http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more_info.cfm?recno=486259
Under the direction of the Chief, Office of Business Services and
Security, a Staff Services Manager II, the incumbent is responsible for
developing and implementing policies and procedures for the operation of
the Transportation Library in Sacramento. The incumbent supervises the
work of librarians and other employees; prepares annual budget requests,
budget change proposals, and progress reports as required; and
administers contracts related to library services. The incumbent hires,
instructs, and evaluates library staff members, determines staff
development needs and prepares training plans. The incumbent prepares
and maintains library strategic, collection development and technology
plans, and monitors services and statistics to ensure level of service
to library users. The incumbent takes an active part in the Caltrans
Historical Preservation Program and provides professional guidance for
Caltrans historical preservation efforts. The incumbent serves as part
of the Division of Business, Facilities, and Security management team
and contributes to management efforts as appropriate. Involvement in
professional organizations and efforts relating to transportation
libraries is required.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Sacramento Public Library - Library Associate - Volunteer Coordinator
https://www.calopps.org/ViewAgencyJob.cfm?ID=12111&kw=
Close Date: Jun 15, 2012
Salary: $20.05 - $26.87 Hourly
Non-Exempt; Represented Position
Filing deadline 5pm, June 15, 2012
$20.05 per hour - $ 26.87 per hour
The Sacramento Public Library is building a new future and transforming the library into our community’s most valued resource. We are seeking a motivated and skilled candidate who will assist in creating and implementing a new vision for Sacramento Public Library’s Volunteer Services. The successful Volunteer Services Coordinator is a strong and effective communicator with proven skills in managing projects, recruiting, training and coordinating volunteers. The ideal candidate will be part of a dynamic and growing library service, is flexible, and is energized by change. This candidate approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving. A strong sense of humor is essential, and our organizational values of innovation, respect, excellence, accountability and dedication should resonate with the successful candidate’s personal values.
Requirements are a Bachelor’s Degree and experience recruiting, training and coaching volunteers, and knowledge and experience in outreach methods. Comfort in using online tools, resources and social media is essential, as well as clear, concise, and effective written and verbal communication skills, including experience speaking in front of small and large groups.
Close Date: Jun 15, 2012
Salary: $20.05 - $26.87 Hourly
Non-Exempt; Represented Position
Filing deadline 5pm, June 15, 2012
$20.05 per hour - $ 26.87 per hour
The Sacramento Public Library is building a new future and transforming the library into our community’s most valued resource. We are seeking a motivated and skilled candidate who will assist in creating and implementing a new vision for Sacramento Public Library’s Volunteer Services. The successful Volunteer Services Coordinator is a strong and effective communicator with proven skills in managing projects, recruiting, training and coordinating volunteers. The ideal candidate will be part of a dynamic and growing library service, is flexible, and is energized by change. This candidate approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving. A strong sense of humor is essential, and our organizational values of innovation, respect, excellence, accountability and dedication should resonate with the successful candidate’s personal values.
Requirements are a Bachelor’s Degree and experience recruiting, training and coaching volunteers, and knowledge and experience in outreach methods. Comfort in using online tools, resources and social media is essential, as well as clear, concise, and effective written and verbal communication skills, including experience speaking in front of small and large groups.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sonoma State University - Instruction and Outreach Librarian
http://sonoma.edu/aa/fa/POAs/POA%20103451a.pdf
DUTIES OF THE POSITION
The University Library is seeking a creative, dynamic and energetic individual to join our faculty. The
successful candidate will be passionate about user-centered library services. This person must have a keen
interest in teaching, both in-person and in an online environment, especially to undergraduates. Our new
team member will have a strong public services orientation with the aptitude needed to build consensus, as
well as a commitment to learning new skills and trying new things. This position will provide a fun and
challenging opportunity for the right person to explore a variety of directions for professional growth and
development.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit (in electronic format only):
● Letter of Application
● Complete and current Curriculum Vitae
● Contact information, including email addresses, for three references
● Official transcripts are required at the time of hire
Sonoma State is required to collect and report race and ethnicity data to comply with State, Federal, and University reporting requirements. Please complete the Voluntary Self-Identification Form
Please email all application documents to facultysearch@sonoma.edu.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications should be emailed to facultysearch@sonoma.edu and received by Friday, June 15, 2012.
