Special Collections Librarian Ii - Phoenix, United States - City of Phoenix

City of Phoenix

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Phoenix, United States

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job ID
5412- Location
Professional & Supervisory

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

ABOUT THIS POSITION:

The Phoenix Public Library is looking for a Special Collections Librarian II to provide leadership and assistance in managing the special collections team.

This team works with collections that deliver unique Burton Barr-only service: The Arizona Room, Rare Book Room, Government Documents, and Central Gallery.

This position will work with, and report to, the Librarian III- Adult Services Special Collections Manager at Burton Barr Central Library.

This position takes an active role in Special Collections, including: programming, collection maintenance, reference, exhibits and working with other city departments to meet special requests.

Librarian IIs perform professional library work and be responsible for providing innovative and creative approaches to goal setting, planning, customer service, information services, readers advisory, and systemwide committee work.

The Librarian II job duties consist of challenging and complex professional library work ranging in all ages of service. Supervision is exercised over professional, paraprofessional level staff.

This position requires a high aptitude for technology, time management and knowledge of the principles and practices of archival work.

Work includes performing technical and varied administrative and professional assignments.

Responsibilities include and not limited to:

Maintaining local history library collection,
Handling rare and fragile objects in the Rare Book Room and Arizona Room collections.
Working with multiple city departments, art organizations, local scholars, creatives, and heritage institutions.
Creating and presenting library programs based upon materials within the collection.
Ongoing digitization efforts within local history library collection, including digital asset management and metadata creation.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

Commitment to promoting a positive work environment through focusing on exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
Knowledge of principles and practices of public libraries.
The ability to provide reference and customer assistance through digital means.
Essential work functions include the use of Office 365 and cloudbased systems.

SALARY:

Pay Range:
$54,454.40 to $93,121.60 annually.

Hiring Range:
$54,454.40 to $72,966.40 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
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.

BENEFITS:

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:
Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,
- for more details: Pension Information

401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
Dental, vision, and life insurance options
Employer paid longterm disability
Free Bus/light rail pass
Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12month period
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

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Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's degree in library science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution.
OR a Master's degree in an information science field such as business, education, humanities, science, or social science.
Two years of progressively responsible library experience, Including one year of professional library work.
Working irregular hours such as weekends and evenings may be required.
The City job description can be found here.
Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage. For information regarding prescreening and driving positions,

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus: