Media Specialist
Charleston, SC
Meeting Street Schools - North Charleston Campuses /
Full-Time Permanent /
On-site
The Role
The Media Specialist is a crucial role at Meeting Street Schools – ensuring that our teachers, leaders, and parents have the tools they need to help our students get to and through college. We expect our Media Specialists to be teachers to our students and provide library media instruction.
Responsibilities
- Guides and supports the use of all curriculum resources both in and out of the classroom.
- Empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, effective users of technology, ethical users of information and responsible digital citizens.
- Coordinates all aspects of the library/media center and computer lab for technology use in the school.
- Provides support and guidance for all faculty in the areas of library media and technology.
- Provides library media instruction to students in Gr. K -6 to support grade-level instruction.
- Collaborates with classroom teachers to design and implement units of instruction, assess student learning.
- Aligns the Library Media Center with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and district.
- Assists with receiving of supplies.
- Operates a computer to maintain data.
- Responds to requests for information in a timely manner.
- Has telephone contact with parents regarding overdue or lost books.
- Exercises clear judgment and integrity in decision‐making; foresees the ripple effect of decisions, intended and unintended consequences; able to make kind and expedient decisions with the benefit of students at the forefront.
- Is aware of his/her own strengths and weaknesses; works relentlessly to improve upon weaknesses and strengths, proactively seeks feedback, is able to accept responsibility for failures and shows a balance of confidence and humility.
- Participates in all school-wide staff functions and events such as parenting workshops, report card conferences, back-to-school-nights, student outreach, professional development, etc. to build a positive school culture and a strong home-school partnership.
- Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Skills and Characteristics
- A commitment to the mission of Meeting Street Schools, deep love of content, and an unwavering belief that all students can and will succeed.
- High level of personal organization and planning.
- Team player: maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, high EQ, willingness to respond positively to feedback and a “whatever it takes” attitude.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proven leadership skills.
- Problem solving and planning, specifically analyzing situations to define issues and create action plans.
- Flexibility in dealing with a variety of situations.
- Seeking out and incorporating feedback to continually improve practices.
- Analyzing and tracking data.
- Ability to kneel, sit, stand for long periods of time.
Educational Background and Work Experience
- Master's of Library and Information Science Degree required.
- Valid SC certification required.
$44,000 - $70,000 a year
The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience, ranging from $44.000-$70,000 annually. Additionally, Meeting Street Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package including and not limited to:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Pet Insurance
Life Insurance and Disability
Employee + Family Wellness
Tax Favored Spending Accounts (FSA/HSA)
Retirement Plans
Referral and Retention Bonuses
All new hires are eligible for additional bonus opportunities.
