Cambridge, Massachusetts
Newport Coast, California
Posted: 03-Jul-25
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Type: Contract
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Title: Library Media Specialist-Long-Term Substitute
This position will begin mid-October 2025 and run through January 2026
Reports to: Assistant Head of School
The Miami Valley School (MVS). Our mission is to challenge young people of promise to become self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens. For 60 years, MVS has provided a unique learning option for families in the Dayton, Ohio, community. Here, faculty are educators who are ready to help refine a truly differentiated educational opportunity as MVS becomes a nationally-recognized leader in experience-based learning. Here, every member of the MVS community is committed to transformative immersive learning in the classroom and during our Immersion term. Equally important is our commitment to Social Emotional Learning (SEL), through which our students learn the skills and competencies necessary to navigate an ever-shifting world with confidence and curiosity. Here, we learn because we do.
The Role. MVS is seeking a dynamic and innovative Library Media Specialist. The ideal candidate is passionate and skillful as both a librarian and an educator, eager to invest their talents in creating a welcoming, up to date physical space as well as inspiring our learners. This person must establish a supportive and engaging environment for students ranging in age from three to eighteen, demonstrate the ability to create developmentally appropriate curricula, work collaboratively with colleagues and parents, have excellent communication skills, and demonstrate teaching proficiency and comfort with a variety of different teaching and learning styles. The candidate will be responsible for meeting the community’s ever-changing information needs through developing the library collection and identifying appropriate electronic resources.
The Opportunity. All members of MVS’ vibrant faculty bring the school’s mission and vision to life each day for students and families in the Dayton community. Each day we live out our mission through our core values: integrity, celebration, grit, and kindness. As a part of our dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to:
- Expand Global Leadership. MVS is known for its academic and extracurricular programming, and with you on our team, we will continue to grow with our students as leaders of Global Citizenship and stewards of civil discourse.
- Enhance Cultural Experiences. Through your instruction and development of an inspiring MVS Immersion Method™ Program, you and your students will experience the world, explore passions, and dive deep into content.
- Develop Character and Wellness. To support the overall wellness of our vibrant community, you’ll have the opportunity to meaningfully connect and collaborate with students and families.
- Innovate. As we continue to develop the MVS Immersion Method™ programming, you will be part of a team that is enhancing professional learning nationwide and becoming a thought leader for immersive learning experiences that stretch beyond the traditional school experience. Here, you and your team will integrate academics, hands-on activities, and scholarly habits via cross-curricular designs and models of learning.
- Couple Academic Rigor with Increased Accessibility. Through your intentional planning and development of coursework, our students will explore their unique learning needs, utilize critical thinking, and begin to think about and create solutions for today’s pressing challenges.
- Collaborate as part of a World-Class Team. In your role teaching at MVS, you will work alongside dedicated faculty who have taught and learned all over the world and in a variety of school contexts. Your colleagues are artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, published authors, professional musicians, armed services veterans, and thespians. Most importantly, they are compassionate and caring educators committed to lifelong learning.
- And, of course, you will get to Teach! In this position you will be a Library Media Specialist working with students of all ages at the school.
Expectations:
- Utilize the MVS Immersion Method™, Mind Brain Education best practices, and the MVS Social Emotional Learning program in the classroom;
- Embrace Mastery Teaching at MVS and Mastery Performance;
- Demonstrate a commitment to culturally inclusive curricula and inclusive classroom practices;
- Demonstrate a lifelong appreciation for healthy and creative decision-making in their students;
- Demonstrate an ability to develop rapport with students;
- Build collaborative partnership with students, caregivers, and colleagues;
- Demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning and ongoing professional development;
- Communicate effectively with the MVS community about the Schear Library both verbally and in writing, including prospective and current parents and alumni;
- Demonstrate a strong knowledge of emerging technologies, trends, and opportunities to assure the Libraries capabilities and impact;
- Solid vision of the essential role of an effective 21st Century library program in K-12 education;
- Develop a lifelong appreciation for exploration of ideas and reading for pleasure in their students
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Assistant Head of School to establish a continuity of curriculum and instruction from early childhood through 12th grade;
- Conduct research instruction sessions and collaborate with teachers to develop research assignments that support 21st century skills and critical thinking;
- Plan and teach K-12 class sessions, lessons, read alouds, book talks, and activities as required by grade/division;
- Lead improvements to school-wide information literacy and digital citizenship curriculum based on forward-thinking state and national educational standards;
- Support and promote open access and intellectual freedom;
- Tracking usage data; evaluating and reporting the effectiveness and value of library services to the MVS community;
- Develop and create collections for K-5 classes from all available resources;
- Responsibly managing library budget/expenses in accordance with Business Office guidelines;
- Developing library policies that ensure equitable access to materials and that align with the ALA Code of Ethics;
- Conducting all day-to-day library operations, including:
- Circulation
- Readers advisory
- Recruiting, scheduling, and training library volunteers when possible
- Collection development (selection, acquisition, weeding) for the physical and digital collections
- Cataloging new materials and preparing new materials for circulation
- Maintaining a functional, accessible, and inviting library space
Qualifications:
- Master of Library and Information Science or Master of Education;
- Enthusiasm and amiability in working with children of all ages;
- Demonstrate computer literacy and proficiency (e.g., Google suite of applications, student information systems and online grade book programs), and Koha ILS strongly preferred but not required
Benefits. This is a part-time opportunity without benefits, but does include a community lunch program at no cost.
Take the Next Step. Share this opportunity with your network! Learn more about our school by clicking on the embedded links. Interested and qualified applicants should submit a completed MVS employment application, cover letter, resume, outlining your suitability for the position and interest in the mission of the school to lisa.garvic@mvschool.com. Please do not call the school directly.
Bring Your Whole Self. MVS is committed to the Dayton community and to our mission and vision. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and will not discriminate on any basis. We seek qualified candidates from a myriad of backgrounds to join our dynamic team.