Librarian, BiblioTemps (Beaver Country Day School) (Newton)
BiblioTemps® is an employment service of the Massachusetts Library System that provides experienced library workers for temporary placements in public, academic, and special libraries throughout Massachusetts.
Title: Librarian
Location: Beaver Country Day School (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Position Type: Temporary
Start date: September 15, 2025
End date: June 5, 2026
Schedule: 18 hours per week; 4 days a week; 4.5 hours per day
Pay Rate: $37.00 per hour
CORI: Required
Description:
Beaver Country Day School—an independent day school located just outside of Boston, serving grades 6-12—seeks a creative, innovative, and forward-thinking Librarian. This is a part-time position for the 2025-2026 school year that will report to the Director of the Research and Design Center and serve on the Research + Design Team.
About Our School & Our People:
Beaver Country Day School is not your typical independent school. Education is not traditionally seen as forward-thinking. But that's not the case at Beaver. We welcome change and seek feedback to continuously improve. Our "Launch, Test, Refine" mindset promotes flexibility, risk-taking, open-mindedness, and innovation. Our business is providing a future-focused education rooted in real-world context and experience and our clients are our students.
The Beaver mindset and approach to teaching place our students at the center of learning experiences in all settings, curricular and co-curricular.
• Our students in grades 6-12 are interesting and passionate individuals, who, above all, are genuinely happy to be at Beaver. We provide students with opportunities to be co-creators of their learning, making it a deeper, more meaningful experience. We are committed to providing an educational environment in tune with the real world and doing authentic work.
• Our teachers and educational leaders are committed to—and excited about— expanding the nature of school, and igniting and fueling the passions of all our students.
• Our mindset is to make excellent mistakes, launch/test/refine, and not be defined by binary thinking. Instead, we look to approach things from a both/and outlook: tradeoffs don’t have to be the answer and instead, that’s where creativity comes in. We are a community of creative thinkers and doers.
• Our values include collaboration, partnership, and above all, creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment for our community. This work is a priority and steadfast commitment. It is never “done”, and we will always make decisions with this at the core of who we are. For all Beaver students to feel a sense of belonging, it’s important that they see themselves reflected in the community, curriculum, and all our programming.
• Our goal every day is to create a school that is making an impact – for our students, and for education as a whole. We don’t take that work lightly, we need people who are relentlessly committed to it and excited to do this work—together.
Approach to teaching and learning:
The successful candidate will have a commitment to:
• Aligning the work to the BVR Mindset and New Basics as critical to the Beaver Student Experience
• A future-focused education with an understanding of the complexity and ever-changing nature of the world our students are inheriting
• A “next practice” mindset that understands how teaching and learning are changing and how practices should adapt
• Student-centered, culturally proactive, and responsive pedagogy in which all students are met where they are, and see themselves represented and valued
About the Position of Part-Time Librarian:
Responsibilities:
• Research Support: Work with students to support their research and academic needs, providing guidance on library materials, research databases, and emerging technologies.
• Instructional Leadership: Collaborate with faculty to provide support and expertise on edtech, AI, media literacy, and research.
• Collection Management: Manage subscriptions, curate, obtain, and maintain the Research+Design Center’s collection of books, digital resources, tools, and materials.
• Other responsibilities may include: Strategic planning to help identify needs and priorities, as well as evaluate and vet new technologies.
Qualifications
Requirements:
• Educational Degree: A Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (or international equivalent) from an ALA-accredited institution is strongly preferred.
• Technological Expertise: A strong understanding of emerging technologies, including AI, and their practical, ethical application in teaching and learning.
• An advocate for equitable information access, media literacy, and inquiry-based learning. You should have proven expertise in research instruction, instructional design, and seamlessly integrating educational technology into the curriculum.
• Resource Management: Deep knowledge of literature and information resources suitable for students in grades 6-12. This includes hands-on experience with research databases, online catalogs, and digital collections.
• Ethical Leadership: A comprehensive understanding of copyright, fair use, and the ethical use of information.
• Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional interpersonal, communication, organizational, and project management skills are essential for collaborating with students, faculty, and leadership.
Additional things to know:
• Free parking and close to the MBTA Green Line D.
Massachusetts Library System (MLS) is an equal opportunity employer.
MLS is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, age, marital status, sex, physical or mental challenge, creed, religion, political affiliation, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. Members of underrepresented groups, and those committed to working in a diverse cultural environment are encouraged to apply.
Full/Part Time
Temporary
Education
MLS/Masters
Salary
$37.00 / hour
Closing Date
Closing Date September 15, 2025
How to Apply
Submit resume via our job board - https://www.bibliotemps.com/jobs
Contact with questions – bibliotemps@masslibsystem.org
Posted
2025-09-02