Senior Library Technician

Palomar College; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid vacations & holidays

Life/accident insurance

Long-term care insurance

EAP

Voluntary benefits

CalPERS enrollment

Job summary

Palomar College is seeking a Senior Library Technician to oversee and lead the most complex technical tasks in acquiring and cataloging materials, and to monitor circulation records. The role also oversees public service during daytime and evening hours, providing lead oversight of library operations and performing advanced technical work.

The position emphasizes leadership in library operations and requires three years of technical library experience and a high school diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Three years of technical library experience.
• Equivalent to completion of twelfth grade.
• Transcripts must be included to receive credit for education and/or to substitute education in lieu of experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees, participates and leads the more complex technical work for acquiring and cataloging materials, and monitors and maintains the library's circulation records.
• Oversees library public service operations during all open daytime and evening hours.
• The Senior Library Technician provides lead oversight of library operations and performs more complex technical work.

Skills

Technical library experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Senior Library Technician

Department: Library

Palomar College

Date Opened:

10/26/2026

Close Date:

11/10/2026

Primary Function:

Independently oversees, participates and functions as lead for themore complex and difficult technical work including acquiring andcataloging library materials and monitoring and maintaining thelibrary's circulation records; oversees library public serviceoperations during all open daytime and evening hours. The SeniorLibrary Technician is distinguished from Library Technician II bythe former's responsibility for providing lead oversight of libraryoperations and performing more complex and difficult technicalwork.

Salary:

$5,198.67 [step 1] – $6,322.13 [step 5].Step placement may be negotiable within this range dependent uponeducation and experience.

• A 3% differential pay will be paid for hours worked between6:00 pm and 10:00 pm.
• If you are a current employee who applies via the externalrecruitment process and is selected for a promotion, step placementon the new grade will be in accordance with the applicable Districtagreement/handbook.

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive compensationstructure, Palomar College also offers an extremely generousbenefits package.

• Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligibledependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan(additional plans are available that require employee buyup/monthly contribution)\
• Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays
• $80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy(additional buy up options available)
• Employee long-term care insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Confidential free counseling,financial, legal, personal and professional development resourcesfor all members of your household
• Additional buy up options available for other voluntaryinsurance benefits
• Enrollment in CalPERS (California Public Employees RetirementSystem)

The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits packageis approximately $31,245.84 annually.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience:

Three years of technical libraryexperience.

• Note: For work experience, a "year" is defined as equivalent to40 hours per week for 12 months

AND

Education:

Equivalent to the completion of twelfthgrade.

• Transcripts must be included to receive credit for educationand/or to substitute education in lieu of experience (i.Bachelor's degree = 4 years of experience). Click here for Guidelines for Equivalency for ClassifiedPositions.
• Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by,accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department ofEducation will be considered as satisfying the minimumqualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outsideof the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated(evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) byan appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list ofcredentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES)website at https://naces.org/, or the Association ofInternational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.

Diversity Statement:

Palomar College serves over 30,000students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be aHispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in itsdiversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our studentdemographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion,access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students tosucceed and are guided by our core values; some of which are thefollowing:

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respectdiversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, andstrive to address inequities. All positions require cultural competency which includes thesensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic,socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexualorientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students,faculty, and staff.

About the District:

Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-yearcommunity college that serves the greater North San Diego Countyregion. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees andcertificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-timestudents. A favorite in the community among local institutions ofhigher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanicstudents. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Oceanand 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities thatSan Diego has to offer.

Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer(EOE).