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About the Role

Dwight School, an innovative preschool-grade 12 coeducational school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is seeking a dynamic Middle School (grades 5-8) Librarian for a leave replacement position for December 2026-June 2027.

Responsibilities

Design and manage the daily operation of the Middle School Library for students and faculty in grades 5-8.
Provide students with a dynamic library experience and research skills instruction.
Support faculty and students’ needs for library resources.
Oversee the lending library.
Run library programming to promote reading (book talks, lunch reads, etc.).
Collaborate with faculty to support learning throughout grades 5-8.
Assist faculty and students with the meaningful use of the school’s library, media, and technology resources.
Evaluate and order new library materials/databases.
Inform community members of appropriate resources.
Regularly weed the collection to ensure accuracy, currency, and curricular needs.
Keep the library website up to date.
Support learning in digital citizenship & literacy, social media use, and online learning/research.
Act as an advocate promoting a love of reading in the school community.

Requirements

Previous experience working with students preferred.
Prior teaching experience in a library setting.
Eager to contribute positively to the Dwight community.
Willingness to engage with and learn from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Ability to bring joy, kindness, maturity, and flexibility to the school environment.

Skills

Library science
Research skills instruction
Library resource support
Programming
Collaboration
Media and technology resource utilization
Collection weeding
Website management
Digital citizenship
Digital literacy
Social media use
Online learning
Online research

Location

Upper West Side of Manhattan

Work Type

Full Time
Temporary

Education Level

Bachelor or Master Degree in Library Science or related field.

About the Company

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.
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 1,100 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.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.