Library Information Specialist Job at International Leadership of Texas in Lanca

This position is for the 2025-2026 School Year. The Library Media Specialist will promote the success of all students by providing a balance between print and technology while ensuring continuous access to digital resources.

Primary Purpose: The Library Media Specialist will provide leadership and expertise in the selection, acquisition, evaluation and organization of information resources and technologies in all formats, as well as expertise in the ethical use of information.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary instructional technology liaison for the campus.
• Encourage the use of instructional technology and media to engage students and to improve learning, providing access to digital information resources for the entire learning community.
• Promote cooperative planning and direct instruction to integrate curriculum with resource use and information on literacy and digital skills.
• Maintaining frequent and timely communication to stakeholders through the school and library website, parent newsletter, e-mail, social media, and/or other formats.
• Collaborate with teachers and others to support curriculum content, learning outcomes, student information needs, and information resources.
• Understand and model principles of intellectual freedom, information access, privacy and proprietary rights.
• Perform library management operations including but not limited to developing, budgeting, purchasing, scheduling, managing and maintaining facilities and resources, reporting, grant writing, and overseeing circulation and inventory.
• Implement the district standard of library procedures for classifying, cataloging, and processing various resources that facilitate computerization and resource sharing.
• Align the school library/media center program to school, state and national program standards as described by ALA and ISTE.
• Assist in the management of teacher & student logins for district provided software.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (REQUIRED)
• Master’s degree from accredited college or university preferred.
• Valid Texas school librarian certificate or endorsement preferred.
• Two years teaching experience (REQUIRED)
• Experience in library/media center in public school setting preferred.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of library and information science.
• Ability to instruct and manage student behavior.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Compensation: Starting compensation package for certified specialists is $59,960, and for non-certified specialists is $56,960.