Library Media Specialist

Carney, Sandoe & Associates, an educational recruitment firm, is currently seeking an experienced Library & Digital Media Specialist at an independent school in New York City.

The school is seeking an innovative, dynamic, and experienced Library and Digital Media Specialist who will support our school’s mission – inspiring innovative thinking, empowering responsible leadership, and honoring individuality within a nurturing community. Teachers in each grade work as a close-knit team to support each other and collaborate on curriculum development. They pride ourselves on being a warm and welcoming inclusive community.

Responsibilities of the Library & Digital Media Specialist:

• Inspire a love of reading, fosters students' critical thinking skills, and empowers students to be capable researchers and ethical users of information.
• Demonstrate strong organization and planning skills and an ability to create a warm and inviting library environment.
• Promote an inclusive working and community environment.
• Meet with students quarterly to target short-term and long-term goals.
• Supervising all library and archives operations and staff, budgeting, strategic planning, and managing the library facility.
• Oversee collection development and acquiring circulating print and digital materials
• Embraces authentic assessment, innovative pedagogies, discussion-based learning and project based learning.
• Organize and facilitate parent education opportunities.

Requirements of the Library & Digital Media Specialist:

• Master's degree in Library/Information Science
• Master's in Education and/or K-12 Teacher Librarian Credential
• Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Have substantial expertise in the field and will be: skilled in fostering persistent problem solving, knowledgeable about adolescents’ intellectual, social, and emotional development
• Proficiency with Google Apps and Apple products
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

To Apply

Qualified candidates will be contacted to complete a job seeker profile in order to match them with their own job search counselor.

About CS&A

Our job placement service is free to job seekers. By getting to know you personally -- beyond just your resume -- we connect you directly with hiring schools whose open positions match your specific requirements (location, school type, position type, etc.) and skills, saving you the time of sorting through hundreds of job postings and getting lost in a pile of resumes.

More importantly, as an educator you deserve to have someone on your side who can help you find a position in a school community where you'll thrive. That's our mission.

We have positions available throughout the United States and abroad including but not limited to: Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charlotte, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Carney Sandoe does not discriminate on the basis of physical handicap, sex, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its services, consulting, events, professional development, or other programs.

· Industry

· Primary/Secondary Education

· Employment Type

· Full-time