Anticipated Vacancy

Coordinator of School Library System

(1.0 FTE)

LOCATION: Educational Resources

Duties

• Coordinate all activities of the School Library System
• Maintain an interlibrary loan programs and updated union catalog
• Coordinate and provide professional development opportunities to Dutchess County districts' K-12 school librarians and staff on various library and media-related areas such as library management, online resources, collection development, library automation systems, and curriculum and instruction.
• Maintain ongoing communications with the communications coordinators, with the School Library System Advisory Council, and with other school or community personnel or agencies
• Gather relevant data and complete the School Library System annual state report
• Plan periodic meetings between the School Library System Advisory Council and the Communication Coordinators
• Serve as liaison to appropriate State Education Department offices concerning system, member needs, and other matters
• Develop cooperative activities with other School Library Systems, public library systems, and the reference and research library resources system.
• Conducting periodic technical assistance visits to members and participants
• Prepare, administer, and monitor the annual School Library System budgets
• Represent the School Library System as a liaison with local and statewide committees and agencies, including library systems, library resource councils, and local, state, and national professional organizations, including but not limited to the NYS School Library Systems Association and the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
• Develop and oversee management and production of a School Library System newsletter and LibGuide
• Encourage and facilitate communication and cooperation among members.
• Seek opportunities to increase the understanding of the essential role of the school librarians
• Collaborate with the Dutchess BOCES Grant Coordinator to seek and administer grants from federal and state funding sources
• Administer School Library System CoSer activities (cooperative collection development plan, library automation, and online resources),including management, planning, training, and coordinating regional user groups
• Promote School Library System services and CoSers to district and building personnel
• Supervise the School Library System support staff
• Participate in local and statewide professional organizations.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS: Per Commissioner's Regulation 90.18, the coordinator/director of a School Library System shall hold a school library media specialist certificate with a minimum of three years of experience and be eligible to possess either a School Building Leader (SBL), School District Leader (SDL), or School Administrator and Supervisor (SAS) educational leadership certificate within three years from appointment date.

• Experience facilitating professional development and teaching adult learners
• Ability to effectively communicate, written and verbally
• Knowledge of New York State School Library guidelines, Empire State Information Fluency Continuum, and current school library practices
• Essential attributes include vision, creativity, leadership, energy and enthusiasm, collaborative and consensus-building skills, flexibility, strong interpersonal skills
• Availability to travel throughout Dutchess County
  
  

GRADE LEVEL: N/A

START DATE: June 30, 2025