Questions concerning the application process may be directed to: facultysearch@sonoma.edu
Questions concerning this position may be directed to:
Paula Hammett, Chair, Search Committee
E-mail: hammett@sonoma.edu
Phone: (707) 664-3912
DUTIES OF THE POSITION
The University Library is seeking a creative, dynamic and energetic individual to join our faculty. The
successful candidate will be passionate about user-centered library services. This person must have a keen
interest in teaching, both in-person and in an online environment, especially to undergraduates. Our new
team member will have a strong public services orientation with the aptitude needed to build consensus, as
well as a commitment to learning new skills and trying new things. This position will provide a fun and
challenging opportunity for the right person to explore a variety of directions for professional growth and
development.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit (in electronic format only):
● Letter of Application
● Complete and current Curriculum Vitae
● Contact information, including email addresses, for three references
● Official transcripts are required at the time of hire
Sonoma State is required to collect and report race and ethnicity data to comply with State, Federal, and University reporting requirements. Please complete the Voluntary Self-Identification Form
Please email all application documents to facultysearch@sonoma.edu.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications should be emailed to facultysearch@sonoma.edu and received by Friday, June 15, 2012.
Questions concerning the application process may be directed to: facultysearch@sonoma.edu
Questions concerning this position may be directed to:
Paula Hammett, Chair, Search Committee
E-mail: hammett@sonoma.edu
Phone: (707) 664-3912
This blog is generally on hiatus over the summer...
I will not be posting many jobs this summer, but things should pick up again in August.
Here are a few sources of job listings you might want to check out in the mean time:
City and county job opportunities such as the Personnel Department of Placer County.
CalOpps has listings from city and county governments throughout the state of California.
USAJOBS for federal job openings.
I've received quite a few listings from the Simply Hired website.
EdJoin.org has educational job listings.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has quite a few academic job listings.
You can set up a profile in many of these sites and they will email you job postings.
Have a good summer.
Here are a few sources of job listings you might want to check out in the mean time:
City and county job opportunities such as the Personnel Department of Placer County.
CalOpps has listings from city and county governments throughout the state of California.
USAJOBS for federal job openings.
I've received quite a few listings from the Simply Hired website.
EdJoin.org has educational job listings.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has quite a few academic job listings.
You can set up a profile in many of these sites and they will email you job postings.
Have a good summer.
Oakland Public Library - Senior Librarians
Library
Recruitment:
Senior Librarian Positions,
Open from May 21, 2012 until June 8, 2012
Come and be a part of a
passionate, people-oriented, multi-cultural team of librarians and support
staff who represent the Oakland Public Library’s commitment to service and
vision for lifelong learning.
The Oakland Public Library seeks
energetic, talented, and dedicated team players who are enthusiastic about
serving the citizens of the City of Oakland by delivering excellent customer
service, upholding their public services commitment to our patrons, and by
making a difference in the lives of library users.
The Oakland Public Library has a
Main Library, 16 neighborhood branches, an African American Museum &
Library, and an Adult Literacy Program. We currently employ approximately 430
employees and offer an attractive salary and benefits package for full-time and
permanent part-time civil service employees.
Job Details:
The Oakland Public Library currently has four Senior
Librarian vacancies: Cataloging (selective certification required), Collection
Management, Community Relations (selective certification required), and the
Dimond Branch Library. The eligibility list established from this examination
may be used to fill other vacancies that may occur.
The Senior
Librarian may be responsible for the full range of librarian duties including
classification and cataloging; reference materials, readers advisory,
collection management, community relations, program
development, implementation and evaluation, including service to diverse populations
including children, young adult and non-English speaking individuals; The
Senior Librarian will also plan, coordinate and perform as a working supervisor
to other professional librarians and provide supervision to Librarian I and II
personnel and paraprofessional and clerical staff.
The salary range for the Senior Librarian classification is
$35.54 per hour – 43.64 per hour, 37.5 hour work week (Currently, there is an
avg. of one mandatory business shutdown day per month.).
