Description
Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children’s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.
Full-time employees receive:
- Competitive Pay
- Generous PTO
- 13 paid holidays
- Medical, dental, vision and MORE
Meeting Street is currently looking for a Librarian for 40 hours per week.
Duties:
- Teaches grade and age-appropriate reading, research and media skills in conjunction with students’ voice and choice in learning
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials that consistently contain diverse content and genres throughout the academic year
- Provides a variety of learning experiences so that students demonstrate skills and concepts learned through individual and group performance.
- Cooperates and networks with other libraries, librarians, and agencies to provide access to resources outside the school.
- Models’ effective strategies for developing multiple literacies.
- Provides guidance in software and hardware evaluation.
- Understands copyright, fair use, and licensing of intellectual property regulations, and assists others with their understanding and observance of the same.
- Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities during the school day
- Provides a nurturing, supportive, and positive classroom environment that encourages student responsibility, using positive motivation, clear classroom routines, challenging instructional strategies and effective classroom management techniques.
Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community’s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.
It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.
Learn more about us at https://www.meetingstreet.org
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with valid school librarian/media certification from RIDE or the ability to obtain
- Work environment and physical requirements consistent with those of a typical school environment
- Ability to move about the classroom and building continuously throughout the workday
- Utilize the computer (20%) of the time and other office equipment
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree with valid school librarian/media certification from RIDE or ability to obtain
- Work environment and physical requirements consistent with those of a typical school environment
- Ability to move about the classroom and building continuously throughout the workday
- Utilize the computer (20%) of the time and other office equipment
What We Do
Meeting Street is a non-profit organization providing early childhood developmental supports, special education, and fully inclusive classrooms for children and families from prenatal to age 22. Serving Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the organization offers a comprehensive continuum of services, including specialized school programs and early learning centers, creating a supportive, compassionate, and inclusive environment for children with special needs and their families.
