Digital Collection Librarian jobs in Norman, OK

Education: Master's degree and State Certification

Training or Experience Required: Prior experience with computerized learning centers.

Job Summary: Performs professional-level responsibilities of a school librarian as teacher, leader, instructional partner, information specialist, and program administrator.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Communication Skills (oral, written, or business): Basic communication skills to exchange information, give/receive simple instructions and respond to inquiries. Includes filling out forms.

Knowledge of grammatical structure, vocabulary for preparing correspondence from rough draft or proofing of completed material. Communicates in clear, grammatically correct English.

Data Recording/Record Keeping: Performs data recording/record keeping operations determining what changes need to be made to existing records, including computerized records

Mathematical Skills: Performs routine computations requiring knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percentages.

Reads and interprets routine written or printed materials such as charts, diagrams, maps or instruction material.

Business Machines (like computers, copiers, etc.): Uses business machines that can be easily learned from non-complex manuals or verbal instructions. Such machines include but are not limited to photocopiers, laminators, duplicator, CRT/computers (no software experience). May on occasion use more difficult machines without any proficiency required, such as data entry.

Office Filing and Retrieving: Responsible for filing and retrieving from an existing filing system.

Contact with Others: has regular contact by telephone or in-person with the public to determine actual information needed, to locate media from other libraries, etc. Job requires interpreting and translating facts and information, explaining situations and issues to persons and advising them of alternative courses of action.

Essential Job Functions (Performance Responsibilities):

Empowers all members of the learning community to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, curators, and ethical users of information

Collaborates and co-teaches with classroom educators to establish learning objectives and assessment strategies to develop individual and group inquiry-based learning experiences

Develops and maintains a teaching and learning environment that is inviting, safe, flexible, collaborative, inclusive, and conducive to learning

Champions equity, access, and intellectual freedom for users within the physical space and beyond, including providing 24/7 access to the online library catalog; digital and audio books; and various information resources

Fosters exploration, discovery, creation, and innovation in a growth mindset

Supports learners’ success by guiding them to read for understanding, breadth, and pleasure

Empowers learners to work with each other in successful collaborations and to constructively assess their own work and the work of their peers

Models and champions digital citizenship and safety and adherence to copyright and fair use requirements

Teaches all members of the learning community to engage with and use information in a global society

Models and develops a commitment to respect equity, diversity, and inclusion in collection development and within the learning community

Supports learners as they make meaning for themselves to create new knowledge by collecting, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance

Addresses broader educational issues with other educators in the building, at the district level, and at the professional association level

Develops and supports the school’s and the school library’s mission, strategic plan and policies

Manages the staff, budget, and the physical and virtual spaces of the school library

Evaluates, introduces, and models emerging technologies for the learning community, and uses technology tools to supplement school resources

Participates as an active leader of the local and global learning community, building relationships with organizations and stakeholders

Performs other duties as assigned

Other Performance Measures:

Requires good customer service/people skills to resolve problems and provide information as requested.

Requires following safety guidelines and policies, inclusive of the District Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens, to reduce accident or injury to self or to students.

Requires following school dress standards, proper attendance or leave policies, and other work-habits concerns.

Creativity, initiative and effective problem solving are important to the success of the position.

Must maintain a positive attitude and be cooperative toward other staff members, the public, and students within the educational system.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,886.00 - $51,789.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person