Media Coordinator (2026-2027)

Young World Physical Education; United States; On-site; USD 44,640 - 58,032; Full time

Job summary

A supportive school district is looking for a Media Coordinator for the 2026-2027 school year. The candidate will provide leadership in managing library services and resources essential for student learning. Responsibilities include curriculum development, assessing informational needs, and promoting the library program. A Master’s in Library Science and a valid Media Coordinator license are required. Starting salary is $4,100 per month, and the position is full-time with a starting date of August 4, 2026.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in library science required.
• Must hold or have the ability to attain a current valid Media Coordinator license.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and services for school library media program.
• Assess learning and information needs of students and staff.
• Instruct students and staff in effective use of information.

Skills

Library media terminology

Media and technology use

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Adherence to copyright laws

Education

Master’s Degree in Library Science

Valid Media Coordinator License

Job description

Media Coordinator (2026-2027)

Stanly County Schools Albemarle Middle School - Albemarle, North Carolina

Job Details

Job ID: 5643523

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Aug 4, 2026

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $4,100 Per Month

Job Description

Position Title: Media Coordinator

Term of Employment: Full-Time; 10 months

Reports To: Principal

Pay Information: State Salary Scale and Local Supplement

General Statement of Job

• The Media Coordinator will provide the leadership and instructional resources and services for implementation of a school library media program that serves as an integral part of a student-centered educational process. Coordinates and directs the activities of school library media support personnel including library media assistants, technical assistants, student assistants, and volunteers.

Essential Job Functions

• Assesses learning and information needs of students and staff.
• Plans and works collaboratively with teachers.
• Instructs students and staff in the effective use of ideas and information.
• Incorporates information literacy into day-to-day instruction.
• Advocates and promotes reading and lifelong learning.
• Works with the principal and school leadership team to provide flexible access to school library media center resources.
• Creates and maintains an environment conducive to learning.
• Encourages the widest possible use of print and electronic resources and services - within the school library media center, throughout the school, and through remote access.
• Leads teachers, technology staff, and students in a collaborative process to select and evaluate resources that address curricular needs and learning goals of students and teachers in the information age.
• Adheres to copyright as well as other laws and guidelines pertaining to the distribution and use of resources.
• Works with school staff to design and implement short- and long-range plans to ensure balance among teaching, instructional technology, collaboration, collection development, and program management.
• Organizes school library media facilities and resources in a manner that supports the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and maximizes intellectual and physical access to resources.
• Interacts effectively with students, staff, administration, and the general public to promote and expand the school library media program.
• Performs other related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of library media terminology and appropriate uses of media and technology to enhance instruction and achievement.
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students.
• Ability to identify and evaluate new and emerging technologies.
• Ability to use common audiovisual materials, common office machines and common computer programs.
• Ability to use library automation programs.
• Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics.
• Ability to effectively express ideas orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
• Ability to listen and communicate effectively in order to gather, convey or exchange information including giving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Minimum Training and Experience

• Master’s Degree in library science.
• Must hold or have the ability to attain a current valid Media Coordinator license.

Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions

• Physical Requirements: The work regularly requires standing and walking around the classroom and school. It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. The work often requires bending, squatting, reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights and rarely, the lifting of weights above 30 pounds. The work occasionally handles/works with biohazards and/or risks for potential job‑related injury, such as those found in a laboratory or shop environment. The work requires activities occasionally involving driving automotive equipment.
• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.
• Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, contracts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, contracts, policies, handbooks, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.
• Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to give oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including educational and legal terminology.
• Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
• Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Contact Information

• Shannon Long , principal
• Albemarle Middle School
• Email: [e-mail]