1.0 Library Media Specialist needed at West Shore Middle School.

This position is available August 24, 2026.

Current CT School Library Media Specialist Certification (062) is required.

Salary and benefits per MEA contract.

Interested applicants must apply online through this job posting in order to be considered for the position.

No phone calls please.

GOAL

The Teaching and Learning Commons is the heart of our buildings where all learners, both students and adults, utilize the space to augment their learning through exploration, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. The Library Media Teacher collaborates with colleagues to engineer engaging learning experiences that promote student agency, goal settings, and risk-taking in a positive, supportive and inclusive learning environment. Implementation and strategic execution of high quality instruction to support students' personal growth in alignment with the Milford Public Schools Vision of the Learner is an imperative element of this position. The Library Media Teacher works collaboratively with all learners to develop a culture that supports curriculum, individual literacy, and digital citizenship; maintains a rich collection of both print and non-print materials; and manages the Learning Commons as a flexible, multi-task environment.

Performance Responsibilities

Instruction

Empowers learners by modeling and teaching the skills necessary to access, evaluate, and use resources effectively and responsibly
Builds supportive and caring relationships to create an environment where students and adults feel supported and are empowered to take risks, demonstrate agency, and expand their knowledge
Provides active high quality learning experiences and opportunities that cultivate independent learning and meet the diverse needs of students
Assesses student learning before, during and after lessons; provides actionable feedback; alters instruction to meet group/individual needs
Fosters the development of digital citizenship and models safe and ethical procedures for online behaviors
Designs initiatives to encourage and engage learners in literacy for understanding and enjoyment
Engages students in collaborative tasks with members from diverse backgrounds to garner multiple perspectives through the examination of local and global issues and constructing real world solutions
Develops authentic tasks that are instructionally sound and include key critical thinking, literacy and social skills, as well as instructional technology with appropriate stakeholders
Engineers instructional experiences prompting learners to explore appropriate resources for inquiry-based research tasks
Assists learners in devising innovative solutions to a challenge and creating new knowledge
Imparts strategies to ethically and efficiently use, reuse, remix, or modify other's work in an appropriate and responsible manner
Connects instruction to discipline-specific content standards, as well as Connecticut Core Literacy Standards, AASL, and ISTE standards

Professional Learning

Provides professional learning of instructional and informational technologies to engage adult learners to enhance curricular implementation across disciplines
Collaborates with grade level/department meetings, utilizes curriculum maps and implementation guides, and participates in technology and curriculum committees
Engages in research affecting education, library science, and technology
Builds collaborative relationships with adult learners that provide support and expand possibilities for the learning community
Serves as an advocate for the school’s library programs and services and community partnerships by utilizing a variety of communication and technology tools
Participates in professional growth activities that result in enhanced knowledge of best practices in school library programs and instructional technology

Learning Environment and Resources

Promotes the Teaching and Learning Commons as the hub of the school community and an environment where learning is nurtured and all learners can grow and collaborate
Organizes, operates, and manages the Learning Commons to encourage effective utilization of resources, services, and facilities
Supervises student users of the Learning Commons, providing equitable access to materials, equipment, and facilities
Develops and maintains digital and virtual spaces containing various platforms for all materials and Makerspace tools, aligned with district initiatives and in support of established curriculum
Curates a diverse print and digital collection reflective of the school community, district goals, and initiatives
Reviews professional literature to assist in purchasing, and vetting of both print and digital resources
Completes inventories and collection analysis, weeds collection, and catalogues unprocessed materials
Maintains an efficient system for collection circulation
Performs operational duties including shelf reading, overdue notices, processing book holds and interlibrary loans, repairing books, and running patron and material reports
Promotes the integration of technology to expand and improve the management and resources of the Learning Commons
Develops, recommends, and supports the site media budget

Other Related Responsibilities

Prepares reports and recommendations for the administration
Implements Board of Education and school policies and regulations
Promotes and upholds goals and objectives for the Board of Education and school
Performs school related duties as required
Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
Cooperates with colleagues, administrators, and other staff members
Upholds the ethics of the teaching profession (Connecticut Code of Professional Responsibility for Teachers)
Performs other tasks and responsibilities as delegated by the principal and/or superintendent or designee