Teacher Librarian

About the Role

Promotes and coordinates the use of instructional resources, technology, and equipment which will enrich the curriculum, stimulate growth, and challenge students in their research, study, and lifelong learning. Ensures the effective use of information and empowers students to be critical thinkers, readers, skillful researchers, effective communicators, and ethical users of information. Collaborates with classroom educators to design and implement lessons and units of instruction and assesses student learning and instructional effectiveness to ensure essential skills integration.

Responsibilities

• Loan library materials such as books, textbooks, and other resources to students, staff, and other DCSD patrons
• Empowers all members of the learning community to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, curators, and ethical users of information
• Manages the staff, budget, and the physical and virtual spaces of the school library
• Schedule and support activities for the library program which may include author days, reading promotions and incentives, and school-wide literacy activities
• Models and develops a commitment to respect equity, diversity, and inclusion in collection development and within the learning community
• Manage and catalog materials using resource management software (Destiny)

Requirements

• Certifications: Teaching License - School Librarian or Teacher Librarian Endorsement - Colorado Department of Education
• Education: Bachelor's Degree: Curriculum and Instruction (Required), Bachelor's Degree: Library Science (Required)

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• District paid and voluntary additional life and AD&D insurance.
• Short and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Voluntary 401(k), 403(b), and 457 retirement plans.