Job Description
SUMMARY: Support the integration of digital literacy skills, including information literacy, technology literacy, and digital citizenship skills and strategies into District units of study by providing leadership, support, and instruction for teacher librarians, library media clerks, and digital literacy teachers. Job Tasks Descriptions 1. Serve as district resource for school libraries, library personnel, and digital literacy instructors by providing expertise and support. Provide library and digital literacy leadership by establishing communication channels, vendor contacts, and onsite trouble shooting. Update and maintain district-level library and information literacy policies. Collaboratively plan and deliver library services and digital literacy professional development activities. Provide direction and expertise regarding the online library catalog and online circulation system. 2. Mentor and support teacher-librarians, library clerks, and administrators to perfect management of the library space and its resources through onsite visits, face to face trainings, and online trainings. Coordinate and advise on collection management, library inventory, and resource purchases. Monitor and report district-wide statistics/data related to library collections, collection development, database usage, and standards based information literacy instruction. 3. Work collaboratively with members of the Instructional Technology and Library Services department, the Information Technology department, the Learning Services department, and other district services to support teacher librarians, library media clerks, school libraries, and digital literacy teachers. Partner with content area specialists to support the integration of digital literacy standards into the curriculum through professional development classes and training opportunities. 4. Participate in District-wide projects and initiatives as representative of teacher librarians and digital literacy teachers. Represent the District in regional and state-level library associations. Conduct ongoing research around state and national library issues and practices and share results with the District. 5. Perform other duties as assigned.Additional Info & Requirements
Minimum of three years successful teaching and three years Teacher-Librarian experience in a K-12 environment. • Experience with media and instructional technology in instructional settings. • Experience in group facilitation, planning, problem solving, coaching, and other leadership activities.The Community
Join the more than 40,000 students and 5,000-plus staff members who call the Five Star District home. Located just seven miles north of downtown Denver, Adams 12 Five Star Schools is close to the conveniences of a major city center yet far enough to offer the quiet of the suburbs. The five stars represent the five unique communities the district serves: Broomfield, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton and Westminster.HR Info
Adams 12 Five Star Schools 1500 East 128th Avenue Thornton, CO 80241 Phone: 720-972-4068 Fax: 720-972-4072All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) need to apply online. Applicants for this position must upload into our application system three letters of recommendation/reference, copies of your transcript(s) at the time of application in order to verify education requirements. This position requires a Certified Teaching license; you will need to upload a copy of your license into our application system. Official transcripts are only required and must be submitted at the time of hire. When filling out your online application, please include any and all work experience including district experience, please include Job Title and duties that you held while doing that job. If you attach a resume please take the time to fill out the online application as well. It is important to have a completed application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for. For directions on completing the online application, please visit the Adams 12 Application Instruction link on our Career/Job Vacancies page off of your main web site.