Librarian - Salazar-Ajo Library

Job Description Summary

Department - County Free Library

Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5697 - Librarian

Salary Grade: 9

Pay Range: $23.94 - $33.52 Per Hour

Hiring Range: $23.94 - $28.73 Per Hour

Range Explanation

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Pima County Public Library is seeking a community-focused part time Librarian to join the team at the Salazar-Ajo Library. This position delivers front-line public service while developing responsive, evidence-based library programming that reflects the needs and interests of the Ajo community. As the Librarian, you will plan and facilitate programs, support learning and engagement across age groups, and build positive relationships with customers, partners, and volunteers.

The position also coordinates and oversees library volunteers, ensuring meaningful service experiences and alignment with library goals. As assigned, the Librarian serves as Librarian-in-Charge, exercising independent judgment in daily building operations, safety response, and policy interpretation. Work includes evenings and weekends and requires flexibility, initiative, and strong customer-service skills in a small-team environment.

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Oversee assigned service area within a library such as youth services or adult services by developing, presenting, and coordinating evidence-based services inclusive of all members of the public including vulnerable populations;
• In charge of library as assigned including night and weekend shifts;
• Assist members of the public by finding and relaying library and community resource information including providing assistance in using the library’s collections, catalog, technology, and equipment;
• Develop, facilitate, and/or present evidence-based educational programs and services, including early literacy programs, community outreach activities, youth advisory boards, and computer and technology instruction in person or virtually;
• Supervise volunteers and interns by training, scheduling, mentoring and providing partner organizations with performance evaluations;
• Incorporate and implement public service best practices, including culturally competent community-driven programming, public relations, problem solving, conflict management and complaint resolution;
• Utilize conflict management skills to de-escalate and address unexpected problems or potentially volatile situations and complete associated documentation;
• Perform facilities management duties by monitoring and reporting maintenance issues and investigating or resolving operational or technical issues;
• Participate in or facilitate systemwide committee meetings focused on youth services, adult services or library strategic goals and values and attend relevant continuing education trainings and workshops to incorporate current best practices in a particular service level;
• Manage, coordinate, and determine priorities of workload, including monitoring levels of resources, establishing timelines, assigning work, monitoring progress, recommending changes and suggestions, writing, reviewing, and editing reports prepared by staff;
• Responsible for other duties as assigned in support of the overall goals and functions of both the Human Resources Department and Pima County.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Library Science, Liberal Arts, Social Science, Information Management, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field as…