About Alma
Alma del Mar is a K-8 charter school whose mission is to put every one of our scholars on the path to college and to challenge them to be service-minded leaders. We do this by immersing our scholars in a highly demanding, highly supportive environment where they receive a content–rich education. As an Expeditionary Learning school, Alma brings to life a three dimensional vision of student achievement that includes mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality student work.
We’re located in New Bedford, Massachusetts a beautiful coastal city known for its history as the heart of the whaling industry and as a central hub of the abolitionist movement.
Alma gets results for kids. Alma scholars not only outperform their district peers on MCAS, they often outperform their peers in the surrounding suburbs. In some areas, our scholar achievement now matches some of the highest performing schools in the Commonwealth. We have been nationally recognized for our work with English Language Learners.
School Librarian
The Alma Frederick Douglass Campus Librarian will be charged with igniting a passion for reading among all of our scholars, in particular our middle school scholars. As a Library co-curricular teacher you will plan and teach highly effective lessons, work as part of a co-curricular team and develop high leverage relationships with Alma families. In addition, our librarian will serve as a resource for all of our instructional staff, building their capacity in teaching research, and information literacy.
The work of our School Librarian will include (but not be limited to):
- Building a schoolwide campaign and culture to promote students reading 1,000,000 words a year.
- Manage library collection and circulation
- Teach some whole class blocks of a library co-curricular class
- Use grant funding to purchase high interest fiction and nonfiction for the middle school library and classroom libraries
- Encourage free reading through activities like book buffets, book talks, one to one recommendations and other routines
- Run Scholar Library Assistant program and scholar book clubs
- Support classroom teachers with planning and teaching Learning Expeditions
- Read aloud in elementary classrooms on a rotating basis
- Collaborate with New Bedford public libraries
Who We’re Looking For
We seek outstanding people with the following qualifications:
- A bachelors' degree is required
- 1+ years teaching or working in a school or community organization setting with K-8 students from diverse backgrounds and diverse needs
- Remarkable passion for and knowledge of middle grade and elementary books
- Highly organized and adept at designing systems
- Strong "Crew" orientation
- Growth mindset and a love for novel challenges
- A passion for working with kids and a belief that all kids can succeed
- Humility, resilience, and a hunger to learn and grow
- Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply
What You Can Expect
- Weekly meetings with a manager who supports you
- A strong benefits package
- Opportunity to be creative and impact the school and community
- Friendly, supportive, #almazing colleagues
Compensation: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits package.
To Apply: Please visit our career page: https://www.almadelmar.org/jobs/
Alma del Mar is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity. People from all diverse backgrounds and identities are strongly encouraged to apply. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.