LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST (2026-27)

Job Summary

Milwaukee Public Schools is actively recruiting qualified candidates ;for full-time school library media specialist positions. These positions will provide support to several schools at the elementary and middle school levels with multi-school assignments. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

A Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) library media specialist facilitates library media or instructional technology programs as aligned to school and district priorities. They promote the use of multiple forms of media to support literacy development and ;lead students to become effective users of information and technology skills &; tools necessary for college and career readiness. ; A library media specialist oversees the School Library Media Program in accordance with the MPS Information and Technology Strategic Plan. ;Their work offers an equitable, multi-cultural setting and teaches all children to think deeply, critically and creatively. ; ;

Qualifications

Eligible applicants must hold a Library Media Specialist (1902) license issued by the Department of Public Instruction ;

• If you are not a licensed library media specialist, you must be enrolled in a program to obtain the required library media specialist license or be willing to enroll in a licensing program within one semester of hire. Unlicensed applicants may reach out to an MPSU Talent Development Specialist to learn how to find a licensure program at mps_u@milwaukee.k12.wi.us .

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How To Apply

Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule

The Library Media Specialist salary schedule starts at $56,949.19 and increases according to the set salary schedule based on education beyond the required bachelor's degree and previous years of fully-licensed K-12 teaching or library media specialist experience. ;

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Milwaukee Public Schools does not discriminate in its programs, activities, facilities, employment, or educational opportunities on the basis of a person's sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability. Reasonable accommodations requested by qualified individuals with disabilities will be made in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008.

In accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, every applicant for a position with Milwaukee Public Schools will be subject to the open records law. ; Any applicant not wishing to have his/her identity released, must submit a written statement to that effect to the Office of Human Resources. ; The identities of all "final candidates" may be released. ; Milwaukee Public Schools reserves the right to interview the best qualified candidates.