Library Associate - Quinebaug Valley Community College
(Special Appointment/Educational Assistant Position - CCP 14) (12
month, non-tenure track). Quinebaug Valley Community College is a public
two-year college supported by the State of Connecticut and governed by
the Board of Regents. The College is accredited by NEASC and is one of
17 institutions in the Connecticut State Colleges and University (CSCU)
system. QVCC is located in the Northeastern corner of the state, a rural
and beautiful part of Connecticut and New England.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Library Associate performs
multiple library functions in the library, which provides library
services to students, faculty and citizens of the communities served by
the College. These library services may include: circulation;
acquisitions; reserves; on-line copy cataloging; library promotion;
basic reference and readers’ advisory. Incumbents may provide coverage
of the library during assigned periods.
QUALIFICATIONS: The Library Associate is required to
have: demonstrated ability to perform one or more functional areas of
librarianship at a beginning professional level of competence;
demonstrated ability to train and guide library support staff; strong
information technology literacy skills; excellent communication,
presentation, and interpersonal skills; the ability to interact
collegially with students, faculty, staff, and highly diverse
communities; ability to work independently and in a team environment;
basic understanding of current issues, trends, and technologies
impacting higher education and academic libraries. These skills and
abilities typically are acquired through a combination of education,
training and experience which would include a bachelor’s degree, with
preference for Library Technical Science or a subject area related to
library services in the academic field, together with 0-3 years of
related experience; or a combination of education, training and
experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful
performance of the position’s essential duties.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Library Associate typically works
under the direction of a Director of Library Services or other
designated administrator. Technical or functional guidance may be
provided to the position by a Librarian. The position may be designated
to provide in-charge coverage of the library at established times. The
position is expected to have extensive relationships with students,
faculty and members of the public as well as the other staff members of
the library. These relationships emphasize the public service nature of
the library and, therefore, demand of the Library Associate a high
degree of courtesy, cooperation, and genuine interest in assisting
others in the pursuit of learning. The incumbent is expected to
collaborate with academic and student services departments to contribute
to attracting and retaining students.
Major Accountabilities: The Library Associate is
accountable for providing and overseeing helpful, efficient, courteous
service to the library’s patrons to support their use of the library’s
resources through effective performance in one or more of these
essential functional areas, as assigned: Circulation, Interlibrary Loan,
Technical Services, General Public Service & Library Promotion,
Training and Leading Staff. For more information about this positon,
including a full position description please see our website at: http://qvcc.edu/human-resources/employment-opportunities/
HOURS: Monday – Thursday: 12:00pm – 8:00pm; Friday: 8:30 – 2:00
SALARY: $45,787, plus state benefits
TO APPLY: EMAIL a completed Community College
application (Applications can be found on the QVCC Human Resources
website - http://qvcc.edu/human-resources/employment-opportunities/),
current résumé, letter of intent, unofficial college transcripts, and
the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to: Lois
Kelley, Human Resources Assistant at lkelley@qvcc.commnet.edu. Applications will be accepted until August 31, 2018.
PROTECTED GROUP MEMBERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
APPLY. Quinebaug Valley Community College does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or
expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past
history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability,
veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal
record in its programs or activities.
