Media Specialist

Position Type :

Media / Media Specialist

Date Posted : 9 / 29 / 2025

Location :

Lake Norman High School

SLMC

SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA COORDINATOR (76)

In North Carolina, the school's library media coordinator may be identified by a variety of titles, such as librarian, library teacher, or media specialist. The official title for certification purposes is School Library Media Coordinator, and this position is considered a teaching certification. Under NCDPI, school library media coordinators are identified as support staff and are evaluated using the SLMC specific tool and rubric for support staff.

CERTIFICATION : Approved program requirements that must be met to qualify for K-12 School Library Media Coordinator certification are at the master's degree level and were adopted by the State Board of Education in 1987.

SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA JOB DESCRIPTION

REPORTS TO : Principal and Director of Digital Teaching and Learning

SUPERVISES : Coordinates and directs the activities of the school library media support personnel to include media / student assistants, and / or volunteers.

PURPOSE : To provide leadership, instructional resources, and services for the implementation of a school library media program that serves as an integral part of a student-centered educational process.

MISSION : to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas, information, and technology. The school library media coordinator empowers students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information. (Empowering Learners : Guidelines for School Library Media Programs, ALA, 2009)

LEADERSHIP :

• SLMC provides leadership for the school library media program.
• SLMC serves as a site based technology coordinator who facilitates the deployment, assessment, training, and collection of school district devices
• Serve on School Improvement Team (SIT) and / or other decision making teams to support school goals
• Establish processes and procedures for selection, acquisition, circulation, and resource sharing of assets in print, online, and tech tools.
• Participates in a professional learning network at the school, district, state, and / or national level.
• Leads and coordinates professional development for staff to support blended learning, personalized learning, digital literacy, device software, resources, and instructional strategies
• Community liaison to promote information literacy, technology updates, and school events

21ST CENTURY LIBRARY PROGRAM :

EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES :

DEVICE MANAGEMENT :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES :

Language Skills - Ability to read, analyze and interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, parents and the general public.

Mathematical Skills - Budgeting, student accounting, personnel and technology.

Reasoning Ability - Problem solve, collect data, multi-task, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

CLERICAL RESPONSIBILITIES