Librarian

Job Summary

The Librarian coordinates, plans, administers the budget, and executes library efforts at Carrington College. The role requires high autonomy, organizational skill, and meticulous attention to detail to apply specialized knowledge of library processes and practices across the institution. The incumbent collaborates with varied constituencies to ensure optimal delivery of library resources, including staff training, college governance, and committee participation.

Starting pay range: $60,000–$80,200 per year.

• Develops and implements initiatives and action plans to increase and improve library and learning resources and services; evaluates effectiveness and revises as needed.
• Collaborates to oversee revisions to library policy for all stakeholders.
• Coordinates and supervises all aspects of the library budget and acquisitions process, including preparation of necessary forms, renewal of periodicals and other subscriptions, and communication with campuses and other Carrington personnel.
• Works with the Director of Instruction, Director of Finance, and other individuals to oversee purchase and renewal of all library materials.
• Acquires or enhances access to new/current resources to create a collection that supports the curriculum, including free and fee resources.
• Revises and updates the library web page to ensure a dynamic, effective, and useful website by reorganizing and adding/updating content and visuals.
• Communicates vendor upgrades as needed.
• Revises and enhances the “Start Your Research Here!” page for students and faculty to support and encourage information literacy.
• Schedules and chairs library committee meetings, revises, updates, and enhances the library guides for programs to help students access appropriate resources.
• Collects and summarizes library metrics on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
• Provides library orientation sessions as part of the onboarding process.
• Participates in program reviews to ensure library resources support the curriculum.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This role does not currently directly supervise others.

• Integrity and Ethics:
  Demonstrates personal integrity and serves as a positive example.
• Professionalism:
  Approaches others tactfully and manages pressure well.
• Adaptability:
  Responds to change with a willingness to learn new ways of working.
• Organization Support:
  Supports the organization’s goals and values and prioritizes tasks effectively.
• Communication:
  Develops and delivers clear communication tailored to diverse audiences.
• Student Success Focus:
  Prioritizes students and responds effectively to their needs.
• Manages Multiple Priorities:
  Handles multiple assignments while meeting commitments.
• Training & Development:
  Provides orientation, training, and development opportunities for staff.
• Project Management:
  Develops project plans, coordinates projects, and manages progress and budgets.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Education:
  
  Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS) from an ALA‑accredited institution, or its equivalent.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of one year professional library experience (preferred).
• Knowledge:
  Strong knowledge of cataloguing rules and the Library of Congress classification system; ability to convert library cataloguing into electronic records and familiarity with Lib Guides.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals, and technical procedures.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Applies common sense to carry out detailed instructions and solve problems with concrete variables.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Working knowledge of a wide range of library and business software (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software).
• Presentation
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent group presentation skills for managing meetings, presenting library issues, and delivering lectures.
• Physical Demands:
  Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift up to 25 pounds regularly, occasionally up to 50 pounds, with other routine activities as described.

All qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment. A thorough background screening, including education verification, criminal history checks, and other relevant tests, will be conducted as part of the hiring process.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.