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Posted: 19-May-23

Location: Barrington, Rhode Island

Type: Full Time

Categories

Library/Media Specialist

Preferred Education

Masters

Key Responsibilities

This position reports to the Assistant Head of School for Academics. This is a 10-month position (September through June 30th):

Advising

Advise students who need individualized support, particularly for executive functioning
This includes the start of the day: helping students to be organized for classes from a

materials management perspective and check out at the end of the day: supporting the

planner, prioritizing, and organizing what to bring home.

Serve as an advocate and coach for each advisee
Communicate with parents bi-weekly in the form of a parent contact (email or phone

call) to keep parents informed about their child’s overall academic and

social/emotional progress.

Leader

As a leader, the school librarian creates an environment for students that nurtures the

continuous cycle of inquiry, action, and reflection, as well as encourages students to be

Creative Problem-solvers

Raises awareness in the form of monthly book days or weeks that help students to

draw links between the real world, information literacy, and digital literacy

Coordinates extended essays in the DP program
The school librarian is an exceptional communicator and an enthusiastic team member:
Demonstrates proficiency in communication that is high touch provides a supportive

disposition and adheres to a 24 hour turnaround time for email responses

Partners with the Assistant Head of School for Academics and dept heads to plan

professional weeks

Sits on committees as designated by the Assistant Head of School for Academics
Contributes weekly to the newsletter
They anticipate future obstacles and continually evolve to meet challenges. The school

librarian demonstrates his or her role as a visible, active leader in the school/library

Community By

Maintaining a cooperative relationship with administration, staff, students, parents,

community, and where applicable, local public libraries

Participating in school improvement activities
Sharing expertise at faculty meetings, as well as at external and nationally/internationally recognized conferences, on an annual basis
Creating an environment that is conducive to collaboration with teaching staff, active

and participatory learning, and resource/research-based instructional practices

Sharing with the school community and adhering to collaboratively developed and

up-to-date policies concerning issues such as materials selection, circulation,

reconsideration of materials, copyright, privacy, and acceptable use

Embracing the use of instructional technology to engage students and improve

learning while providing 24/7 access to digital information resources for the entire

learning community

Remaining current in professional practices and developments, information

technologies, and educational research as it pertains to IB programs:

Identifying and requesting to attend professional development activities intended to

increase the school's “librarian” instructional effectiveness

Instructional Partner

As an instructional partner, the school librarian works with teachers and other educators to build and strengthen connections between student information and research needs, curricular content, learning outcomes, and information resources:
Responsible for training teachers on the IB interface and google
Teaming with content teachers and meeting weekly for planning purposes
Co-teaches a course on academic writing for diploma students
Leads professional development once per month for a total of five times per year on

topics as determined by the Assistant Head of School for Academics

Reports monthly circulation numbers to Assistant Head of School for Academics to

help determine topics

The school librarian supports students’ success by guiding them in:
The continuous learning cycle of inquiry, action, and reflection; all learning activities

are designed around this premise

Reading for understanding, pleasure, and the exploration of diverse viewpoints and

genres

Using information for defined and self-defined purposes
Accessing, evaluating, and communicating information regardless of the format
Building on prior knowledge and constructing new knowledge
Collaborating with peers to enhance learning through creating dynamic and effective

partnerships with teachers

Self-assessing work and the work of collaborative learning groups

The School Librarian Instructs Students By

Using a variety of techniques and methodologies that are accessible to myriad

learning profiles, while simultaneously promoting high levels of achievement

Incorporating best practices in differentiation and being able to demonstrate this on a

consistent basis

Incorporating the use of technology to make subject matter learning relevant and

enhance student learning outcomes

Demonstrating knowledge of and ability to use research-based principles of effective

instruction

Providing instruction based on current information literacy curricula as designated by

the IB

Engaging in diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments of student learning

Other

Tracks how all time is spent in the aforementioned areas through the use of an activity log
Leads two seasons of after school activities
Participates in the residential life program, which includes weekend duties approximately five times per year

If interested, please submit a cover letter and current resume by June 1st, 2023

Alexandra R. McMullen

Assistant Head of School for Academics

amcmullen@standrews-ri.org

Qualifications

Masters’ degree in education preferred

Expertise In The Following

Transliteracy
Emerging technology tools
Flipped Learning
Academic integrity

IB Experience Preferred

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About St. Andrew's School

St. Andrew’s School in Barrington, Rhode Island is a college preparatory, coeducational independent school enrolling day and boarding students in grades 9-12 and day students only in grades 6-8. St. Andrew’s picturesque 70 acre campus is reminiscent of a small New England college with over 30 facilities ranging from modern to traditional, clustered around a central green. St. Andrew’s School is a unique place to learn and grow as students discover their path to success. Since its founding in 1893, St. Andrew’s has remained a small school. With an enrollment of 225 students, an average class size of 10 students and a student faculty ratio of 4:1 the School environment is designed to help students discover and develop their unique talents. For more information please visit www.standrews-ri.org.

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