Library/Media Specialist

Sustainability Academy

Burlington School District (BSD) is seeking a passionate and energetic Library/Media Specialist to join the District’s dynamic team at our wonderful Sustainability Academy.

Our Mission: At the Sustainability Academy we are learning together to gain the knowledge, skills and habits of responsible community members.

We make a difference by creating social, environmental, and economic justice in our community and world.

This person will be responsible for providing all students with an enriched Learning Center environment containing a wide variety of materials and procedures that will invite intellectual growth and aid all students in acquiring the skills needed to take full advantage of our school’s resources; for providing professional development to all staff in the integration of technology across the curriculum; and for developing curricular models and resources to support this professional development.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Licensed or eligible for Vermont Educators License.
• Endorsement as a Library Media Specialist or eligible for Vt Provisional License.
• Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
  
  

Preferred Attributes

• Demonstrated belief that all students, regardless of their background or circumstance, can learn and achieve at high levels.
• Demonstrated experience in overseeing a school library or school-wide literacy initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and motivate all students, including students with disabilities and emergeny bilingual (English Learners - EL) students to learn through use of a variety of individual, small group, large group, technology-based, and other high interest teaching strategies.
• Training or experience providing technology professional development for faculty
• Training or experience with information literacy curriculum and its integration into K-12 curriculum
• Training or experience with technology applications and their integration into K-12 curriculum
  
  

Employment Benefits/Terms

• SALARY: As per the Master Agreement between the Burlington Board of School Commissioners and the Burlington Education Association. This is a salaried position paid Bi-Weekly with a lump sum payment for the summer period.
• SCHOOL YEAR: 10 months, 187 workdays (based on start date), 7.75 per day/38.75 per week
• BENEFITS: Benefits eligible on start date. 30 days to enroll in coverage from start day. BSD Benefits!
• PAID TIME: Sick Time / Personal Time As per the Master Agreement.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

Burlington School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Applications from women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

The Burlington School District will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.