Folsom State Prison - Library Technical Assistant

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**POSITION MAY BECOME PERMANENT*** To be considered for this vacancy, applicants must have civil service eligibility, be reachable on a certification list, or have reinstatement eligibility. Must submit a Standard State Application (STD 678). JOB DESCRIPTION: Under the supervision of the Supervisor of Correctional Education Programs (SCEP) and functional lead of the Senior Librarian (CF), the Library Technical Assistant (LTA) will perform the following duties: Provide direct supervision of inmate clerks and inmates utilizing their assigned library in order to provide the inmates with their required access and to maintain institutional safety and security. Perform and/or monitor inmate clerks in the tasks associated with book circulation, catalog classification, upkeep, maintenance, and inventory of library material, which includes, but is not limited to, delivering books and materials to the inmates in various housing units. Maintain accurate records of inmate library use and access which includes, but is not limited to, records of legal materials requested and/or delivered to an inmate and records of time periods inmates are given to access the legal material and to conduct legal research. Pull text, photocopy requested information, and deliver case law requested by inmates utilizing the institution’s paging process in order to fulfill the mandated requirements of inmate access to the courts when an inmate is physically unable to access the material. Identify and pull requested source material based on the complete information provided by the inmate, or return the inmate’s request if there is not sufficient information to identify the requested material. Provide training, instruction, and evaluation to inmate clerks and inmates on basic library resources and procedures. This may include, but is not limited to, how to find case law, how to utilize the library cataloguing system, how to utilize reference material, and how to check out and return library materials. Provide recommendations and documentation of facts and events to staff responding to inmate appeals based on the LTA involvement with the event in question, as needed. Provide recommendations to supervisors on how to improve the overall effectiveness of the library system when requested. Other duties as assigned to include, but not limited to, attending training and/or staff meetings. SPECIAL PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS: All incumbents must exhibit orderliness, tact, and neatness, and demonstrate an interest in library work and in assuming increasing responsibility. Incumbents must be willing to work with the resident population of a state correctional facility. SPECIAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Incumbents must possess and maintain sufficient strength, agility, and endurance to perform during physically, mentally, and emotionally stressful and emergency situations encountered on the job without endangering their own health and well-being or that of their fellow employees, inmates, or the public. Assignments may include sole responsibility for the supervision of inmate and/or protection of personal and real property.