TL;DR

Love reading? Love seeing a child finish a book ? The excitement that falls on their face when they discover a world unlike their very own? Librarians are more than SHHHH people, but super heroes whose job is to guard the love in reading. 

Responsibilities

• Provide group and individualized instruction with relevant resource materials
•  Collaborate with teachers on appropriate use of materials and schedule materials for classroom instruction.
• Serve as information resources for users of library/media center materials and provide staff development opportunities for teachers on the availability and use of space and district learning resources.
• Maintains accurate records of all Library Media Center holdings
•  Ability to relate new concepts and technological advances to library processes as well as teaching those tech advances to students and staff 
• Organize media technology and available production facilities and services to support the instructional. 
• Attends professional development in-service opportunities and share updated technological advances with students and staff

The Ideal Candidate Can…

• Think analytically to develop new or revised systems, procedures, and workflow
• Exercise initiative and independent judgment to make the library program successful
• Seek and utilizes current research and methods to enhance library operation, instruction, and technology
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents 
• Communicate both orally and in writing
• Systematically acquires, organizes, processes, and circulates materials and equipment
• Create an innovative environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity level and interests of students.
• Effectively plan a school library program to meet identified needs. 
•  Manage acquisitions, processing, organizing, distribution, maintenance, and inventory of resources.
•  Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of the library/media center program and make changes based on the findings.
• Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in the library/media services area. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.

In addition to role-specific responsibilities, all staff at Kairos "coach" a "pod" of students. Coaching involves checking-in with students 2-3 times throughout the week for 10-15 minutes and updating parents regularly on student progress. Coaches mentor students on executive functioning and social-emotional skills such as setting achievable goals, keeping a to-do list, and navigating the highs and lows of school.

This Job ISN'T For You If You Won't...

• figure things out yourself (don't wait for others to teach you, make yourself better)
• adapt to frequent change (rapidly iterate; every level of every team improves every cycle)
• happily give and take disagreement, debate, or constructive feedback (be analytical and skeptical like Leslie Knope: "calzones are dumb, and so was that idea")
• keep an organized to do list and calendar (follow through on tasks, details, and goals)
• type 60-70 words per minute (or any other heuristic for tech savvy beyond "proficient in Microsoft Office")
• write with proper grammar (possibly our most important prerequisite)

Who We Are

At Kairos, we believe now is the opportune moment (the kairos) to reimagine education for the 21st century. Our schools have been recognized by Forbes, Bellwether Education, NBC Today, Education Week, and others as among the most innovative and highest performing in the nation. But while Kairos schools serve all children, the Kairos Team is not for everyone. We're fast paced and have unusually high expectations. If that sounds too stressful, no hard feelings. But if it sounds fun, if you want to be part of a scrappy startup that's transforming public education in this country...well, let's talk.

Who You Are

For people who match our Team DNA, coming to Kairos can be like joining a team that finally plays at your level. For everyone else, it's probably pretty annoying. We don't really know—they either don't apply, don't get hired, or don't last long.

If you see your time here as a chore; if you're gossipy or negative; if you suck the joy out of being on this team, then you're poison. Poison makes environments toxic, and Kairos is not and will never be a toxic environment.

Another thing that can make an environment toxic is too much pressure. (High pressure > oxygen toxicity > hyperoxia...okay, metaphor's gone too far.) Kairos is ambitious and dynamic, but we treat people like people, not robots. There's no clocking in/out. Nobody's going to send you passive aggressive "accountability" emails. At Kairos, we believe self-direction isn't just for students. 

Kairos is not easy, although who expected changing the world would be? Our teammates stay because—and they'll tell you this if you ask them—they've never felt more professionally challenged or fulfilled. We set a high bar for our kids, then grow ourselves as a team until we can reach it. For us, that's fun, which means our work makes us happier in our personal life (in the same way a healthy, fun personal life makes us better at work).

Starting Salary: $40,000.00  per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location