Jeffco Public Schools (Jeffco) is located in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the second largest school district in Colorado serving 69,000 students across 155 schools. With 14,000 employees, the district is the largest employer in Jefferson County and has provided educational excellence for more than 70 years.

Jeffco embraces the spirit of the West and the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region with the county spanning more than 770 square miles running the length of the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area. The district is diverse in both population and geography, from urban to rural, including the mountain communities in the foothills west of Denver.

Overall, Jeffco has 31% of students that qualify for free and reduced lunch, an indicator of poverty, and 34% minority (25% Hispanic) student population. The district is implementing a new strategic plan, Jeffco Thrives 2025 that is focused on providing a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

Digital Teacher Librarian/DTL
Annual Position
FLSA: Exempt
FTE: 1.00000 , Hours/Day: 8.000 , Days/Year: 191
Salary Plan, Grade, Step: JCE - Professional - 185 days , L01, 1
Min-Mid Annual Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $66,989.54 Effective as of: 08-16-2022

**Annual salary noted above is based on an 8 hour day and full days worked calendar. Any position that is less than a full FTE/8 hours per day or late start will be prorated accordingly.

Certain Education Support Professional (ESP) jobs may include the value of holiday pay into the hourly rate. Review the Holiday in Rate column of the Education Support Professional Job Title, Wage Plan, Grade document.

SUMMARY: Create a program that is flexible, adaptive and interactive. Lead the integration of technology and information literacy standards and staff. Support implementation of district-adopted curriculum through instruction, technology integration, alignment of resources and assessments to ensure student growth and achievement.

RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned

Provide robust modeling and teaching of collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills needed to help students thrive in today's world.

Enhance student achievement through leading, teaching and promoting information literacy and digital literacy instruction.

Demonstrate a clear understanding of Jeffco Curriculum (CCAP and ISTE Standards).

Co-plan and co-teach with teachers to ensure ISTE Standards are implemented and digital governance is practiced.

Actively collaborates to accomplish team, school, and district goals.

Align instructional practices with content knowledge in the planning process to meet student needs.

Access and use current research and professional resources to increase and apply knowledge in order to teach timely and accurate content.

Consistently display knowledge and usage of digital resources, including databases through Jeffco Public Library, and remain current with emerging technology trends.

Include strategies to promote higher-level thinking for students to interact with the rigorous and challenging content in a meaningful way that elicits thoughtful responses and actions from students.

Consistently demonstrate varied research-based teaching strategies to meet the needs of all students.

Provide frequent and varied digital opportunities for demonstration of student learning.

Establish and maintains professional communication which is clear, responsible, and respectful.

Ensure the library is safe, inviting and is the learning "hub" of the school.

Provide a library environment and physical space which supports both the learning and personal needs of its patrons.

Collaborate with staff on lesson design implementation while integrating educational technology.

Collaborate with staff to build an up-to-date library collection that support literacy instruction and acquisition as well as meets the students' curricular and personal interests.

Partner with administration, instructional coach and school leadership committee to provide timely staff professional development that is aligned with district/school goals and is differentiated for the participants' learning needs.

Exhibit the ability to teach and/or co-teach providing differentiation, interventions and extensions to ensure the success of all students.

Other duties as assigned

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EQUIPMENT: Ability to lead and help others make sense of change and adjust to change.

Develop, lead and support face-to-face, online, and blended professional development. Demonstrate active participation in local, state, national library, educational technology, and academic organizations. Demonstrate success with collaborating with adult and student learners. Strong digital learning skills and is able to build capacity in all learners. Demonstrate success in co-planning and co- teaching to promote student achievement. Strong leadership skills.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS: Valid Colorado Teaching License with a School Librarian or Teacher Librarian endorsement preferred and must complete the Jeffco DTL Induction within 2 years. If the successful candidate does not have a School Librarian or Teacher Librarian endorsement they will be required to complete the Jeffco DTL certification within 2 years.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3 years of successful teaching experience. Previous school librarian experience preferred. Experience integrating technology into the classroom. Experience as a mentor teacher or instructional coach a plus.

Important Notice Regarding Licensed Positions

Job Status: Ongoing
A successful external applicant will be issued a probationary contract. A successful internal applicant that currently holds a probationary or non-probationary contract with Jeffco Public Schools will maintain that contract status.

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The Jefferson County School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, or gender.