Waterbury, CT CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT OPEN
COMPETITIVE EXAM # 2095 OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR: LIBRARIAN II SALARY: $22.665~ $30.164
/ hr. (NOTE: New hires start at the beginning of the range) FRINGE BENEFITS: Choose from two available health insurance plans (employee contributions vary) Prescription Drug Rider, Dental Plan, Group Life Insurance for Individual; Retirement Plan; paid Holidays;
paid Vacation; paid Sick Leave; Personal Days. LAST DAY FOR FILING APPLICATIONS Applications,
which may be obtained by visiting our website at www.waterburyct.org
or at the Civil Service Office,
Chase Municipal Building, 236 Grand St., Waterbury, CT 06702 &
must be on file by 4:50 p.m. on: UNTIL SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED IMPORTANT: Veterans – Veteran’s
points will be awarded in accordance with the
Connecticut State Statute. Five (5) for non-disabled veterans, ten (10) for disabled
veterans. Proper documentation must be submitted
to the Personnel Director before
the date of the examination. Residents – Five (5) Residency points
shall be added in accordance with the amendment to the Civil Service
Ordinances dated March 18, 2011. Proper
documentation and proof of residence
must be submitted no later than the closing date for applications. EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative only) An employee
in this class is responsible for working at a professional level in one of these areas: Adult Circulation Service,
Young Adult Work, and Children’s Cataloging Incumbents may be responsible for supervision of subordinate employees; will receive general direction from Divisional Head or Department Head. Helps patrons
in the selection of books and other related
materials; conducts research
required to answer
questions in the specific subject
areas to which
assigned.(e.g., Circulation Service,
Young Adult Work, Adult Work;
Prepares booklists, bibliographies, reports, or public
relations information as needed; Reads and checks current book reviews, general and specialized, to be fully informed about currently published books and materials; Supervises the work of subordinates; Takes inventories; Keeps various statistics; Attends professional meetings and keeps informed of current trends and
professional techniques; Does related work as required. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Good
knowledge of professional library
science techniques and administration;
Good knowledge of methods of researching various
subject areas; Good knowledge
of classification; Ability
to keep informed about currently published
books and materials in one’s
assigned area for purposes
of ordering and collection development; Ability to learn a computerized circulation system; ability
to deal effectively with patrons and coworkers in an urban public
library; Good oral and written communication; Ability to teach subordinate staff and the public all aspects of current library
technologies. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION YOU MUST INDICATE ON YOUR APPLICATION THAT AS OF THE CLOSING DATE YOU
HAVE THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE: Graduation from an accredited college OR university with a Masters
Degree in Library Science with course work specifically related to library
automation and/or library technologies. YOU MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING
WITH YOUR APPLICATION:A copy of a College
Degree or College Transcripts. This position
is covered under the written agreement
between the City of Waterbury
and the White Collar Union. The Parts and Weights for this examination will be determined prior to conducting the exam. Individuals appointed shall be required to serve a working
test period which will be, in effect, the final phase
of the examination. APPEAL
PROCESS: An applicant may appeal a notice of not meeting the minimum qualifications (Civil Service Rules and Regulations, Section
3741, Subsection B, Article 9) to the Civil Service
Commission within seven (7) days
of receipt of such notice. Please
notify the Civil Service Office of a change in address. Notification will be mailed to the address written on
your application.THE CITY OF WATERBURY
IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 11-16-15 CL E.O.E.
M/F/D/V
