<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></div><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">Hello library community,</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">I'm leaving my current position at the International School of Portland and the school is hiring a new librarian.  It is a diverse school, the library is well-supported and the boss is great!  </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">Feel free to contact me off-list if you have questions about the position.   Details are below.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;line-height:37px"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dan Kelley          </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">he/him/his</span></font></p><h1 class="gmail-quoteText" style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(24,24,24);font-weight:normal;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">“Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.”</font></h1><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;line-height:37px"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-size:14px">― </span><span class="gmail-authorOrTitle" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:14px">Barry Lopez</span></font><br></p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Posit</span></strong></span><strong style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ion Opening: Elementary School Librarian</span></strong></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The International School of Portland, Oregon</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Department: Administration</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reports to: Head of School</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FLSA Status: Exempt</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FTE: 1.0 (Full Time)</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Schedule: Follows Faculty Calendar</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duration: 10 months<br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Effective start date: August 2022</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">The International School of Portland (ISP) is an independent, coeducational, language immersion IB day school for 350 students, Pre-K (3-year-olds) -Grade 5. The mission of the School is to inspire children to become global citizens through an inquiry-based learning environment of total immersion in multiple languages and cultures. It is located just south of downtown Portland, Oregon on the edge of the Waterfront District, making this close-knit campus with outdoor playground areas attractive to families on both sides of the river.</span><br></p><p style="line-height:1.44"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The centrally located campus provides an urban environment where students benefit from easy access to the Oregon Ballet, the Portland Japanese Garden, the Lan Su Chinese Garden, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, the Portland Art Museum, and so much more! The School itself functions in five buildings, the most recent being Learners' Hall, which houses classrooms, a faculty lounge, and some offices.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.44"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For 30 years, ISP has provided a warm, multicultural environment where children experience full language immersion from preschool through Grade 5 in three language tracks: Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.44"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Small classes and an inquiry-based, International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum enable the students to acquire language fluency and cultural competence as they learn to pursue knowledge beyond the classroom and throughout life. The engaging and robust academic program is taught primarily by native speakers from around the world.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Today, our school is actively recruiting for the position opening of <strong>Elementary School Librarian</strong></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ideally, this position will begin effective <b>August, 2022</b></span><b><em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for the 2022-2023 school term</span></em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></b></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>General Summary:</strong></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Elementary School Librarian is a vital member of The International School's community. This position will help to create a school climate that welcomes and appreciates the strengths and gifts of a culturally diverse community. Through the Primary Years Programme, the school librarian will collaborate with all members of the community to ensure that students' learning experiences are coherent, relevant, engaging, and challenging. </span></p><p style="line-height:1.2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A full-time 10-month position reporting to the Head of School, the Librarian leads the library team and oversees and manages the librarian in support of the students, faculty, and administrative staff. </span></p><p style="line-height:1.2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Library Management, Library Administration, managing library assistant(s), collection development, maintaining the ILS, Teaching and promoting Literacy, information gathering skills, managing library resources supporting Primary Years Programming (PYP) and developing all library programming.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ideal candidate will have successful experience working with a culturally diverse community.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Knowledge, Skills and Abilities</b>:</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A full and detailed job description is an attachment and located on our career page associated within the job posting.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Compensation and Benefits:</span></strong></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$60,000-$65,000 Depending on Experience</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Short term, Long term Disability, and Life Insurance for employee only, voluntary Cafeteria plan with FSA, DCA and Transit account,403(b) retirement plan, flexible and generous paid time off. <span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tuition discount for a qualifying child.</span> and a relocation fee of up to $5,000 may be offered.</span></p><p style="line-height:2.0592"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indicative Timelines:</span></strong></span></p><p style="line-height:2.0592"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Closing date:</span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> July but may end earlier depending on candidates</span></span></p><p style="line-height:2.0592"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interviews:</span></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Interviews will begin immediately</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Required Qualifications:</span></strong></span></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) or a Teaching Certificate with a Library Media Endorsement </span></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Communicate fluently in written and spoken English</span></li></ul><p style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Preferred Qualifications: </span></strong></span></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> 5 + years of experience as a librarian </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Bilingual: Communicate fluently in written and spoken English and any of the languages taught at the school: Spanish, Japanese or Chinese </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Experience in a supervisory role </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Experience as a librarian at an educational institution, or a similar field </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Comfortable in an international community with experience living and/or traveling overseas and studying other languages. </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Any other combination of education, training and experience which demonstrates the candidate is likely to possess the skill, knowledge, ability and trait characteristics essential for this position may be considered.</span></li></ul><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HOW TO APPLY</span></strong></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A link to the full and detailed job description is attached inside the actual posting. To apply visit:</span></em></strong></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.intlschool.org/employment" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.intlschool.org/employment</span></a></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(First, create a new user profile or log in with your existing user name and password to access the job posting, and then view the job description pdf attachment.)</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We value a diverse workforce to attain our mission and support our community.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To be considered for this position, please provide (1) a cover letter which describes how your background, work experience and skills make you a great candidate for this position, and (2) a current resume in addition to:</span></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Completed Employment Application</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Copies of Degree(s)</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">References or Letters of Recommendation</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">No new H1-B Visa sponsorship available</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We will consider qualified J-1 Visa</span></li></ul><p style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**Employment is contingent on successful completion of the Oregon Department of Education Background Check</span><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/services/transportation/forms/2282-M.pdf" target="_blank"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.ode.state.or.us/services/transportation/forms/2282-M.pdf</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> ***</span></span></p></div></div><div><br></div></div>