Librarian (Outreach and Student Engagement)

Contra Costa Community College District; Pleasant Hill (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

STRS retirement system

Medical and dental insurance

Sabbatical leave

Employee assistance program

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Diablo Valley College seeks a visionary Outreach and Student Engagement Librarian to join the library team. This full-time, tenure-track faculty position is based at the Pleasant Hill campus with engagement across Pleasant Hill and San Ramon campuses.

The role centers on building outreach, expanding library presence, and fostering belonging among a diverse student body. The ideal candidate will advance equity, participate in governance, support information literacy instruction, reference

Qualifications

• Master’s in Library and Information Science or equivalent.
• Experience with outreach and student engagement valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference service and instruction on print and electronic resources for students, faculty, staff, and community.
• Participate in information literacy instruction programs and collaborate with faculty on course-integrated instruction.
• Serve as liaison to connect departments and programs to the library and services.
• Contribute to collection development and learning resources for assigned subject areas.
• Participate in college governance and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Outreach and engagement

Equity-minded services

Information literacy instruction

Department liaison work

Teaching / instruction

Education

Master’s in Library and Information Science

Job description

Librarian (Outreach and Student Engagement)

Join Our Mission To Transform Lives

Thank you for your interest in applying for the tenure-track faculty position in the Library at Diablo Valley College (DVC)! Diablo Valley College inspires, educates, and empowers a diverse community of students to transform their lives and their communities. We are looking for a librarian who will share in the core work of our DVC library faculty (including information literacy instruction, reference, departmental liaison work, collections, and college governance) and who will serve as our lead for outreach and student engagement. We are seeking librarians who share a strong commitment to social and racial justice and who use or are inspired to use anti-racist practices and approaches that close equity gaps by recognizing, understanding, and respecting the perspectives of our diverse as well as our most disproportionately impacted students. We are eager to get to know you, your interest in outreach and student engagement, and to hear your story as a librarian and your passion for working and teaching at a community college.

We strongly encourage those with historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities to apply, including people of color, non-binary and transgender individuals, women, and Indigenous people.

This is an on-campus position based at our Pleasant Hill campus, with outreach and engagement activities that support students at both the Pleasant Hill and San Ramon campuses.

Recruitment Timeline

1) Initial review of applications will occur January 2027.

2) Selected applicants will be contacted in January 2027 to schedule an interview. Interviews will take place on zoom in February 2027.

3) If selected, teaching demonstrations with students will occur on campus in March 2027.

4) Final interviews will be held March 19th, 2027.

Applicants will be responsible for travel expenses. The college nor the District reimburses for travel expenses.

No candidate for a full-time position shall be recommended as a finalist to the President without meeting the minimum qualifications or having been verified as meeting the equivalency.

If you do not possess the exact degree listed in the minimum qualification section or if you have not finished your degree before submitting your application, you must fill out a Master’s degree equivalency form and upload in the attachment section of the online employment application to be considered. All foreign degrees and credits used to meet the minimum qualifications must be evaluated by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) agency www.naces.org prior to the implementation of the equivalency process.

Supplemental Questions:

The supplemental questions help us understand how your strengths, experiences, and skills align with the position’s desirable qualifications and contribute to the college’s goals and community. Please answer all parts of each question. Your responses inform interview selection. You can repeat relevant information from your cover letter, resume/CV, or previous answers.

Diablo Valley College inspires, educates, and empowers a diverse community of students to transform their lives and their communities. To help further this work, The Diablo Valley College (DVC) Library is seeking a visionary, equity-minded, and collaborative Outreach and Student Engagement Librarian to join our dynamic library team. This full-time faculty position, based out of the Pleasant Hill campus, will play a critical role in expanding the library’s presence across the college and strengthening its connections with DVC’s diverse student community. The Outreach and Student Engagement Librarian will coordinate outreach efforts that increase awareness of and participation in library resources, services, and programs, while positioning the library as a welcoming educational, cultural, and community space, both on campus and online. The ideal candidate will help advance the college’s commitment to equity, belonging, and student success by fostering meaningful connections between the library, the two campuses (Pleasant Hill and San Ramon), and the broader college community.

