High and Middle School Library/Media Specialist

To apply for this position, please submit a faculty application.

JOB/POSITION TITLE: High and Middle School Library/Media Specialist
OFFICE/CAMPUS: Library/Stan Sagert HS & Dan Kong MS Campuses
REPORTS TO: HS Principal
STATUS: 10 months (exempt)

SALARY RANGE: $53,000-$92,646 (compensation commensurate with qualifications)
*Pay rate reflects the range of pay for faculty which is dependent on educational and years of relevant experience.

PRIMARY PURPOSE: The Learning Center is an integral part of HBA’s learning environment that strives to support the school’s mission. The Librarian’s primary role is to ensure that the library supports learning by providing faculty, staff and students with access to relevant resources through information skills instruction and management of the collection, facilities, and circulation of resources.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/FUNCTIONS:

Collection Department and Management

• Maintain a current and relevant collection that supports curriculum needs as well as reflects the needs and interests of the faculty and student body.
• Develop and update collection development policies and procedures
• Review, order, and process books in both print and digital collections
• Gather requests from teachers and students for resource selection (e.g., books, periodicals, online databases, audio/visual, etc.)
• Maintain and update online catalog system
• Maintain online resource databases
• Shelve resources, check shelving regularly (with assistant)
• Repair and replace worn books and resources (with assistant)
• Weed collection on an ongoing and regular basis
• Inventory collection (once every two years minimum)
• Manage a working budget for library resources and supplies

Facility Management

• Maintain attractive, inviting, and organized facilities that support academic and recreational learning in the Learning Center on the HS campus, and the Reading Room and English classrooms on the MS campus.
• Organize spaces to accommodate various uses (e.g., large and small group instruction, student independent and group work, recreational reading, etc.)
• Provide adequate signage
• Provide shelving and furniture for resources and patron use
• Coordinate with the school's facilities manager for cleaning, furniture repair, etc.

Circulation
Maintain a circulation system that effectively manages borrowing, fines, requests, etc.

• Develop and update circulation policies and procedures
• Circulate resources
• Maintain circulation software
• Maintain digital book collection (Overdrive)
• Update student, faculty and staff database
• Provide due date and overdue reminders
• Collect and maintain accounting of fines and fees

Information Literacy Instruction
Provide ongoing instruction to faculty and students on efficient and effective library and information (research) skills

• Collaborate with teachers in determining library and information skills instruction needs
• Schedule, plan, and provide faculty in-service and class instruction
• Inform staff and students of copyright laws
• Create instructional handouts and videos for teacher and student use
• Maintain library website

Technology Information

• Keep current with the latest technology through workshops, in-service events, conferences, etc.
• Provide faculty in-service and class instruction on digital applications
• Create instructional handouts and videos of digital applications for teacher and student use
• Maintain, troubleshoot, do minor repairs on school-issued devices for students and teachers
• Manage loaner devices for students and assist with lost/damaged devices
• Assist teachers with technical issues (both hardware and software needs)
• Coordinate technology requests with Director of Technology
• Work with tech department on the collection and distribution of school devices for students
• Catalog media equipment in collaboration with visual arts department chair (does not include items managed by technology department)

Promotion

• Display new and high interest resources in the Learning Center
• Inform faculty of resources relevant to their curriculum on a regular basis
• Share new and/or interesting resources with students on a regular basis

Library Staff Management

• Train and coordinate clerks, faculty assistants, parent and student volunteers
• Supervise library assistant

Professional Development

• Participate in professional activities (e.g., conferences, committees, workshops, meetings, etc.)
• Obtain membership in appropriate local and national professional associations (e.g., Hawaii Association of School Librarians, Hawaii Library Association, etc.)
• Read professional literature
• Enroll in classes

OTHER DUTIES/FUNCTIONS:

• Supervise Guided Study classes in Learning Center
• Manage service desk in library including printing services and other student and teacher requests
• Serve on the Technology Committee
• Attend weekly Department Chair meetings and Faculty Meetings
• Provide administration with statistical reports of library use

CORE VALUES REQUIRED OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF HBA: An employee of HBA must demonstrate the following core values:

• Humility: We cultivate humility by acknowledging the goodness of God and the reality of sin, by taking time to be contemplative, by being open to change, and by knowing that there is and will always be more to learn.
• Curiosity: We cultivate curiosity by asking questions, by seeking opportunities to learn, by trying new things, and by persevering in our quest for answers.
• Love: We cultivate love in community by striving for peace, by eliciting and sharing ideas, by constructively expressing and resolving disagreements, by respecting differences and loving all people, and by asking and offering forgiveness.
• Commitment: We express our commitment by speaking truth and taking responsibility, by caring for God’s creation, and by using our talents and resources to work toward the good of humanity.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Equipment Use: Computer, copy machine, A.V. equipment
• Work Hours: 7:00 - 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday (library hours are 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) (until 4 p.m. on one weekday for faculty meetings)
• Mental Demands: Attention to detail, multitasking, flexibility
• Physical Demands: Lifting, reaching, handling, sitting, corrected vision, carrying up to 20 lbs., air conditioning, exposure to dust and mold

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Spiritual: Must have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of their life and; demonstrate a living relationship with Jesus Christ as described in “The Baptist Faith and Message”, the tenets of the Southern Baptist denomination.
• Skills/Knowledge: Organizational skills, planning, technologically savvy, knowledge of current trends in Library Management.
• Education/Training: Bachelors of Education from an accredited college or university. Teaching experience and/or Master’s degree in Library Science from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Experience: Experience in running a school library.