School Librarian

Southeast Delco School District

School Librarian

Harris School- Grades 1-8

2024-2025 School Year

Key Responsibilities and Essential Duties:

The position will focus on providing traditional library support to staff and students, as well as implementing the innovative use of technology to enhance student learning, instructing students in research and library skills, experience in providing new ways to engage students in STEM learning experiences and 21st century learning, and planning and coordinating such library events as book fairs and author visits.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students and patrons of the District
• Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with District staff and administrators, students, parentsor guardians, outside agencies, and the public, in a multi-ethnic, multicurltural, multilingual environment
• Ability to receive and implement feedback to improve practice and systems

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university
• Valid Pennsylvania Certification: Library Science K-12 or Instructional Technology PK-12

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Education or a related field of study
• 2 years of experience teaching in education environments

Pre-employment Paperwork Requirements:

• Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check, FBI fingerprinting Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
• Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release (ACT 168)
• School Personnel Health Record and TB test

Working Conditions:

• Work schedule hours on a consistent basis
• Indoor office environment is subject to frequent interruptions
• Pushing, moving and lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment
• Clarity of vision at varying distances
• Verbal, auditory and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
• Sitting and standing for extended periods of time
• Frequent sitting, standing and walking
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies
• Occasional kneeling, crouching and squatting
• Occasional bending, reaching and stretching
• Occasional pulling, pushing

Level of Compensation: $50,726 - 103,534 (dependent on Step and Track placement as deterined based on collective bargaining agreements)

Disclaimer:

The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principle functions of this job, the scope of responsibility, and the level of knowledge and skills typically required, but should not be considered an inclusive listing of work requirements, skills or duties so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.

All employment open positions are made available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability, or veteran status.

Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $53,000.00 - $102,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• PA Cert. in Library Science or Instructional Technology (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Folcroft, PA 19032 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Folcroft, PA 19032: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $53,000 - $102,000