Pinewood Christian Academy
Media Specialist
Management of school library and tech lab. Also includes weekly secondary elective in computer science.
- Create an environment that is conducive to inquiry, research, study, and personal enrichment by students and staff.
- Evaluate and select a variety of materials and equipment based upon the curriculum, needs and interests of the students and the staff.
- Perform and/or coordinate the ordering, cataloging, processing, and maintenance of media and equipment.
- Establish and maintain an accurate circulation system for media and equipment.
- Model the effective and enthusiastic use of materials and media for both pleasure and information.
- Utilize a range of instructional strategies and resources (including volunteers) to promote the benefits and blessings of reading.
- Plan and provide literacy skills instruction for all students, K-6.
- Select, sequence, and modify instruction to address all students’ learning needs.
- Work collaboratively with classroom teachers to reinforce skills they are teaching, and support their efforts by recommending and providing media, technology, and other resources.
- Integrate Biblical concepts and a Christian world view with subject matter during instruction.
- Evaluate, promote, and implement the use of existing and emerging information technologies to support teaching and learning, to supplement school resources, and to provide and maintain safe and appropriate access to information.
- Implement requirements of all applicable local, national, and global laws and regulations.
- Communicate appropriately with students, parents, and co-workers and resolve conflicts in a Biblical manner (re: Matthew 18).
- Engage in professional growth opportunities to strengthen the effectiveness of instruction, based upon the needs of students.
- Adhere to the Code of Ethics and Principles of Professional Conduct of the Education Profession of Florida, and all school policies as stated in the Parent / Student Handbook and the Faculty and Staff Operations Manual .
Job Requirements
2+ years of teaching experience
Organizational skills
Adept at navigating online school management platforms
Willing to work with students K-12
Preferred: experience with basic computer science (e.g. coding, HTML, Google apps, web design, elementary robotics, etc.)
Education Requirements
Possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited post-secondary institution.
Be or become certified in Education Media Specialist K-12
OR
Complete a minimum of 6 hours of college level coursework in the following:
- Library administration OR
- Information resource management
AND
- Assessment in the early literacy and reading classroom OR
- Play, culture, and emergent literacy
Tuition assistance may be provided.
Position Benefits
Christian and family atmosphere. Very low teacher turnover.
Medical and dental coverage, as well as access to additional programs including Aflac and retirement investment.
10 days PTO
Tuition remission for enrolled children.