Academic Librarian

Lake Tahoe Community College; Canada; Remote; CAD 82,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

A community college in California seeks an academic librarian to promote equity in library services for justice-impacted students. The role involves developing instructional resources, collaborating with faculty, and providing access to library services. Candidates should hold a Master's in library science and demonstrate sensitivity towards diverse student backgrounds. Responsibilities include direct library duties and assessment of library resources.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to support student access and usage of Library & Learning Services.
• Sensitivity to diverse backgrounds of community college students.

Responsibilities

• Perform face-to-face and online librarian duties.
• Develop and conduct workshops and instruction sessions.
• Work with faculty and staff to improve library resources for justice-impacted students.

Skills

Culturally responsive practices

Understanding of community college students' needs

Technology integration in learning

Ability to work independently

Education

Master’s in library science, library and information science

Job description

Overview

The academic librarian will be a key partner and advocate in co-creating equitable library services, spaces, collections, policies, procedures, and best practices for incarcerated and justice-impacted students, as well as students from traditionally marginalized backgrounds.

Representative Duties

• Perform face-to-face and online librarian duties collaboratively, efficiently, and effectively to support student access and usage of Library & Learning Services, including reference and research assistance, circulation, cataloging, collection development, usage analytics, and library instruction.
• Develop, create, conduct, and assess classroom instruction sessions, workshops, and online learning resources, in areas such as information, media, and data literacy; critical thinking and communication skills; and academic and applied research skills.
• Work closely with the Rising Scholars Program (RSP), instructors, administrators, and correctional staff to identify, implement, improve, and assess library resources and services for incarcerated and justice-impacted students.
• Facilitate positive library and learning experiences for students in all modalities (e.g., face-to-face, online, hybrid, correspondence, virtual enhanced learning).
• Collaborate with disciplinary faculty, departments, student services, Rising Scholars Program, and correctional staff to increase access and usage of library resources and services.
• Support the integration of library resources and services into campus and correctional learning management systems as appropriate, to increase student access and usage.
• Perform best practices related to the adoption, adaptation, and creation of Open Education Resources (OERs).
• Work creatively and collaboratively to promote teamwork, diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusiveness within the library and the campus.
• Commit to examining and adapting relational and instructional practices to engage and support various groups of historically underserved students. Foster constructive dialogue with different campus constituencies to ensure an inclusive environment.
• Participate in full-time faculty responsibilities including participatory governance, program review, accreditation, departmental meetings, community outreach, curriculum review and development, and internal and external committee assignments.

The successful candidate will have

• The demonstrated ability to integrate culturally responsive practices to support students in achieving their academic goals
• Familiarity with characteristics, educational and socio/emotional needs of community college students.
• An understanding of small college environment.
• Interest in and ability to incorporate technology in the learning process.
• An ability to work independently.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

As this position covers two areas of discipline, the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges, Title V Regulations, requires that the successful candidate must demonstrate that they satisfy minimum qualifications for Library Science.

Library Science

• Master’s in library science, library and information science,
• OR the equivalent.

NOTE: Applicants who claim equivalent qualifications shall provide conclusive evidence that they possess qualifications that are at least equivalent to those required by the minimum qualifications of the area for which they are applying. It is the responsibility of the applicant to supply all evidence and documentation for the claim of equivalency at the time of application.

• Demonstrated ability to perform face-to-face and online librarian duties collaboratively, efficiently, and effectively to support student access and usage of Library & Learning Services.
• Demonstrated ability to perform all of the responsibilities listed above.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Lake Tahoe Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lake Tahoe Community College adheres to Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.