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POSITION DETAILS

Portland Public Schools (PPS) is seeking talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire PPS students. At PPS, every employee, despite having different roles, is an educator. We hope to attract talented educators who model the core PPS Educator Essentials. With the District’s focus on eliminating systemic racism and its adverse impact on student learning, we seek to hire individuals who bring to our district a deep commitment to racial equity and social justice.
The District is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all its educational and employment activities. The District prohibits discrimination based on perceived or actual race; national or ethnic origin; color; sex; religion; age; sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; pregnancy; marital status; veteran’s status; familial status; economic status or source of income; mental or physical disability or perceived disability; or military service.
504 Coordinator: Katie Loewen, kloewen@pps.net, 503-916-3337 x63337
ADA Coordinator: Jey Buno, jbuno@pps.net, 503-916-3360
Director of Civil Rights: Dr. Bobby Cruz, bcruz@pps.net, 503-839-3660
Accessibility Statement

POSITION SUMMARY:

Position summary: Serves as a teacher, assigned to the School Media Center and is responsible for providing instruction, in the languages of instruction at the school, in the use of the Media Center and related research activities. This includes helping students choose from the media center’s collection of print, audiovisual, and digital resources which are related to their interests and to the subjects which they study in the classroom. As part of a teaching assignment, the Media Center Specialist facilitates and coordinates all aspects of the Media Center Program and works with the staff in support of the school curriculum. (These responsibilities will vary according to size of the school, its physical plant and its program organization).

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Incumbents must be properly licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for assignment as a Professional Educator - Teacher. For positions identified within core academic areas, incumbents must be designated as highly qualified by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) to teach the designated core subjects. Core academic areas include Language Arts (English), Reading, Mathematics, Sciences, Foreign Language (except Chinese-Mandarin), Social Studies and Art.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Must hold a TSPC license with a Media Specialist/Educational Media Endorsement/Library endorsement.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Multilingual abilities - Bilingual/Bi-Cultural Chinese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese applicants are highly desirable.

• Assumes responsibility for providing culturally and linguistically relevant and responsive instruction in cooperation with teachers in the use of the library media center and its resources, including technology devices used for digital learning and research, with individual students and groups.
• Develops a climate that encourages students and staff to take full advantage of the media center and its resources.
• Helps students to develop study habits, acquire independence in learning and to gain skills in the techniques of inquiry and critical evaluation.
• Assists students in developing competencies in listening, viewing, speaking and reading in the languages of instruction of the school.
• Works cooperatively with the administration, faculty and students in reviewing, selecting, ordering and maintaining a variety of culturally and linguistically appropriate instructional materials and equipment, including the management of digital devices.
• Works with teachers in planning and implementing the district curriculum in the languages of instruction of the school.
• Serves on teaching teams as a media resource consultant.
• Shares appropriate information with staff concerning student progress, problems and achievements as observed in the media center.
• Provides staff in-service training necessary for effective use of media and digital resources, technology equipment and the Media Center.
• Consults with teachers, students and technicians in the organization and production of supplementary learning materials, including digital resources.
• Prepares bibliographies as requested to supplement special courses of study, to stimulate public interest and to acquaint the staff with new acquisitions.
• Provides professional leadership in the establishment and conduct of the media center program in the school.
• Employs an equity lens when maintaining, allocating and expanding all funds assigned and/or available to the media center for the purchase of print, audiovisual and computer materials, equipment and supplies.
• Develops, implements and supervises technical processes for the acquisition, organization, maintenance, retrieval and inventory of media center materials, digital resources and equipment.
• Maintains appropriate records and supervises the preparation of operational reports as required by the District.
• Provides instruction for all paid and volunteer media center personnel as needed.
• Facilitate the use of technology to support students and staff as consumers, producers, and presenters of information and ideas.
• Educate students and school staff to be safe, ethical, and responsible citizens in a virtual environment.
• Design and facilitate meaningful virtual experiences to promote a love of reading and lifelong learning.
• Utilize emerging technology equipment, software and tools to streamline program administration processes.
• Be informed about emerging research and trends relating to education and technology.
• Develop, maintain, and provide equitable access to a collection of diverse informational and recreational resources in multiple formats.