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Title: Library Coordinator

Assignment: School year, 4/5 Librarian, 1 Leadership Class Concession (1/5 Release)

Location: Northfield Campus

Occupational Group: NTEA

Supervisor: Northfield Campus Principal/Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction

 

Position:

New Trier is seeking a dynamic, progressive leader to be the department coordinator for our Library Department. The Department Coordinator is housed at the Northfield Campus, which is the campus freshman students attend. The library at each campus is a hub of learning and collaboration, supporting a wide range of activities from hundreds of daily individual student visits to daily classes scheduled for librarian-supported teaching and research assistance. As technology evolves, we seek a Department Coordinator who can guide the work of the library to ensure that it continues to be at the center of inquiry and information literacy in the physical library space and beyond. The new coordinator will continue to strengthen partnerships with academic departments that include librarian support in curriculum development and in advancing research and information literacy skills in students.

Qualifications:

  1. Illinois State Board of Education Professional Educator License with administrative endorsement, or out-of-state equivalent
  2. Currently or ability to become Illinois State Board of Education Qualified Evaluator
  3. Minimum five years of experience as a librarian at the secondary level
  4. Master's/advanced degree in Library Science or equivalent
  5. Knowledge of content area, best practice for assessment, and instructional practices
  6. Knowledge of content, contemporary instructional technology, and skills in staff supervision/evaluation
  7. Demonstration of collaborative leadership

Responsibilities:

Leadership

  • Demonstrates vision and provides leadership in the creation of shared beliefs and values around student learning.
  • Collaborates with the Department Chair at Winnetka for department planning and processes.
  • Involves the department in furthering the school’s vision of student intellectual and emotional growth.
  • Conducts needs assessments and uses data to make decisions and plan for school improvement.
  • Explores, implements and assesses educational concepts that enhance student learning.
  • Understands the change process and leads the department in changes essential to improving student learning.
  • Advances the profession through participation in local, state and national professional groups.
  • Participates actively on school-based leadership teams, attending weekly meetings of the Department Leaders and other groups as designated.
  • Provide a consistent and visible campus presence and leadership.

Curriculum and Instruction

  • Works with staff and all other stakeholders to identify a curriculum framework and essential understanding that supports the mission and goals of the school.
  • Establishes and implements a process for the annual review and modification of the curriculum.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the department’s curriculum and instruction goals to all stakeholders; serves as the spokesperson on curricular matters.
  • Engages the staff in the study and implementation of effective teaching practices.
  • Acts as a master teacher for the department by demonstrating a commitment to learning, modeling professionalism and respect for others, and modeling competence in content and pedagogy.
  • Encourages staff to create professional networks both within and outside the school.
  • Facilitates articulation with the sender schools.

Supervision and Evaluation

  • Works collaboratively to set and maintain standards of effective teaching.
  • Uses both formative and summative staff evaluation procedures to improve teaching.
  • Demonstrates skill in giving feedback to staff about their teaching by:
    • Visiting classes and preparing observation reports.
    • Preparing and sharing non-tenured and tenured teacher summative evaluations.
    • Preparing and sharing scale movement evaluations.
  • Develops, plans, and offers resources for teacher growth and development.
  • Develops an assessment system that reports student learning and analyzes the data to ensure that the school’s educational goals are met.

Organizational Management

  • Facilitates the screening and hiring of department personnel.
  • Manages the master schedule at Northfield.
  • Supervise the Northfield Campus budget.
  • Supervises the use and maintenance of facilities, equipment, supplies, and book orders.
  • Advocates for the department with administration and guidance personnel, with parents and within the community, and in special projects for administration.

Communication Skills

  • Demonstrates mediation skills in working with staff.
  • Articulates beliefs persuasively, effectively explains decisions, checks for understanding, and behaves in ways that reflects these beliefs and decisions.
  • Writes and speaks clearly and concisely so the intended audience understands the message being conveyed.
  • Demonstrates skill in giving and receiving feedback.
  • Opens lines of communication between and among staff on both campuses.

Group Processes

  • Understands group dynamics and applies effective group process skills.
  • Establishes a framework for collaborative action; fosters collaboration.
  • Implements appropriate decision-making and conflict resolution techniques.
  • Works to build consensus both as a leader and as a member of a group.
  • Provides a balance among institutional, departmental, and personal goals.
  • Creates and maintains a safe teaching and learning environment that fosters reflection, experimentation, and growth.
  • Recognizes and affirms all department members and encourages them to take risks.
  • Supports teacher efforts to grow professionally and personally.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Teach students to evaluate and use information resources critically, effectively, and creatively.
  • Lead classroom research instruction and provide individual guidance to help students locate resources and engage in effective research techniques.
  • Collaborate with faculty and staff to provide curriculum support by use of library resources.
  • Create an atmosphere conducive to research, learning, and student collaboration.
  • Provide leadership, orientation, and training in the use of changing information resources.
  • Stays abreast of trends in media and news, media literacy, information, and education.
  • Supports the District’s strategic initiatives in their work as a librarian and faculty member
  • Creates a welcoming environment in the library and supervises students and spaces, when assigned by the supervisor
  • Select materials in a variety of formats to support the curriculum and promote lifelong learning.
  • Participate in maintaining and improving connections to institutions, associations, and resources in the area, region and state.
  • Takes responsibility for ongoing professional development.
  • Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

 

Why New Trier?

  • New Trier welcomes any qualified candidate seeking a collaborative team environment.  Over the past several years, New Trier has reaffirmed and deepened our “Commitment to Equity” through our New Trier 2030 Strategic Plan and is actively seeking applicants from all backgrounds to join our team.
  • New Trier High School is ranked #2 in "Best places to teach in Illinois" and 97% of teachers have earned a master’s degree or higher.
  • New teachers are supported through a comprehensive four-year mentoring program that provides an introduction to the New Trier culture, encourages experimentation with new instructional strategies, promotes critical thinking and civil discourse as well as best practices in grading and evaluation.
  • The school has a reputation for academic excellence, a commitment to serving the needs of every student, and an extraordinary extracurricular program. With an enrollment of 3,743 students, the average class size is 22 students and there is a 13:1 overall student/teacher ratio. Approximately 97% of New Trier’s Class of 2022 enrolled in college. And 410 of 984 seniors were named Illinois State Scholars.  
  • New Trier offers numerous opportunities for learning and involvement outside of the classroom in activities, athletics, fine and performing arts, and social service. Service learning is an important part of the New Trier experience, and students are asked to participate in service projects throughout their four years at the school. 
    • More than 150 clubs and other student activities, including an extensive social service component.
    • 35 interscholastic sports (winning more athletic state championships than any high school in Illinois interscholastic history) as well as an extensive intramural program; and
    • fine and performing arts programs, including a Grammy-award winning music department.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits.
    • Starting salaries for the 2025-2026 school year are:
      • First year, BA: $68,854
      • First year, MA: $77,889
      • Four years, MA: $89,899

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Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://jobs.redroverk12.com/org/newtrierjobs/opening/115450

Job Posting Date

2/4/2025

Start Date

8/18/2025