POSITION:
Outreach & Instruction Librarian
SALARY:
$50,544 – 53,577 per year, depending on experience. Plus, excellent fringe benefits
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
Master’s Degree in Library Science or equivalent from an ALA-accredited institution
Three years’ library experience
Experience in instructional delivery in a library setting
Additional Eligibility Requirements:
Experience in an academic library setting.
Strong service orientation.
Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative and collegial framework, and to foster this ability in others.
Demonstrated commitment to serving diverse populations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Classification:
Exempt
Position Type & Work Schedule:
Full-time, 12 months
Monday – Friday / 5 days, 75 hours bi-weekly
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Computer skills
Instructional skills
Work Environment:
Indoors, normal noise levels, normal lighting
Desk work
Physical Demands:
Sitting for prolonged periods of time
View computer monitor for extended periods of time
Lifting
Bending
Travel:
Less than 10% of time will be spent traveling to conferences or within the district
Note:
Yuma Campus
Benefit eligible
SUMMARY OF FUNCTION:
Oversees Library Marketing and Instruction Programming.
TYPICAL DUTIES:
Serves Students. Takes a leadership role in the monitoring of trends, expanding, and continually improving the library's information literacy program to include current and emerging technologies. Provides leadership, coordinates, and oversees logistical aspects of delivering curriculum-centered library instruction in various formats. Works collaboratively with the librarians and faculty to develop face-to-face and online learning content, materials, and methods. Creates interactive learning experiences that encompass traditional, online, hybrid, and other forms of instruction. Aids in coordinating the work of full-time librarians in regard to instruction and promoting current and emerging literacies. Works collaboratively to set instructional priorities and develops instruction and assessment strategies. Assesses learning outcomes and information literacy competencies by collaborating with colleagues while taking into consideration the range of student levels.
Oversees the library's programming, events, social networking, and other innovative techniques to engage students, faculty, staff, and community members. Develops and delivers a range of creative and informative student engagement experiences, including coordinating the Libraries' participation in campus-wide student orientation activities, and hosting special events, workshops, and pop-ups. Promotes library activities within the AWC community and collaborates on campus-centered and college-wide cooperative initiatives to deliver timely and effective services and further information literacy integration. Takes a leadership role in the marketing and outreach plan for the library by coordinating library-wide efforts, and promoting events and other activities.
Participates as a member of the library reference team. Analyzes information needs by utilizing reference interviewing techniques. Develops and maintains knowledge of, and skills in, using information resources in all formats to effectively assist library users with their research needs. Provides reference assistance and research support for faculty, staff, and students at all academic levels, in add disciplines, and for community users. Maintains awareness of communication needs and modalities and varying levels of knowledge of learners. Promotes the development of information literacy skills in interactions with library users.
Works with the librarian team to select library materials including electronic resources. Assess and evaluate materials for purchase in designated subject areas by conferring with colleagues, faculty, and students, and consulting professional reviews. Reviews collection and evaluates for preservation and de-selection.
Acts as a liaison to select departments, divisions, and committees across the campus to facilitate communication between those parties and the library. Represents the library and college locally, regionally, and nationally at relevant professional development opportunities.
Provides Circulation department duties as needed.
Support and participate in strategic planning initiatives and perform other duties as assigned.
CLOSING DATE:
The first review of applications will begin on October 23, 2023. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO:
Arizona Western College
Human Resources
Phone: (928) 344-7505 / FAX: (928) 317-6001 / TTY: (928) 344-7629
Email: Human.Resources@azwestern.edu
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
The following materials must be uploaded at the time of application. Any materials submitted via e-mail, fax, or mail will not be accepted. Applications missing any of the below requirements will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.
1. Completed Application
2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae (no more than 3 pages)
3. Cover Letter
4. Unofficial College/University Transcripts