In addition, the Outreach and Student Engagement Librarian will engage in all the core responsibilities of faculty librarians, including information literacy instruction, reference, departmental liaison work, collections, and college governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Build a vision of outreach and student engagement for the DVC Library which includes two campuses.
• Lead the planning, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of library outreach initiatives, programming, events, and engagement activities for students, faculty, and the broader college community, both on campus and online.
• Establish and sustain partnerships with instructional departments, student services, learning communities, student organizations, and other campus and community groups to integrate the library into college-wide activities and student success initiatives.
• Coordinate the library’s outreach communications and promotional efforts across appropriate channels and gather student and community feedback to inform programming priorities, expand participation, and address barriers to library engagement, particularly for disproportionately impacted students

Initial salary placement for full-time, tenure track positions is based on academic degree(s), upper/graduate level units earned, teaching experience and/or qualifying related professional occupation experience which ranges from $68,136 to $119,640 per year (Up to $132k).

Both full-time faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, department activities, and the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Part of the assignment may be in the evening and/or online. This is an on-campus position. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing reference service and instruction on the use of print and electronic information resources to students, faculty, staff and the community
• Participating in the library’s critical information literacy instruction program, which includes collaborating with faculty to provide course-integrated information literacy and research instruction.
• Participating in the collection, development, and implementation of print, electronic, and learning resources and services for the library, including developing library collections for assigned subject areas.
• Serving as a liaison to connect departments, areas, or programs within the college to the library and its services.
• Collaborating in curriculum development, revision, and student learning outcomes assessment for the Library Technology program
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of the DVC Library’s website.
• Maintaining current knowledge in the field of Library and Information Science including critical information and digital literacies and effective teaching/learning strategies
• Participating in department planning, scheduling, assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Participating in college governance and committees.
• Participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide.
• Maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.
• Performing other related duties as assigned and detailed in contact.

The applicant must possess one of the following qualifications (earned degrees must be from an accredited college/university):

Master’s in Library and Information Science or Library Science

OR the equivalent

If you do not possess the EXACT minimum qualifications (i.e., you do not possess the EXACT degree title listed) and believe that you meet the minimum qualifications, fill out the equivalency petition form in the document section of the online application. If you are unsure that you meet the minimum qualifications, please fill out the equivalency petition. The equivalency form can be downloaded here.

If your degree is not conferred by the time you submit your application, you must fill out an equivalency. All foreign degrees and credits used to meet the minimum qualifications must be evaluated by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) agency www.naces.org prior to the implementation of the equivalency process.

License/Certificates/Credentials: N/A

Desirable Qualifications

• Training and/or experience developing and facilitating creative outreach and engagement initiatives, both online and on campus, that respond to student interests and needs and position the library as a welcoming educational, cultural, and community space.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships with diverse student communities, including engaging students in spaces and settings outside the library and responding to the needs and experiences of historically underserved community college students.
• Ability to initiate and sustain partnerships with diverse student groups, campus programs, and community organizations that strengthen student engagement, connection, and belonging.
• Knowledge of and/or experience integrating culturally responsive, anti-racist, LGBTQ+-affirming, and other equity-minded practices into professional practice to create inclusive and affirming learning environments, reduce barriers to participation and support the belonging and success of historically underserved and marginalized students.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences through a variety of in-person and digital channels, including creating accessible and engaging promotional, social media, web, or other outreach content.
• Ability to assess library outreach and programming for students, faculty, and the community, using feedback and other evidence to identify barriers to participation and improve programs and services.
• Knowledge of the unique cultures, needs, and experiences of community college students including the ability to identify opportunities for connecting and integrating library services into college-wide initiatives.
• A commitment and ability to work within the department and college community to achieve the goals outlined in the Educational Strategic Plan, which focuses on advancing equity in student goal completion by increasing holistic support and eliminating barriers to success.
  Educational Strategic Plan: https://www.dvc.edu/about-dvc/college-plans/educational-strategic-plan

Job Open Date: 10/19/2026

Job Close Date: 12/14/2026

Open Until Filled No

Employment Begins: Fall 2027

# of Months: 10 Months

Employee Benefits

• Membership in State Teachers Retirement System ( STRS )
• District-paid benefits (employee contributes 6%) for employee and dependents/domestic partners include:
• Medical (Anthem Blue Cross or Kaiser) insurance including chiropractic services
• Dental and vision
• Flexible spending (125) plan
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Deferred compensation (403b and 457)
• Sabbatical Leave
• Additional Benefits: The District also offers eligible faculty employees, travel assistance plan, retiree benefits, and employee discounts on health memberships.
• Newly hired employees may notify the respective union (Local 1 or United Faculty) if they opt to join and/or authorize payment to the union. If the newly hired employee authorizes payment to the union then the following fees apply: Local 1 has a one-time initiation fee of $45.00 and monthly contribution of 1% of gross pay +$1. United Faculty has an agency fee of .55% of gross pay plus $2.50.

Contra Costa Community College District
District Office
500 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553

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