How To Apply
City of Oakland
application documents may be obtained in person or by sending a self-addressed
stamped envelope and request to the Department of
Human Resources Management, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd
Floor, Oakland, CA 94612-2019. You may also call (510) 238-3112 for
information.
You may access a copy of the full job announcement and instructions on how to apply at: City of Oakland Employment Opportunities.
The application deadline is Friday,
June 8, 2012 at 5 pm.
Qualifications
Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications for the
Senior Librarian classification, as follows:
Any combination of education and experience that is
equivalent to the following minimum qualifications is acceptable:
Education: Master’s degree in library
sciences from an American Library Association accredited graduate school.
Experience:
Two (2) years of experience comparable to Librarian II in the City of
Oakland.
Licenses:
Possession of a valid California
Driver’s License OR demonstrated ability to travel to various locations in a
timely manner as required in the performance of duties is highly desirable. Due
to the nature of the assignment and the hours worked, public transportation may
not be a cost effective or efficient method of traveling to the various
locations required.
Additional
Qualifications: There is a selective
certification process for the following 2 vacancies: Cataloging and Community
Relations
Bilingual skills
in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese are desirable.
Job Announcements are also
available at the Oakland Public Library Main Library (125 14th Street) on the
2nd floor in the Financial & Administrative Services Office. For your
convenience, the Financial & Administrative Services Office is open
Monday – Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm to obtain application
materials or to ask for assistance with this civil service employment
process.
For additional assistance, please contact the Oakland Public
Library Human Resources Manager, Crystal Ramie-Adams, at 510-238-6716 or cramie@oaklandnet.com .
Come and see what the Oakland Public Library has to offer,
and apply for civil service employment at www.oaklandlibrary.org.
Come experience our diverse communities and realize the many
possibilities!
Oakland Public Library
CITY OF OAKLAND
Your City. Your
Career.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
UC Santa Barbara - Metadata Librarian
For the full job description, visit http://www.library.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/human-resources/academic-openings/Meta%20Libr%20uclogo.pdf.
Consideration of applications begins immediately and
continues until the position is filled; applications received by *May 29, 2012*
will receive first consideration.
Send cover letter, resume, and the names,
addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three references to:
Judy Gorrindo
Human Resources, Davidson Library
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010.
Reporting to Head of Cataloging & Metadata Services (CMS), the Metadata Librarian has responsibility for providing guidance in creating, , reviewing and editing metadata for digital collections and born-digital content in the library, working with colleagues to support the discovery of and access to the Libraries’ digital content through metadata creation, analysis, enrichment, and maintenance according to local and national cataloging and metadata standards. The incumbent is responsible for planning, managing, and reviewing metadata for Library digital projects and Library-led digitization and data management efforts. Defines data elements, recommends usage and determines mapping among metadata schema. Provides training to library personnel in non-MARC metadata creation and maintenance. Participates in the development, evaluation, and implementation of metadata policies, standards, goals, procedures, and workflows in cooperation with necessary stakeholders. May perform original and copy cataloging and assist with catalog database maintenance activities as needed.
Contra Costa County - Senior Community Library Manager
Full job posting - http://bit.ly/KG2nmF.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Berkeley - Accessioning and Processing Archivist - UC Berkeley Bancroft Library
For the complete job announcement please visit http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/trainingPA.html.
Hiring range: Associate Librarian I - Associate Librarian
IV Full-time salary range: $49,464 - $58,188
This is a 50%-time career-track appointment available
starting July 1, 2012.
The University of California, Berkeley, is seeking an
Accessioning and Processing Archivist whose primary responsibility will be to
accession and appraise manuscripts collections. This is a part-time (.5 FTE),
career-track appointment. The successful candidate will have experience in
manuscript collection appraisal and accessioning, demonstrated understanding of
archival description and materials, work experience with project management,
familiarity with archival standards (EAD, METS, MARC, MODS), and strong
communication skills.
