Teacher/Librarian

American School of Warsaw; Konstancin-Jeziorna; On-site; PLN 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

American School of Warsaw seeks a dynamic Teacher Librarian to co-lead the K-12 Library. The role requires an outstanding teaching record, leadership capabilities, and strong interpersonal skills to guide planning, collaboration, and library services across the IB-aligned programme.

The successful candidate will manage library resources, support inquiry-based learning, and promote a bustling reading culture while upholding the school's mission and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Teaching certification and at least two years of teaching experience.
• Master’s in Teacher Librarianship or MLS preferred.
• Experience with IB PYP/MYP/DP programmes preferred.
• Supports and embraces the school's mission and core values.
• Demonstrates planning and preparation.
• Contributes to lifelong learning in the school community.
• Maintains up-to-date professional credentials and licenses where required.

Responsibilities

• Plans effectively using the curriculum to meet all students' needs, evidenced by data conversations and collaboration with teachers.
• Acts as an instructional coach, providing resources, planning meetings, model teaching, and collaborative training.
• Supports teachers and students in locating, selecting, and organizing resources across formats.
• Manages library resources and budget, follows collection procedures, supervises assistants, and maintains library systems.
• Creates a safe, welcoming library environment that promotes inquiry, reading and the IB Learner Profile.
• Promotes diversity and inclusion through literature and programs, including storytimes and book clubs.
• Maintains professionalism, adheres to policies, and participates in ongoing development and programme planning.
• Supports IB Programme coordinators with PYP, MYP and DP implementation and ATL skill integration.

Skills

Leadership

Presentation skills

Relationship management

Change leadership

Education

Teaching certification from an accredited institution

Master’s in Teacher Librarianship or Master’s of Library and Information Science

Job description

Teacher/Librarian

At ASW we are committed to being affirming, safe and welcoming. We believe that feeling safe, seen, heard and valued is essential to learning. And that when we belong, we feel connected to others and gain a better understanding of the world around us. Together we will actively seek to include and celebrate diversity as a strength of our community.

Division: All School

Reports to: Associate Director of Learning

Contract: Full-time

ASW is looking for a dynamic Teacher Librarian to co-lead the K-12 Library. We are looking for an inspired, driven and motivated leader, with an outstanding teaching and leadership record and recognised management and organisational skills. They will display excellent interpersonal and relationship management attributes with well developed presentation skills and a willingness to lead change.

Basic Qualifications And Requirements

• Teaching certification from an accredited institution and minimum two years of teaching experience.
• Preferred Master’s in Teacher Librarianship or Master’s of Library and Information Science.
• Preferred teaching experience in one or more of the IB PYP, MYP and DP Programmes.
• Visibly supports and embraces the school's mission and core values.
• Demonstrates appropriate planning and preparation.
• Contributes and fosters an atmosphere within the school community that supports lifelong learning for students and colleagues.
• Upholds professional standards of professional dress, punctuality, professional courtesy, and discretion.
• Appropriately carries out specific assignments, and other responsibilities as determined by the supervisor.
• Maintains up-to-date professional credentials/teaching license/certification where required.

STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Planning & Reflection

The Teacher Librarian Plans Effectively Using The School’s Written, Taught And Assessed Curriculum To Meet The Needs Of All Students, Evidenced By

• Leading data conversations with teachers to guide planning and reflection.
• Collaborating regularly with teachers for planning and reflection.

Instructional Coaching

The teacher librarian acts as an instructional coach, evidenced by:

• The use of coaching strategies when working with teachers. For example, providing resources, facilitating planning meetings, model teaching, facilitating peer learning labs & learning walks, co-teaching, consulting, collaborating and training.
• Work with individual teachers and teams to help them plan units of inquiry.
• Coach teachers in the use of structured protocols and processes to facilitate data driven conversations about student learning to identify, reflect and respond to needs.
• Implement co-designed practices and projects to address the unique learning of students (inclusion, diversity, differentiation, adaptations, multiple literacies etc.), research and tools, assessment as, of and for learning.
• Collaborate to include conversations about innovation and current research into practice, as well as exploration and assessment of new practices.

Information Specialist

The teacher librarian serve as an information specialist, evidenced by:

• Supporting teachers and students in locating, selecting and organising resources in a variety of formats.
• Continuously developing a collection that promotes international mindedness and the IB Learner Profile; supports units of inquiry in particular and inquiry-based teaching and learning in general; reflects the diversity (learning styles, cultures, beliefs, different identity expressions, and home and family languages) and interests of the community.
• Assisting students to become principled users and creators of information who demonstrate integrity and academic honesty in all areas of learning and assessment.
• Assisting students to seek, critically evaluate, synthesize and present information.

Library Management

The teacher librarian will collectively manage the library resources, evidenced by:

• Preparing and managing the library budget.
• Following ASW collection development procedures for making selection and withdrawal decisions.
• Supervising library assistants.
• Creating and maintaining library systems.
• Promoting and supporting the use of the library as a learning space for students, faculty, staff and parents.
• Develop and implement an effective plan for providing resources which promote the philosophy, goals and objectives of the school and meet the curriculum needs.
• Ensure that the collection reflects the school’s International character and orientation.

Learning Environment

The Teacher Librarian Will Provide a Safe And Welcoming Environment That Nurtures Students’ Curiosity, Facilitates Inquiry, And Promotes The IB Learner Profile, Lifelong Learning And Reading, Evidenced By

• Establishing and maintaining a welcoming and aesthetically pleasing environment which is conducive to productive, pleasurable and considerate use.
• Displaying and showcasing literature promoting the IB Learner Profile, international-mindedness and DEIJ.
• Providing easy access to information sources in various formats.
• Organizing the library in such a way that the space is flexible and provides for various functions, groupings and learner needs.

Literature Promotion

The teacher librarian will promotes the love of reading, evidenced by:

• Promote titles that recognize and affirm diversity and inclusion and reflect diverse ideas, information, stories, identities, experiences and backgrounds.
• Implementing meaningful experiences such as storytimes, book clubs, and book challenges, that promote a love of reading and lifelong learning.
• Promoting quality literature from around the world, reflecting multiple cultures and perspectives.
• Providing literature in languages represented by the school population.
• Encourage independent reading for pleasure by providing materials appropriate to a variety of interests, backgrounds, ability levels and national origins/ethnic backgrounds.
• Help students to develop the skills, attitude and knowledge to become effective, self-directed and life-long learners.
• Assist students in identifying, locating and interpreting information required for research purposes.
• Keeping up with current literature; using library journals and book review sites to select materials.
• Organizing special events to promote the love of reading.

Professionalism

The teacher librarian demonstrates a high standard of professionalism evidenced by:

• Communication with parents, teachers and administration that promotes students’ well-being and success.
• Adhering to school educational policies, practices and procedures.
• Incorporating learning from the appraisal and professional growth programme into practice.
• Complying with the IB-recognized professional development requirements including requirements specific to each programme.
• Actively participating in ongoing curriculum and programme development.
• Meeting the requirements and deadlines for curriculum documentation.
• Engaging in activities outside the classroom intended for school and student enhancement.
• Engaging in any other professional duties assigned.
• Adhering to school safeguarding policies and practices.

IB Programme

The teacher librarian will assist IB Programme coordinators in supporting the implementation of our educational programmes, evidenced by:

• A high level of professional knowledge and understanding of the PYP, MYP and DP.
• Contributing to the professional development of staff.
• Teaching and embedding relevant ATL skills into the curriculum.
• Assisting with the coordination of the Extended Essay, Personal Project and PYP Exhibition.
• Being an active member of learning leadership teams