Librarian
- Employer
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Feb 9, 2023
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Business & Management, Other Business & Management
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Librarian
HR EMPLOYMENT/CAREERS
Initial Review Date: 02/24/2023*
*Any complete applications received after the review date will only be forwarded to the hiring committee at their request.
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District is currently accepting applications for the faculty position of Librarian, Foothill College.
The Foothill - De Anza Community College District does not have a remote work policy. All employees are expected to be available to work in person and on-site per the requirement of the department.
Foothill - De Anza Community College District Mission Statement:
The mission of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District is student success. We are driven by an equity agenda and guided by core values of excellence, inclusion, and sustainability. Every member of our district contributes to a dynamic learning environment that fosters student engagement, equal opportunity, and innovation in meeting the various educational and career goals of our diverse students. We are committed to providing an accessible, quality undergraduate education dedicated to developing a broadly educated and socially responsible community that supports an equitable and just future for California.
Foothill College Mission Statement:
Believing a well-educated population is essential to sustaining and enhancing a democratic society, Foothill College offers programs and services that empower students to achieve their goals as members of the workforce, as future students, and as global citizens. We work to obtain equity in achievement of student outcomes for all California student populations, and are guided by our core values of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, transparency, forgiveness, and sustainability.
These core values are essential to authentic and sustainable institutional equity at Foothill College. Institutional equity is embedded not only in the college's Educational Master Plan and Strategic Vision for Equity but in its planning, hiring and evaluative processes.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE:
The Collection Development Librarian is responsible for building, managing, reviewing, evaluating, and promoting collections to support the teaching and learning mission of the college. The Collection Development librarian plays a leadership role in ensuring a robust, diverse, and high use collection. This position routinely communicates with stakeholders about the collections including raising awareness of new and existing resources, changes to resource access, and training and educational opportunities on library resources. This position works closely with colleagues across the library to ensure the collections reflect the needs and interests of users. The librarian prioritizes creating a diverse and inclusive collection and is committed to staying informed about trends, developments, and best practices related to collection development. Finally, the Librarian work closely with Technical Services and Public Services Staff to develop and document standard procedures and practices to maintain the accuracy of the library's materials records, ensure appropriate placement of materials within collections and that those materials both meet the library standards and are compatible with circulation procedures. This position also coordinates workflows to ensure that technical services operations are effective in delivering fast, quality processing of new materials. This position is physically based on campus with possible online work. Faculty are expected to engage in professional contributions on the Foothill campus throughout the academic year.
Standard duties expected of all Librarians include reference and instruction, development and evaluation of curricula, maintaining scheduled office hours, attending department and division meetings, pursuing professional growth activities, service on district and/or college committees, and performing other duties consistent with the role of a Faculty Librarian. Faculty also have the opportunity to participate in campus extra-curricular activities
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.
- Master's in library science, library and information science, OR the equivalent.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Three to five years of professional library experience in acquisitions and/or collection development, including collection development practices and current trends in selection, ordering, patron-driven programs, and vendor services.
- Experience in weeding projects and processes.
- Familiarity with developing and conducting collection audits.
- Proficiency with using a bibliographic utility, preferably OCLC, and an integrated library system, preferably Ex Libris Alma.
- Experience providing in-person and online reference services preferably using Springshare and in an academic library.
- Experience teaching instruction sessions or courses in Information Literacy in-person, online, and via video conferencing for a diverse student population.
- Evidence of both professional initiative and decision-making
experience in a highly collaborative, team-based
environment.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Environment:
Physical Abilities:
(Applicants should perform these physical abilities with or without reasonable accommodations)
APPLICATION PACKET:
If you wish to request equivalency for this position (if you believe you do not otherwise meet minimum qualifications via educational degree attainment as specified), you may submit the Request for Equivalency form. This form will need to be submitted with your application packet. You may either scan a hard copy of this form with your application packet or submit it as a Word document with your application packet. http://hr.fhda.edu/_downloads/Equivalency.pdf
Applicants will be REQUIRED to submit transcripts for salary placement purposes. Applicants who have international transcripts must obtain transcripts that are evaluated by an independent educational-equivalency evaluation company and obtain an English translation (if necessary). These services are to be done at the applicant's expense.
If any required application materials are omitted, the committee will not review your application packet. Application materials not required (including reference letters) for this position will not be accepted. For full-consideration, all application packets must be received by 11:59 pm on the closing date.
Please allow yourself ample time to complete your application and resolve any technical difficulties that may arise with your submission. We do not guarantee a response to application questions within 48 hours of the closing date. You may also visit our “Applicant Information” webpage to assist with technical difficulties at: http://hr.fhda.edu/careers/a-applicant-instructions.html
HIRING RANGE: $67,090.00 - $110,186.00 annually plus benefits; actual placement is based on applicant's verified education and experience.
For the complete Faculty Salary Schedule, go to:
https://hr.fhda.edu/_faculty-information.html
Excellent benefits package which includes medical coverage for employee and eligible dependents, dental, vision care, employee assistance program, long term disability, retirement benefits and basic life insurance. Other voluntary benefits are also available such as legal assistance, pet insurance, and long-term care. Faculty are also eligible for paid professional development leaves and stipends for educational and professional development.
For information on our benefits package that includes medical for employees and dependents, visit our web site: http://hr.fhda.edu/benefits/index.html
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Full-time, Tenure-track, 10-months per year
STARTING DATE: Fall 2023
Persons with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to complete the employment process must notify Employment Services no later than the closing date of the announcement.
The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S.
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District does not reimburse applicants for travel, lodging or any other costs incurred by applicant to attend interviews. All interviewing costs incurred will be the responsibility of the applicant.
For more information about our application process contact:
Employment Services
Foothill-De Anza Community College District
12345 El Monte Road
Los Altos Hills, California 94022
(650) 949-6217
Email: employment@fhda.edu
http://hr.fhda.edu/
This position will become Open Until Filled after the initial Closing Date. Any complete applications received while the position is Open Until Filled will be reviewed by the hiring committee only upon committee request.
To apply, visit https://fhda.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/1072?c=fhda
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