Position Title: Librarian/Media Resource Specialist

FLSA Classification: Full-time August 2024-February 2025 (Maternity Leave)

Reports To: Director of the Lower School

Position Purpose: To provide leadership and operate the school’s library/media resource program

The Brandeis School of San Francisco inspires students to lead lives of learning and purpose. We provide a challenging academic environment and a welcoming, inclusive community, each deeply enriched by Jewish thought, values, and traditions. We are seeking a librarian/media resource specialist for August 2024 through February 2025 school year for a maternity leave. The librarian/media resource specialist assumes responsibilities related to the effective operation and evaluation of the school's library/media resources and literature programs. This position will begin in mid-August 2024. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

●               Directs, organizes, and provides services essential to the media resource program, centered on students' and teachers’ needs and the instructional goals of the school.

●               Light to moderate lifting (up to 50 pounds)

●               Conducts collection development with purchasing new titles to enrich the library collection, processes titles, and catalogs titles using Follett Destiny library system.

●               Updates and maintains student records regularly.

●               Utilizes library vendors, Follett Destiny, and Titlewave and builds relationships with local bookstores and organizes author visits.

●               Supports book clubs, and assists in selecting titles for classroom and/or schoolwide literature programming.

●               Conducts reader advisories for students across grades K-8.

●               Continuously evaluates the library collection with an emphasis on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging), and works to optimize the catalog to support the school-wide curriculum and encourage student recreational reading.

●               Works with the head of school, director of lower school, director of middle school, and the director of technology to develop and implement a sequential program of information literacy for teachers and students.

●               Supports research projects and develops and implements curriculum and programs that builds student skills to conduct research, assess digital information effectively, and be responsible digital citizens.

●               Acts as a mentor to teachers and staff on matters dealing with information literacy and advises them on techniques and resources to enhance classroom instruction.

●               Keeps the teachers and leadership team informed of issues, needs, and the operation of the school's media resource program.

Educational Leadership

●               Keeps informed of new and emerging technologies and their potential impact on successful instruction and learning, providing systematic whole group, small group, and one-on-one instruction to teachers and staff on their use.

●               Keeps abreast of trends and new titles in elementary and young adult writing that would meet the interest of our student body and instructional threads of our curriculum

●               Encourages and stimulates the search for effective and innovative methods of instruction.

●               Works closely with teachers and the the DEIB committee to plan for staff and curriculum development to meet specific school goals/needs.

Position Qualifications

●               A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

●               A master’s degree in library science from an accredited college or university preferred, with a preference given to those accredited by the American Library Association.

●               Certification valid for service as a library media specialist in the California.

●               Social-emotional teaching experience

●               At least five years in education preferred, three years of were as a library media specialist in a school setting.

Details

The school offers competitive compensation based on prior experience, education, and position requirements. The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $110,000 annually based on prior experience, education, and position requirements. The salary will be prorated based on the amount of time worked. Medical, dental, life, and long-term disability and retirement benefits are provided. More information about the school can be found on our website at www.sfbrandeis.org. The Brandeis School of San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.