School Librarian (Spanish Immersion) - Nursery-Grade 4

RESPONSIBILITIES

At Avenues, the library is a magical place where children are surrounded by wonderful stories and literature, and develop a lifelong love of reading. The librarian makes the Avenues New York library into that place, building our collection of high-quality Spanish and English books and resources, and ensuring that every child is deeply engaged in the joys of reading in both languages.

The librarian will:

• Develop and teach the library and media curriculum for students ages 3-10 who are in the Spanish immersion program. This includes exposure to a wide range of literature, engaging read-alouds, information literacy lessons, and fostering students' curiosity in selecting books across a variety of genres and formats.
• Work closely with the library team to build every child's love of reading and develop information literacy skills and strategies.
• Build the Avenues library of high-quality Spanish and English children's books and enrich the curriculum with new digital and print resources.
• Collaborate with the Chinese/English Librarian and Director of Library and EdTech to continually improve the overall Avenues library, library curriculum, instructional practices, and programming.
• Support classroom teachers and other members of the STEAM team as needed.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluency in Spanish and English both in reading and writing 
• Highly knowledgeable about literature for young children in English and Spanish
• Strong literacy instruction; experience as a teacher in primary grades preferred
• Highly effective collaborator, eager to listen deeply, contribute to a team and achieve goals together
• Keen interest in library and media instruction; a master's degree in library science preferred
• A remarkable entrepreneurial drive, creativity and ability to bring new ideas to fruition
• Intellectual curiosity and humility, to reflect, welcome feedback, and continually grow one’s teaching practice
• Candidates with diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply

Additional Information

To Apply

If hired for this position, the annual salary range is between $70,000 - $110,000. The salary may vary depending on your experience level and skills. Competitive benefits for benefits eligible roles include medical, dental, life insurance, 401K savings plan, generous paid time off, family forming benefits, health and wellness benefits and more.

Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package. 

Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.