Media Specialist

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools; Carrboro (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Carrboro High School in Carrboro, North Carolina is seeking a Media Coordinator to lead library services, information literacy, and curriculum-integrated projects for students and staff. This 10-month, exempt position emphasizes collaboration with teachers and school leadership to advance 21st century learning in the media center.

The role entails expanding reading initiatives, coordinating instructional technology in classrooms, and guiding staff development

Qualifications

• NC K-12 School Library Media Coordinator 076 certification
• Master's Degree in School Library Information Science
• Previous teaching experience preferred
• Experience in providing information literacy support services in an educational setting
• Experience in developing instructional materials for adult learners and presenting staff development both live and online
• Knowledge of contemporary instructional technology trends and issues
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Assesses learning and information needs of students and staff
• Plans and works with teachers
• Instructs students and staff in information literacy
• Incorporates information literacy into instruction
• Advocates and promotes reading and lifelong learning
• Leads use of instructional technology to enhance learning
• Keeps professional knowledge up to date
• Collaborates with Technology Facilitator on digital citizenship and literacy
• Provides flexible access to library resources
• Creates an environment conducive to learning
• Encourages use of print and electronic resources
• Leads resource selection and evaluation for curricular needs
• Keeps inventories of materials and equipment
• Shares resources with other libraries
• Implements collection development with committees
• Adheres to copyright and laws
• Advocates intellectual freedom and ethical behavior
• Designs long-range plans balancing teaching, tech, and collection
• Evaluates the library program against quality standards
• Organizes facilities and resources to maximize access
• Leads budget process for equity of access
• Leads or participates on School Leadership Team
• Interacts with students, staff, administration and public
• Maintains integrity and submits reports
• Performs non-instructional duties as assigned
• Complies with policies and procedures
• Performs related duties as assigned by supervisor

Education

North Carolina K-12 School Library Media Coordinator 076 certification

Master's Degree in School Library Information Science

Previous teaching experience preferred

Experience in providing information literacy support services in an educational setting

Experience in developing instructional materials for adult learners and presenting staff development both live and online

Knowledge of contemporary instructional technology trends and issues

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Job description

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Media Specialist

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Carrboro High School - Carrboro, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5895676
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 20, 2026 7:01 PM (UTC)

Job Description

Job Title: Media CoordinatorSalary Schedule: State Salary Schedule; CHCCS Salary PageReports To: School Principal with support and guidance from the Director of Digital Learning and Library ServicesSalary Grade: Instructional SupportWork Location:FLSA Status: ExemptWork Schedule: 10 Month

Position Summary

The demands of providing a 21st century education dictate new roles for School Library Media Specialists. School Library Media Specialists are called on to have a larger role in their schools and school communities. School leadership is distributed among the staff and administration in order to bring consensus, common understandings, and shared ownership of the vision and purpose of the school. School Library Media Specialists are valued for their leadership abilities throughout the school as well as in the media center. School Library Media Specialists help make the content engaging and meaningful to students' lives as they support teachers and facilitate the integration of curriculum and related projects across disciplines. In the school and the media center, School Library Media Specialists facilitate instruction, encouraging all students to use 21st century skills to discover how to learn, innovate, collaborate, and communicate their ideas. They serve as facilitators of information skills development through the provision of professional development, coaching, mentoring, and co‑teaching activities. Their work includes supporting the development of authentic and structured assessment strategies to assure that students demonstrate understanding of the content taught and ability to apply the skills they have learned. School Library Media Specialists demonstrate the value of lifelong learning and instill a love of reading and learning in the students with whom they come into contact.

Essential Duties

Planning and implementing for teaching and learning:

• 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
• Leads in the school's use of instructional technology to enhance learning
• Upgrades professional knowledge and skills on a continual basis
• Collaborates with the Instructional Technology Facilitator to provide leadership in the school's use of instructional technology resources and plan digital citizenship and information literacy lessons to enhance learning

Planning and implementing for information access, evaluation and use:

• 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
• Keeps accurate inventories of print, non print, and technology materials and equipment
• Works cooperatively with other libraries and agencies to share resources that enhance teaching and learning
• Implements an ongoing collection development and evaluation process, in collaboration with the Media and Technology Advisory Committee or School Leadership Team, that focuses on a variety of formats and resources to meet diverse learning needs.
• Adheres to copyright as well as other laws and guidelines pertaining to the distribution and use of resources
• Advocates the principles of intellectual freedom and ethical behavior

Planning and implementing for program administration:

• 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
• Evaluates the school library media program on a continual basis according to accepted standards of quality
• 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
• Leads in the budgetary process of the school through the Media and Technology Advisory Committee to ensure equity of access to instructional materials
• Leads the Media and Technology Advisory Committee or participates on the School Leadership Team in effective decision making to promote the school library media program
• Interacts effectively with students, staff, administration, and the general public to promote and expand the school library media program
• Demonstrates professional integrity through ethical behavior
• Prepares and submits accurate reports as required
• Carries out assigned non-instructional duties and adheres to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

Education/Experience Requirements

• North Carolina K-12 School Library Media Coordinator 076 certification
• Master's Degree in School Library Information Science
• Previous teaching experience preferred
• Experience in providing information literacy support services in an educational setting
• Experience in developing instructional materials for adult learners and presenting staff development both live on online
• Knowledge of contemporary instructional technology trends and issues
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards

Disclosure

This document provides descriptive information about the above Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School position. Work actually performed by incumbents in this position may vary. Although this document may be used for recruiting, staffing, or career planning, the information contained herein should only be used as a guideline or recommendation for the content of and qualifications for this position. An individual's ability to meet the qualifications and capabilities described in this document is not a guarantee of employment or promotion. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School reserves the right to make changes to this document as deemed necessary without providing advance written notice.

Position Type: Full-time
Job Categories:

Student Services > Librarian/Media Specialist

Job Requirements

Contact Information

• Erika Newkirk
• 750 S. Merritt Mill Road
• Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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