Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/Media Specialist
Date Posted:
6/30/2026
Location:
Spring Mill Elementary School
Date Available:
08/04/2026
The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. MSDWT has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last seventy years.
Our mission is to nurture our students into tomorrow's leaders by cultivating learning environments that ignite innovation, amplify diverse and critical thinking, and inspire growth and achievement.
JOB DETAILS
Job Title
Elementary School Librarian
Qualifications Profile (Licensure)
This position requires a valid and active license issued by the Indiana Department of Education
Education
Candidates must document successful attainment of degrees required for licensure in the state of Indiana
Location
Spring Mill Elementary
Position Start Date
8/4/2026
Work Schedule
Full-Time
Calendar Length
185 days
FLSA Classification
Contract Salary, Exempt
Salary/Hourly Rate
BS 0 years experience=$53,000, MS 0 years experience=$54,000 with additional compensation for years of experience
Benefits
Benefits are effective 1st of the month following the first day of employment.Additional benefits information can be found at https://www.msdwt.k12.in.us/benefits
JOB EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Teaching Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain library procedures
- Teach information literacy skills to students using established curriculum and standards
- Instruct teachers and students on library use
- Participate in library program evaluation
- Establish and successfully implement goals for the school library program appropriate to the setting and the students served
- Assist students in the use of technology
- Establish a culture for investigation and love of literature through regular student visitation to the library for book selection, book talks, and motivational programs
- Encourage an inquiry-based learning environment within the school community
- Assist and reinforce teacher instruction in library skills acquisition
- Co-plan and co-teach with teachers to deliver culturally responsive instruction regarding student research and the acquisition of inquiry skills.
Library Collection Management
- Establish, evaluate and maintain library procedures in regards to staffing and student or parent volunteers
- Select resources that support student learning and allow students to move quickly through the locating phase into working with information and gaining deeper understanding
- Prepare resource lists that include print materials, websites, videos, and other relevant resources to be placed on class Canvas pages and/or the library home page
- Check materials, books, magazines, and/or AV equipment in and out using manual and automated processes; gather resources for faculty to support unit planners
- Maintain statistics related to library usage
- Evaluate materials for relatedness to state standards and District curriculum
- Recommend media, technology, equipment, and book purchases and order library books, magazines, computer software, and supplies that reflect the variety of student learning
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT
PERCENT OF TIME
Seldom = Less than 25%
Occasional = 26 to 50%
Often = 51 to 75%
Very Frequent = 76% and above
Ability to stand for extended periods of time
Often
Ability to carry 25 pounds
Occasional
Amount to lift 25 pounds
Occasional
Amount of force to push/pull up to 25pounds
Seldom
Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations
Very Frequent
Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter
Very Frequent
Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels
Very Frequent
Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation
Very Frequent
Ability to operate office equipment
Very Frequent
Ability to reach in all directions
Very Frequent
Climbing
Seldom
Overhead work
Seldom
Contact: Kellee' Martin, Principal
kmartin@msdwt.k12.in.us
The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is an equal opportunity/equal access employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all applicable Federal and Indiana State laws, regulations, and executive orders in its programs and activities. Washington Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status.
Attachment(s):
- _Elementary School Librarian job description.pdf