Posting Date: April 30, 2026

Posting closed:  Until Filled

Anticipated Position Opening

Certified Library Media Specialist

 Elementary Schools

2026-2027 School Year

The Library Media Specialist is responsible for delivering a high-quality instructional experience consistent with the curriculum standards of the school district. The LMS is responsible for providing opportunities for students and staff to become effective users of library information technology and appropriate media. The goal is to guide and support the use of all of the district’s library resources both in and out of the classroom; to empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, effective users of technology, ethical users of information, and responsible digital citizens; to instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information resources. The LMS will collaborate with classroom teachers to design and implement units of instruction and assess student learning.This position will cover both Memorial and Toy Town Elementary Schools. 

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university; Master’s Degree in a program accredited by the American Library Association or from a master’s level program in library and information science.
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary license in one of these area(s):

* Library - All Levels

• SEI Endorsement (required)
• Knowledge of current education legislation/regulations;
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and advocate for children to effectively problem solve;
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders;
• Belief in the commitment to increasing personal growth, both academic and social-emotional, to obtain the highest level of achievement for every student.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with classroom teachers as a partner in the instructional process;
• Collaborate to design, teach, and assess learning experiences that incorporate inquiry learning; information literacies in their formats, critical thinking, and self-assessment;
• Promote a love of reading and lifelong learning;
• Teach students to build on prior knowledge to construct new knowledge;
• Teach search techniques, including online search engine, database, and catalog searching;
• Provide learning experiences in the elementary grades as guided by the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and district standards and requirements, while creating an environment that is conducive to student learning;
• Monitor and supervise students, through effective classroom management;
• Promote high standards and expectations for student achievement;
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings and other assigned meetings and activities according to school policy;
• Maintain and improve professional competence through attendance at professional development events, and by self-generated activities that meet district expectations and the requirements for recertification;
• Be responsible for effective planning and assessment of curriculum and instruction;
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum standards and establish clear objectives which reflect these standards for all lessons, units, and projects;
• Differentiate instruction and provide appropriate opportunities for learning using response to intervention (RTI) framework;
• Develop a schedule to meet and instruct assigned students in the locations and at the time designated;
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by district policy and administrative regulation;
• Benchmark the Library program to school, state, and national standards;
• Assist in the research, development, and evaluation of new methods and digital tools that advance the Library and Technology programs;
• Stay current in professional practices, and educational research; maintain active professional memberships;
• Collect and analyze data to improve instruction; demonstrate correlations between the Library and student achievement;
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the building principal.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, walk, use hands, talk and hear. The employee may be required to reach with hands and arms above their head or reach forward, sit, squat, stoop or kneel. The employee must be able to lift or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. 

 

Salary in accordance with the Agreement between the Winchendon School Committee and the Winchendon Teachers’ Association

Contact Information

Joanne Forsythe, Principal 

Toy Town Elementary

jforsythe@winchendonk12.org 

 

Bobbie French, Principal

Memorial Elementary

bfrench@winchendonk12.org 

Winchendon Public Schools offers all programs, activities and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.