Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist

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CalWest's client school in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist starting August 2024.

Responsibilities:

• Create a welcoming, safe, and supportive library environment reflecting and affirming the unique and diverse interests and experiences of all students, open during lunch recess daily
• Implement a library schedule that includes library orientation, read-aloud, readers advisory, digital citizenship (Common Sense Media), and information literacy instruction, including effective and ethical use of print resources and online databases, website evaluation, and citation
• Build and maintain a current collection of print and online resources, including picture books, early readers, graphic novels, fiction, nonfiction, and hi-lo titles, as well as eBook and research databases well-suited to the learning needs of an LD population
• Manage library circulation; provide all cataloging and processing of new materials using Opals
• Media Flex Library Management System; maintain library website, including library catalog and research databases
• Teach quarterly elective classes for middle-school students
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to support the creation and implementation of research projects
• Identify and implement new trends in educational technology into work with faculty, staff, and students
• Train and support faculty in the use of software and technology related to teaching and learning
• Develop, coordinate, and/or teach workshops for instructional technology applications and assist faculty in group and 1-on-1 settings, as needed
• Create and maintain reading lists and resource guides including summer reading
• Plan annual book fair (October) and school author visits
• Develop and manage a budget for the library including expected purchases and maintenance

Qualifications:

• MLS/MLIS, or M.A. Ed, Teacher Librarian Services Credential
• Experience with school/library management and student instruction
• Deep knowledge and love of children’s and middle school “Teen” literature
• Experience and comfort with integrating and teaching educational technology
• Experience with children with Language-Based Learning Differences
• Experience providing library services to the LD community
• Experience with Apple iPad features and apps (1:1 iPad model), including Apple Teacher Certification
• Knowledge of the Responsive Classroom model
• Experience with Opals Media Flex Library System
• Experience with Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Curriculum