Job Description

Dwight School is the first school in the Americas to offer all four International Baccalaureate programs from preschool to grade 12. Guided by our philosophy of igniting the spark of genius in every child, Dwight is an inclusive school that aims to meet the unique needs, abilities, and interests of each student. At the same time, Dwight challenges every student to develop intellectual independence, respect for diversity and belonging, and to become innovators and thought leaders.

Known for its low student-teacher ratio, Dwight enrolls 1,000 students with 400 faculty and staff. Our School rests on three pillars: personalized learning, community, and global vision. As part of a leading global network of schools, Dwight offers employees exciting cross-campus opportunities. Additionally, with the support of The Dwight School Foundation’s generous grants, Dwight provides faculty professional development, enabling teachers to deepen their content knowledge and pursue their own sparks of genius to be shared with the community.

At Dwight, we strive to ensure that our environment is welcoming — a place in which everyone can thrive — and an organization we are proud of. We recognize that this takes trusting relationships and ensuring that all individuals feel valued regardless of their backgrounds. At Dwight, we encourage diversity in all respects, including diversity of thought, and embrace innovation and foster collaboration and growth.

We consistently strive to advance the equity, diversity and belonging of our community in all domains, including the curriculum, admissions, environment, and hiring. Our goal is to achieve and maintain equal employment opportunities, with policies in place to maintain a work environment free from discrimination. 

Responsibilities

• Design and manage the daily operation of the Upper School Library for students and faculty in grades 9-12. This includes providing students the following: a dynamic library experience, research skills instruction, supporting faculty and students’ needs for library resources, programming to support the community and overseeing the lending library.
• Develop a library curriculum that includes research and thinking skills in connection with the IB MYP and DP.
• Support the research projects (IB DP Extended Essay, Dwight Courses Independent Research Project) in grades 11 and 12 
• Run library programming to promote reading (book talks, lunch reads, etc.)
• Build a library collection that reflects a strong DEIB lens.
• Collaborate with faculty to support learning throughout grades 9-12. When needed, push in to classrooms. 
• Assist faculty and students with the meaningful use of the school’s library, media, and technology resources. This includes evaluating and ordering new library materials/databases and informing community members of appropriate resources.
• Develop and deliver internal library, media, and technology training as needed.
• Regularly weed the collection to ensure that positions are accurate, current, and meeting curricular needs.
• Keep the library website up to date to help students and faculty meet both their academic and recreational needs.
• Support appropriate learning in the areas of digital citizenship & literacy, use of social media, and online learning and research.
• Collaborate with the Early Childhood Division, Lower School, and Middle School librarians to ensure a strong continuum of learning at Dwight.
• Act as an advocate promoting a love of reading in the school community.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree required; Master Degree in Library Science and/or Information Technology preferred

• Experience working with Middle and Upper School students
• Teaching experience in one or more of the following disciplines: library, media, technology
• Expertise with Google for Education, Adobe Creative Suite, podcasting and blogging software, and appropriate social media platforms
• Ability to contribute positively to the community with patience, warmth, and humor

We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, or provide any information in an alternative format, please let us know.

Dwight School’s goal is to achieve and maintain equal employment opportunities.  It is also the policy of Dwight School to maintain a work environment free from discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, marital status or other status protected by federal or state law, with regards to any term or condition of employment.

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