School Librarian

Richland County School District One, South Carolina
Classification Description

Job Title:

Media Specialist
FLSA:
Exempt
190 days
Salary Range: $50,100.00 - $91,143.00

Job Description:

Media Specialist
Function:
To develop, implement and maintain integrated information technology programs and services to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.
Directly responsible to:
Principals
Supervises:
Media Assistants (as assigned)

• Serve as a member of professional committees for the development of activities, training materials and programs to disseminate information technology.
• Support and participate in cooperative resource sharing with other information technology centers and local state and national information agencies through loan services and electronic communication formats.
• Involve patrons in selection and evaluation of materials, information databases and related equipment to support learning objectives.
• Provide teachers with information about new materials and current information technology developments in their specific instructional areas.
• Provide consultative services in selection, purchase, evaluation and use of information technology resources.
• Implement a public relations program that promotes literacy and use of the information technology center, services and resources.
• Maintain a central collection of statistical data, media/technology review, publisher/vendor catalogs and other pertinent information for educators.
• Provide a developmentally appropriate collection for resources that meet the information and recreational needs of all students.

• Participate in professional development opportunities provided and/or promoted by district, state and national organizations.
• Provide in-service training and information for teachers to promote effective utilization of information technology and the development of innovative instructional activities.
• Assist patrons in the production of learning materials such as multimedia, video, photography, etc.
• Partner with teacher in integrating information literacy strategies with appropriate curriculum activities.

• Participate in the design of the total school curriculum and instructional program.
• Provide facilities and opportunities for individual and group study and production of resources.
• Use open access model to provide patrons with full accessibility to the information technology resources.
• Establish an environment that encourages creative and independent use of all types of information technology.
• Contribute to students' development in reading, viewing, listening, evaluating and communicating using available technologies.
• Plan collaboratively with teachers to ensure that a variety of resources and information literacy skills are integrated with classroom instruction.

• Plan, implement and evaluate information technology services to best meet student needs, district goals and school objectives.
• Monitor standards, guidelines, emerging practices and innovations in the library, media and information technology and education fields.
• Develop and administer the budget and maintain appropriate records.
• Organize and circulate information technology materials, services and related equipment for easy accessibility according to established district standards.
• Maintain a centralized, up-to-date bibliographic database for school information technology resources using the district automation system.
• Maintain and/or provide access to a professional library and education related informational databases to assist school educators.
• Manage the information technology center with procedures that facilitate maximum use of services and resources.
• Provide storage, distribution and system of accountability for information technology resources.
• Supervise staff assigned to the information technology center.

• Ability to effectively relate to students and staff.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with co-workers.
• Broad knowledge of materials in all formats.
• Knowledge of curriculum content.
• Leadership and organizational qualities.

• South Carolina certification as media specialist

Must be physically able to operate a variety of automated office machines and equipment, including a computer, audio-visual equipment, typewriter, adding machine, telephone, etc. Must be able to exert up to ten pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those for sedentary work;

must be able to remain on feet for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift/carry weights of up to twenty-five pounds.

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