library/media center in public school setting
Major Responsibilities and Duties: - Serve on decision making teams in the school.
- Take an active role in school improvement efforts and initiatives.
- Evaluate the library program using district, state, and national program standards.
- Share expertise by presenting at faculty meetings, parent meetings, and professional learning sessions.
- Create an environment that is conducive to active and participatory learning, resources-based instruction, and collaboration with other teachers on campus.
- Share information on district policies and best practices concerning such issues as selection of instructional materials, self-selected reading, reconsideration of materials, copyright, privacy, and acceptable use.
- Encourage the use of instructional technology to engage students and to improve learning, providing 24/7 access to digital information sources for the entire learning community.
- Collect and analyze data to improve instruction and to demonstrate correlations between the library program and student achievement. Page 1 of 2
- Remain current in professional practices and developments, information technologies, and educational research applicable to school library programs.
- Participate in the curriculum development process to ensure that lessons include the full range of literacy skills (information, media, visual, digital, etc.) necessary to develop critical thinkers and informed decision makers.
- Collaborate with teachers to design and teach engaging learning experiences and assessments that incorporate multiple literacies and foster critical thinking.
- Join with teachers and others to plan and implement meaningful experiences that will promote a love of reading for pleasure and information.
- Providing and planning professional learning opportunities for campus and district staff.
- Develop and maintain a collection of resources appropriate to the curriculum, the learners, the teaching styles and instructional strategies used in the school community and in accordance with district policy.
- Cooperate and network with other libraries, librarians, and agencies to provide access to resources outside the school.
- Evaluate, promote, and use existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning, supplement school resources, connect the school with the global learning community, and communicate with students and teachers, while providing 24/7 access to online library resources.
- Understand copyright, fair use, and licensing of intellectual property, and assist others with their understanding and observance of the same.
- Organize the collection for maximum and effective use.
- Read widely in the area of children’s and/or young adult literature. Ensure that library program goals are aligned with school and district improvement plans.
- Collect data that is used to inform continuous program improvement.
- Supervise and evaluate support staff, which may include clerical assistants, volunteers and student workers.
- Prepare, justify and administer the library program budget to support specific program goals.
- Use district processes and procedures for selection, acquisition, circulation, resource sharing, etc. that assures appropriate resources are available when needed.
- Create and maintain a teaching and learning environment that is inviting, safe, flexible, and conducive to student learning.
- Select and use effective technology applications for management purposes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: - Supervise clerical aide(s), student aide(s), and volunteers.
Working Conditions: - Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including computer and peripherals; standard library equipment including imaging equipment; standard instruction equipment
- Posture: Regular sitting, standing, kneeling, squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
- Motion: Repetitive hand motions; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; regular overhead reaching; climbing ladders
- Lifting: Frequent light lifting and carrying (under 15 pounds); occasional moderate lifting and carrying (15–44 pounds)
- Environment: Work inside; work alone; exposure to biological and chemical hazards such as mold and dust
- Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruption; maintain emotional control under stress
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
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