Library Media Specialist (9-12)

POSITION: Library Media Specialist 

SCHOOL YEAR: 2026-27

REPORTS TO: High School Principal

WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Exempt/10 month

Our Mission

The Charter School for Applied Technologies prepares students to attain family-sustaining careers by integrating career exploration and a lifelong learning culture. 

The Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT) opened its doors in 2001 as a 700-student school serving grades K-6.  Today, CSAT is a busy campus consisting of three distinct buildings (Elementary, Middle and High Schools), that host approximately 2,300 students from 19 different school districts throughout WNY.

Why CSAT?

We are a team inspired by our mission of preparing students to attain family-sustaining careers. If you are looking for a supportive culture providing professional development, training, and mentorship, this could be the place for you! Working as part of a team, you can make a positive and profound difference in the lives of the students we serve. Offering extensive classroom support and assistance with curriculum and instruction, we seek ambitious, creative, and dedicated staff to help make our vision a reality.

Job Summary

The Library Media Specialist  promotes learning throughout the CSAT community.  The LMS helps students use reading to learn and teaches students and staff to find, evaluate, and use information. The LMS assists teachers in integrating library/information resources into the curriculum. The LMS manages electronic, print, video, and other traditional and non-traditional information resources for CSAT.  The LMS reports to the building administrator.

Essential Job Duties 

• Build the capacity of students, staff, and parents to retrieve and organize information
• Encourage a culture in which all individuals become self-sufficient, independent knowledge navigators
• Teach students effective research methods
• Help teachers and students learn to select appropriate media for specific tasks
• Collaborate with teachers to integrate LMC resources into lessons across the curriculum
• Guide students and staff through online data retrieval sessions
• Meet monthly with house teams to discuss library-related issues, to train on new information retrieval methods, and to help with technology-related issues
• Locate and review curriculum specific resources
• Develop curriculum materials to correlate library information skills with core curriculum
• Teach the appropriate use of information resources through a variety of instructional methods, modeling, and team coaching
• Organize, catalog, and process information resources of all media types so that they are   accessible to the entire school community
• Facilitate the circulation of traditional and non-traditional library methods
• Develop and manage annual library media budget based on school and curricular needs
• Assess library collection and order materials to support CSAT's curriculum
• Establish policies and procedures for all aspects of the Library Media Center
• Interact thoughtfully and courteously with students, staff, and community
• Collaborate with the technology department to define mutual and distinct responsibilities, develop procedures, and structures for technical support, manage and evaluate the on-going support programs for students
• Attend internal and external meetings and professional development as needed
• Promote independent student use of the Library Media Center
• Promote flexible class scheduling and use of the LMC resources
• Coordinate school-wide efforts to promote reading and information access
• Perform any daily tasks requested by the Principal or other duties as necessary

Qualifications, Education, and Experience  

•  Bachelors' degree is required.  Library Science or Information Services degree is preferred.
• Appropriate current NYS or reciprocal teacher certification for Library Media Services
• Experience with electronic resources and internet
• Ability to pass fingerprint clearance
   

Appointment Status: Permanent

Position Status: Full time

Start Date: ASAP

Required Certification Type(s): NYS Library Media Services Certification 

Additional Job Information: Proof of certification required.