Lower School Library, Media, and Technology Specialist: Maternity Leave Replacement

Lower School Library, Media, and Technology Specialist:
Maternity Leave Replacement

• Position Type: Student Support Services/ Lower School Librarian
• Date Posted: 1/8/2026
• Date Available: 03/02/2026

Sacred Heart Greenwich has been empowering girls and young women since 1848 in a stimulating and developmentally appropriate educational environment in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of a Sacred Heart education. This mission provides opportunities to develop spiritual, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills. Sacred Heart Greenwich integrates technology into the learning process through enhanced collaboration, exploration, discovery, and creativity.

We aim to form students of faith, intellect, and awareness who will use their gifts to serve others. Relationship and mentoring are at the heart of the student experience, which is grounded in student centered learning, inquiry, problem solving, interdisciplinary connection, collaboration, and an understanding of social justice. Student leadership and well-being are connected to every academic discipline, as all full-time teachers are also grade level advisors.

The school offers a coed program for young children at the Barat Center for Early Childhood Education and then an all-girls experience from K-12 on our 110-acre campus in Greenwich, Connecticut. We are proudly part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.

Position:
Lower School Library, Media, and Technology Specialist:
Maternity Leave Replacement

• Training week: March 2, 2026
• Start Date: March 23, 2026

Reports to: Head of Lower School

Collaborates with: Director of Library Services & Director of Educational Technology

FLSA Status: Exempt

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual. The Lower School Library, Media, and Technology Specialist serves students and faculty in the Barat Center through Grade
4. This is a 100% position. Full-time teachers are expected to be in school from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Librarians are expected to alternate their schedules to ensure coverage in the library on Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m.

-6:00 p.m. The day that each Librarian covers will have hours from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Plan and teach weekly inquiry-based library classes for all grades, Barat Center through Grade 4, fostering independence in learning and the skills of finding, using, and presenting information
• Inspire an interest in books and a love of literature through reading, storytelling, booktalks, book clubs, author visits, summer reading lists, and other activities
• Respond to individual reference and reading guidance questions posed by faculty, students, and parents
• Plan and teach engaging technology classes for students in Grades 1-4, focusing on operational use, digital literacy, and computational thinking
• Continue ongoing units of typing, digital citizenship, and robotics
• Collaborate with homeroom teachers to aid in research for class projects

• Manage and care for the library facility, equipment, and furnishings in collaboration with the Director of Library Services
• Catalog and process new materials, as well as weed and shelf books

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Master's degree in Library and Information Sciences or currently enrolled in an ALA accredited program, preferred
• A minimum of 2 years as a librarian in charge of elementary library curriculum, preferred
• A minimum of 2 years as a technology teacher in charge of elementary technology curriculum, preferred
• Strong knowledge of library management systems and educational technology tools
• A passion for fostering children's love for reading, empowering them with technology skills, and nurturing their creativity
• Facility with and knowledge of technology, including online databases, Follett catalog, Google Apps, Scratch, VEX robotics, etc.

As members of the international network of Sacred Heart schools, we are committed to attracting and retaining faculty with a passion for teaching who demonstrate an active faith, practice a deep respect for intellectual values, promote social awareness, build community, and value personal growth and responsibility. We seek faculty who are committed to all-girl education and who will draw upon current research to maximize student learning.

Sacred Heart Greenwich is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes candidates who will enhance the diversity of our community.

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