Responsibilities
The Accessioning and Processing Archivist has full
responsibility for managing the intake of manuscript collections and
supervising processing support staff consisting of student assistants, and
volunteers. The Archivist establishes workflow and work schedules, and creates
mechanisms for reduction of collection backlogs. He/she assists with the
packing and shipment of collections using a rental van or moving company from
donor sites. Trains unit staff and edits/reviews unit staff work-product,
especially the creation of collection records in OCLC and the local collection
management system. He/she plans the goals for collection intake and develops
accessioning plans for collections in coordination with manuscript unit staff
and curators. The Archivist works closely with curators in the assessment of
collections and in selection of collection materials. He/she is also
responsible for the administration of new acquisitions and works with the
Digital Collections Unit to develop and maintain tracking tools.
UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in
library-wide planning and governance, to work effectively in a shared
decision-making environment and to be active professionally. Professional
contributions beyond the primary responsibilities are required for advancement
in the Librarian series. The successful candidate will show promise or evidence
of such contributions.
Applicants must send with their applications a cover
letter, a detailed statement of qualifications, curriculum vitae noting degrees
and relevant work experience, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of
three references who are knowledgeable about the applicant's qualifications for
this position. Send applications to:
Susan E. Wong
Director, Library Human Resources
Library Human Resources Department
110 Doe Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Or FAX to: 510-642-8675
Applications received via email preferred.
San Mateo - Digital Services and Instruction Librarian - College of San Mateo
College of San Mateo has posted the tenure track position of Digital Services
and Instruction Librarian at https://jobs.smccd.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=140828
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide
proactive leadership in the overall planning, implementation, maintenance,
evaluation, promotion, technical and user support of current and
next-generation web-based instructional and access services including the
Library webpage, electronic reserves; course management systems, online
databases and information resources. This position requires technical work at
the intermediate level in the design, development, analysis, implementation and
maintenance of web-based applications.
The assignment includes teaching a one-unit course each
semester and participation in the development and assessment of student
learning outcomes for reference services, credit bearing information competency
courses, library orientations, workshops, research guides, and tutorials
offered in on-campus, online, and hybrid modes.
Hayward - Librarian - Moreau Catholic High School
Posted: 04 May 2012 11:17 PM PDT
Moreau Catholic High School, a
coeducational, Catholic high school in the Holy Cross tradition located in
Hayward, is currently seeking to hire a Librarian for the 2012-2013 school
year. This is a 4/5 FTE
Position with full benefits.
Moreau
Catholic is a school of 900 students and a diverse, college preparatory
community that strives to educate the hearts and minds of our students. In
addition, we are also a cutting edge Apple one to one laptop school, with a
strong emphasis on 21st century learning skills embedded across the
curriculum. The professional culture at Moreau is committed to continuous
improvement and lifelong learning.
Role: To provide assistance to the Library to ensure that students and
staff know how to find, assess, interpret, and synthesize information.
Job Description
1. Assist the Head
Librarian in the administration and oversight of all Library roles and
responsibilities
2. Establish and maintain a
welcoming and well-used space that supports the Moreau Catholic learning
community
3. Collaborate with
teachers to support the effective integration of information and communication
skills and technologies to enhance student learning
4. Contribute to the
development of a 9-12 scope and sequence in media literacy and information
technology
5. Teach students, faculty,
staff, administration, and community how to access, evaluate, use, share, and
create information from a variety of sources
6. Model and promote
literacy and the enjoyment of reading in all media formats
7. Develop the collection
of print and electronic materials to support reading for pleasure as well as
the school’s educational curriculum
8. Select and deliver new
media in support of purposeful technology usage in teaching and learning
9. Understand copyright,
fair use, and licensing of intellectual property, and assist users with their
understanding and observance of the same
10. Institute library
programs that enhance and grow Moreau Catholic’s learning community
11. Encourage the use of
instructional technology to engage students and to improve learning, provide
24/7 access to digital information resources for the entire learning community
12. Provide and plan
professional development opportunities within the school
13. Use evidence of
practice, particularly in terms of learning outcomes, to support program goals
and planning
14. Maintain active presence
in professional learning communities and serve as a resource to academic
council, the professional development committee and the assistant principal of
instruction as needed
15. Assist with other duties
as needed
MLS or MLIS from ALA-accredited
institution is required.
Apply via http://edjoin.org/
(search Moreau Catholic)
Closing date: May 18, 2012
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