Library Media Technician I at Citrus Community College
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Library Media Technician I
Position Title
Library Media Technician I
Recruitment Start Date
07/05/2023
Recruitment End Date
08/17/2023
Salary Range
26-1
Pay Rate
$3,918.92 per month / $22.61 hr
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt
Benefits
The District provides a fully-paid, comprehensive program of fringe benefits including major medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees and eligible dependents. Life insurance provided for the employee only.
General Description/Summary
Performs recurring clerical and para-professional library duties in a library involving requesting, receiving, basic cataloging, processing, and circulation of library materials. Provides information and assistance to library customers.
Minimum Qualifications/Education and Experience
- A high school diploma, or the equivalent, and two years of library media-related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor degree, or higher, in Library Science or related field.
- Library experience in a community college setting or university.
Licenses and Certificates
- May require a valid driver’s license.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists faculty, staff, students, and other visitors with use of the library. Assists them to find materials, pointing out them to use resource guides.
- Demonstrates the use of card catalogs and performs basic cataloging. May perform basic reference services. Refers more difficult requests to a Library Technician II or higher classification.
- Shelves new and returned materials (books, media, or periodicals) in the absence of student employees and assures data entry into the library system.
- Mends and repairs book and non-book materials. Disposes of damaged or outdated materials according to established procedures.
- Maintains a clean and orderly environment.
- Circulates, stores, and inventories books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials including those that are overdue.
- Processes a full range of library materials within established parameters.
- Provides technical services such as interlibrary loan including those required for cooperative library system materials, and maintaining the course reserve collection.
- Maintains current procedures manuals for the position. Cross-trains other staff members.
- Performs routine clerical and record keeping duties.
- Provides guidance ant training to student employees.
- May assist students with use of computers in Library.
- Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Requires basic procedural knowledge of standard library methods, practices, and terminology including use of library card catalog and basic reference sources.
- Requires basic knowledge of a library classification system, subject headings, and library filing rules.
- Requires basic knowledge of automated carding systems and records.
- Requires sufficient communication skills in order to serve customers and to interact with staff and faculty.
- Requires sufficient arithmetic skills to arrange materials in numerical sequence and calculate sums needed for handling cash and recording circulation data.
- Requires sufficient English writing skills to document instructions on library procedures.
- Requires sufficient human relations skill to convey technical information to patrons and to provide work instructions to others.
- Requires the ability to perform all of the duties of the position with only general supervision and support.
- Requires the ability to follow detailed procedures such as standard library cataloging and filing rules.
- Requires the ability to understand Library operations, goals and objectives.
- Must be able to maintain a circulation area in a manner that supports research and studying.
- Must be able to apply and explain library rules, regulations and policies.
- Requires the ability to deal courteously with library patrons.
- Must be able to perform routine clerical and record keeping duties.
- Must have the ability to work evenings and weekends.
Physical Abilities
- Incumbent must be able to function indoors in an office and/or library circulation desk environment engaged in work primarily of a sedentary to moderately active nature.
- Requires hearing and speech ability for ordinary conversation and to project voice to a small group.
- Requires sufficient manual and/or finger dexterity to type/keyboard and otherwise operate microcomputers and other office equipment.
- Requires ambulatory ability to sit, walk, to move about office and campus environs, and to lift and carry light to medium weight materials on an intermittent basis.
Working Condition
- Work is performed indoors where minimal safety considerations exist.
Department
Language Arts Department Administration
Job Category
Classified
Assignment
Full-Time
Percentage of Time
100%
Months per Year
12 months
Work Days per Week
M-F
Work Schedule per Day
M & W 11:00 am-8:00 pm; T & Th 8:00 am-5:00 pm; F 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Work Shift
Days, Evenings
Bargaining Unit
Classified
Citrus College Diversity Statement
CITRUS COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Citrus College to not discriminate against and to encourage a diversity of applicants based on national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, use of family and medical care leave, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or because they are perceived to have one or more of the preceding characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
About Transcripts
– Candidates must upload copies of all transcripts (need not be official at the time of application) which prove sufficient for verifying minimum qualifications for this position.
– Official transcripts will be required at the time of the job offer.
– Transcripts must be from the awarding institution and must show that the degree has been awarded (or conferred) and the year.
– Degree(s) must be earned (or conferred) from accredited institution(s) or an equivalent foreign institution by the first consideration date for this position.
– All degrees must be verifiable on a legible transcript by the indicated first consideration date for this position.
– Foreign transcripts must be transcribed in English AND evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a bona fide U.S. evaluation service.
Selection Process
– A selection committee will review application packages of those candidates who have met the minimum qualifications for this position and will select a limited number of qualified candidates for an interview.
– Each candidate may be asked to make a presentation on a topic of the selection committee’s choice. The candidate will be informed of the topic when an interview appointment is scheduled.
– Each candidate may be asked to provide a sample of his or her writing ability just prior to the interview.
– Travel costs must be borne by the applicant.
– Final candidates for faculty, management, and supervisor/confidential positions may be interviewed by the Superintendent/President.
– If selected as a finalist, the candidate permits the District to contact the current and former employer(s) to investigate past employment history.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications/Education and Experience - A high school diploma, or the equivalent, and two years of library media-related experience. Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor degree, or higher, in Library Science or related field. - Library experience in a community college setting or university. Licenses and Certificates - May require a valid driver’s license.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications/Education and Experience - A high school diploma, or the equivalent, and two years of library media-related experience. Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor degree, or higher, in Library Science or related field. - Library experience in a community college setting or university. Licenses and Certificates - May require a valid driver’s license.
Application Deadline
9/6/2023 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted
7/6/2023
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
$3,918.92 per month / $22.61 hr
Length of Work Year
12 Months
Employment Type
Full Time