Correctional Library & Reentry Resource Specialist

Arizona State Government; Safford (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and sick days with 10 paid, 3

Job summary

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry seeks a Library & Resource Specialist to manage the Resource Center operations within the ASPC-Safford complex.

You will catalog and organize materials, provide reentry resources, supervise a resident workforce, respond to research inquiries, and train new librarians, all while upholding department policies and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Library Science or related field.
• Experience in state service and providing customer services.
• Experience in office management supervision and/or corrections or a library may be substituted at the rate of 1 year of education up to 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Oversees, facilitates, and provides, as necessary and in a timely manner, legal and paralegal access, notary services, assists with e-filing access and distribution, and ensures services are documented.
• Catalogs, indexes, and organizes Resource Center materials including books, newspapers, and magazines, and reviews these materials to ensure they meet Publication Review standards.
• Provides access to materials useful for reentry.
• Responds to inquiries for research materials.
• Trains and oversees a resident workforce in carrying out a variety of Resource Center functions.
• Assists and tracks staff and inmates' use of library resources.
• Promotes Resource Center to support ADCRR’s goals.
• Attends meetings and trainings.
• Prepares reports and memos.
• Assists in ordering library/resource materials as approved by the state/federal regulations and ADCRR policy and procurement procedures.
• Provides training and onboarding assistance to newly hired librarians.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Organizational and time management

Conflict resolution

Customer service

Classifying and cataloging books and其他

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Library Science or related field

Job description

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry seeks a Library & Resource Specialist to manage the Resource Center operations within the ASPC-Safford complex.

You will catalog and organize materials, provide reentry resources, supervise a resident workforce, respond to research inquiries, and train new librarians, all while upholding department policies and security requirements.