Instruction & Outreach Librarian — Flexible Hours & OER

State of South Carolina; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan options

Paid vacation and sick leave

Telecommuting and flexible work Sched.

Job summary

Spartanburg Community College seeks a librarian to support student success through direct assistance, instruction, and outreach. The role includes teaching information literacy, delivering reference services, and embedding in courses across multiple campuses.

Responsibilities cover creating learning materials, promoting OER, and participating in committees while advancing professional development. Availability for afternoons/evenings/weekends and travel to SCC sites is required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited university with two years of relevant work experience.
• Experience teaching library instruction classes and providing reference services in an academic library.
• Experience creating learning objects (tutorials, libguides, etc.).
• Strong commitment to student success, customer service and teamwork; outreach experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support student success through direct student assistance, instruction, outreach, the development of educational materials, and promotion and support of OER.
• Provides quality Reference & Instruction services. Includes regular on-call references hours, in-person or virtual assistance, teaches library and information literacy instruction classes in-person at multiple locations, including high schools, and online, and participates as an embedded librarian in assigned courses.
• Supports student learning through creation of educational materials in multiple formats (print, videos, tutorials, interactive web elements such as H5P). Also assists with data collection and assessment of library impact on student success.
• Outreaches and promotes library services, especially focused on reducing barriers and library anxiety to increase student success and retention, including programming and class visits.
• Promotes and supports OER; supports faculty in finding, evaluating, adopting and creating OER/AL materials that remove student barriers to course success.
• Represents the Library and SCC by service on internal/external committees and boards; pursues continuing professional development such as workshops, webinars, conferences.

Skills

Reference services

Instruction

OER

Student outreach

Teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Library or Information Science (ALA-accredited)

Tools

LibGuides

H5P

Job description

Spartanburg Community College seeks a librarian to support student success through direct assistance, instruction, and outreach. The role includes teaching information literacy, delivering reference services, and embedding in courses across multiple campuses.

Responsibilities cover creating learning materials, promoting OER, and participating in committees while advancing professional development. Availability for afternoons/evenings/weekends and travel to SCC sites is required.