Librarian - Joel D. Valdez Main Library

Pima County; Valdez (AK); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Pima County's Joel D. Valdez Main Library is seeking a part-time Librarian to assist patrons, answer questions, and deliver information services to diverse customers.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Library Science or a related field and at least two years' experience in libraries, education, or social services. Preferred qualifications include a MLIS, bilingual English/Spanish, teamwork, program development, and tech proficiency with library systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Library Science or related field; two years in libraries, education, or similar fields.
• Relevant education/experience may be substituted.

Responsibilities

• Assist patrons by finding information and using the library catalog, technology, and equipment.
• Develop, facilitate, and present educational programs and services for various populations.
• Supervise volunteers and interns; schedule, mentor, and evaluate performance.

Skills

Public service

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Team collaboration

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Library Science or related field

Master’s degree in library science (MLIS) preferred

Tools

Integrated Library Systems (ILS)

Microsoft Office

Library catalog systems

eBooks platforms

Job description

Job Description Summary Department - County Free Library Job Description Job Type: Classified Job Classification: 5697 - Librarian Salary Grade: 9 Pay Range Hiring Range: $24.66 - $29.60 Per Hour Pay Range: $24.66 - $34.53 Per Hour Range Explanation: Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position. Join the Joel D. Valdez Main Library as a part-time Librarian! This role includes assisting patrons with questions and finding information, collaborating with colleagues to accomplish team goals, and providing library services to customers from diverse backgrounds. This position requires the ability to report to, and travel between, assigned library locations during the workday within a reasonable timeframe.

Essential Functions: As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Oversee assigned service area within a library such as youth services or adult services by developing, presenting, and coordinating evidence‑based services inclusive of all members of the public including vulnerable populations
• In charge of library as assigned including night and weekend shifts
• Assist members of the public by finding and relaying library and community resource information including providing assistance in using the library’s collections, catalog, technology, and equipment
• Develop, facilitate, and/or present evidence‑based educational programs and services, including early literacy programs, community outreach activities, youth advisory boards, and computer and technology instruction in person or virtually
• Supervise volunteers and interns by training, scheduling, mentoring and providing partner organizations with performance evaluations
• Incorporate and implement public service best practices, including culturally competent community‑driven programming, public relations, problem solving, conflict management and complaint resolution
• Utilize conflict management skills to de‑escalate and address unexpected problems or potentially volatile situations and complete associated documentation
• Perform facilities management duties by monitoring and reporting maintenance issues and investigating or resolving operational or technical issues
• Participate in or facilitate systemwide committee meetings focused on youth services, adult services or library strategic goals and values and attend relevant continuing education trainings and workshops to incorporate current best practices in a particular service level
• Manage, coordinate, and determine priorities of workload, including monitoring levels of resources, establishing timelines, assigning work, monitoring progress, recommending changes and suggestions, writing, reviewing, and editing reports prepared by staff

Responsible for other duties as assigned in support of the overall goals and functions of both the Human Resources Department and Pima County.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Library Science, Liberal Arts, Social Science, Information Management, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND two years of experience in libraries, education, social services or fields of similar scope. (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.) Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in library and information science (MLIS) from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution.
• Minimum one (1) year experience working in a library setting.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish - speaking, reading, writing).
• Experience working on a team and collaborating with others on projects or tasks.
• Minimum one (1) year experience developing programs.
• Minimum two (2) years experience with technology (email, eBooks, Microsoft Office Suite, personal electronic devices such as tablets, cell phones, and e-readers, library website, Google forms or docs, and integrated library systems (ILS)).

Selection Procedure:

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any