LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST-SECONDARY

Lawton Public Schools; Lawton (OK); On-site; USD 43,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawton Public Schools seeks a Library Media Specialist to join the instructional team. The successful candidate will hold or pursue Oklahoma Library Media Specialist Certification and have at least 2 years of teaching experience.

You will champion the library media program, collaborate with classroom educators, and cultivate an inviting, inclusive learning space. The role emphasizes information literacy, digital citizenship, and equitable access to print and digital resources.

Qualifications

• Hold or be able to obtain a valid Oklahoma Library Media Specialist Certification
• 2+ years of teaching experience
• Strong commitment to the library media program

Responsibilities

• Empower learners to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, and ethical information users
• Collaborate with classroom educators to set learning objectives and assessments
• Create a safe, inviting, inclusive learning environment
• Promote equity, access, and intellectual freedom through resources and 24/7 catalog access
• Foster exploration, creation, and innovation in a growth mindset
• Guide readers to read for understanding and enjoyment
• Support collaborative learning and peer assessment
• Model digital citizenship and copyright fair use compliance
• Teach information literacy in a global context
• Develop equitable collection development and inclusive practices
• Assist learners in organizing and sharing resources of personal relevance
• Engage with education partners at school, district, and professional associations
• Support the school library’s mission, plans, and policies
• Manage staff, budget, and library spaces
• Evaluate and model emerging technologies to enhance learning
• Participate as a leader in local and global learning communities

Skills

Teaching

Collaboration

Digital Citizenship

Information Literacy

Equity & Inclusion

Education

Oklahoma Library Media Specialist Certification

Tools

Library Catalog Systems

Digital Resources

Job description

Requirements

Function effectively as a member of an instructional team. Have a strong commitment to the library media program.

Degrees/Certificates

Hold or be able to obtain a valid Oklahoma Library Media Specialist Certification

Experience

2+ years of teaching

• Empowers all members of the learning community to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, curators, and ethical users of information
• Collaborates and co-teaches with classroom educators to establish learning objectives and assessment strategies to develop individual and group inquiry-based learning experiences
• Develops and maintains a teaching and learning environment that is fun, inviting, safe, flexible, collaborative, inclusive, and conducive to learning
• Develops and maintains a teaching and learning environment that is fun, inviting, safe, flexible, collaborative, inclusive, and conducive to learning
• Champions equity, access, and intellectual freedom for users within the physical and beyond, including providing 24/7 access to the online library catalog; digital and audio books; and various information resources
• Fosters exploration, discovery, creation, and innovation in a growth mindset
• Supports learners’ success by guiding them to read for understanding, breadth, and pleasure
• Empowers learners to work with each other in successful collaborations and to constructively assess their own work and the work of their peers
• Models and champions digital citizenship and safety and adherence to copyright and fair use requirements
• Teaches all members of the learning community to engage with and use information in a global society
• Models and develops a commitment to respect equity, diversity, and inclusion in collection development and within the learning community
• Supports learners as they make meaning for themselves to create new knowledge by collecting, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance
• Addresses broader educational issues with other educators in the building, at the district level, and at the professional association level
• Develops and supports the school’s and the school library’s mission, strategic plan, and policies
• Manages the staff, budget, and the physical and virtual spaces of the school library
• Evaluates, introduces, and models emerging technologies for the learning community, and uses technology tools to supplement school resources
• Participates as an active leader of the local and global learning community, building relationships with organizations and stakeholders