School Librarian (Chinese Immersion) - Nursery-Grade 4

Company Description

WHY TEACH AT AVENUES?

A top-tier school in New York City. Teaching and learning through dual language immersion and challenging interdisciplinary projects. A culture of creativity, entrepreneurship and deep collaboration. State-of-the-art technology throughout. Brilliant colleagues, with widely diverse experience, creating a unique educational experience together. Unparalleled possibilities for professional learning and development prospects. There is no place quite like Avenues.

DEEP COLLABORATION, CONSTANT EVOLUTION

Collaboration here isn't a buzzword: it's woven into everything we do. No one teaches on an island here. English and second language teachers (in Spanish or Chinese) collaborate extensively to create and nurture the social, emotional and academic growth of their students. Teacher teams share the responsibility for teaching the curriculum and communicate daily about all aspects of student progress. This intensity of collaboration is challenging as well as exciting: we're always evolving, learning from each other and seeking to improve.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

At Avenues, the library is a magical place where children are surrounded by wonderful stories and literature, and develop a lifelong love of reading. The librarian makes the Avenues New York library into that place, building our collection of high-quality Chinese and English books and resources, and ensuring that every child is deeply engaged in the joys of reading in both languages.

The librarian will:

• Develop and teach the library and media curriculum for students ages 3-10 who are in the Chinese immersion program. This includes exposure to a wide range of literature, engaging read-alouds, information literacy lessons, and fostering students' curiosity in selecting books across a variety of genres and formats.
• Work closely with the library team to build every child's love of reading and develop information literacy skills and strategies.
• Build the Avenues library of high-quality Chinese and English children's books and enrich the curriculum with new digital and print resources.
• Collaborate with the Spanish/English Librarian and Director of Library and EdTech to continually improve the overall Avenues library, library curriculum, instructional practices, and programming.
• Support classroom teachers and other members of the STEAM team as needed.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly knowledgeable about literature for young children in English and Chinese
• Strong literacy instruction; experience as a teacher in primary grades preferred
• Highly effective collaborator, eager to listen deeply, contribute to a team and achieve goals together
• Keen interest in library and media instruction; a master's degree in library science preferred
• A remarkable entrepreneurial drive, creativity and ability to bring new ideas to fruition
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and English both in reading and writing 
• Intellectual curiosity and humility, to reflect, welcome feedback, and continually grow one’s teaching practice
• Candidates with diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply

Additional Information

If hired for this position, the annual salary range is between $72,000- $110,000. The salary may vary depending on your experience and skills. Competitive benefits for benefits eligible roles include medical, dental, life insurance, 401K savings plan, generous paid time off, family forming benefits, health and wellness benefits and more.

Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package. 

Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.