Librarian (Digital Services Librarian)

Salary Range

Work Calendar

9 Months

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $ billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

Campus Statement

(PC) welcomed its first students as one of the first institutions of higher education in Maricopa County on September 13, 1920. PC's founders envisioned the College as a place of inclusion as a non-segregated institution. In 1962, the (MCCCD) was established, with PC as the flagship institution. MCCCD is now one of the largest community college districts in the nation.

PC serves an ethnically diverse student population and is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) with over 17,000 students. PC proudly champions the values of equity, integrity, and community. The majority of PC students are part-time, first-generation students seeking career and technical education or university transfer. PC is nationally recognized as a institution for intentionally serving Latino students and demonstrating positive student outcomes.

With more than , Phoenix College embraces a approach to ensure quality teaching and learning. We strive to prepare students to meet their unique goals — university transfer, career training and advancement, and lifelong learning. Join our top-tier faculty and staff as we innovate and lead in higher education.

Benefits

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

• 16 paid observed holidays
• ) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid, sick, and personal time (if applicable)
• Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Flexible work schedules
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program: Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services Diabetes Empowerment Education Program Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Wondronline program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more Pre-Retirement Events
• (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the Department of Education after qualifying).
• 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)

Job Summary

The Phoenix College Library is in search of a team member who possesses digital and instructional expertise, ready to join us in our mission to enhance learning experiences for our students. We provide contextualized information literacy instruction, share reference responsibilities in both face-to-face and online settings, and seamlessly integrate library resources and services throughout our students’ learning environments.

During our transition from the old Integrated Library System (ILS) to the library services platform Alma Primo VE, our Digital Services Librarian will play a key role. They will help implement a course reading tool, Leganto, and oversee the management of our LibGuides CMS within Canvas, as part of the broader effort across all MCCCD Libraries.

Essential Functions

• Manages digital learning assets such as LibGuides, YouTube Channel, Canvas Commons modules, and partners with learning management administrators to optimize library resource availability in the course management system (Canvas).
• Designs, delivers, and assesses contextualized information literacy instruction to a diverse population in a variety of modalities.
• Promotes library resources and services through campus partnerships and outreach to diverse populations and users of all levels.
• Provides reference services.
• Assists with collection development in support of curriculum and student needs.
• Participates collaboratively in ad hoc workgroups and assists with special projects as needed.
• Supports Learning College philosophy and principles.
• Engages with college community through service and takes initiative to spark inter-campus collaboration
• Requires a sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
  

Minimum Qualifications

A Master’s degree or higher from a college or university program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) in the area of Library and Information Studies, Information Studies, Library and Information Science, Library Science, Information Resources and Library Science, or Information Science.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience leveraging digital tools and platforms in the context of information-rich instructional content ( OER, LibGuides, Leganto, LTIs, H5P)
• Experience managing components of a library services platform ( Alma Primo VE) or managing a discovery tool and link resolver/proxy authentication
• Recent experience serving in both in-person and remote settings to provide reference and research consultations with diverse populations of learners at all levels, preferably in an academic library setting
• Resource management experience with subscription databases and ebooks ( EbscoHost, GALE, ProQuest, etc.), including vendor relations, licensing, and usage data
• Two (2) or more years teaching, planning lessons, and assessing student learning outcomes in K-12, college, or adult learner environments
• Experience working collaboratively as part of a team to innovate and problem-solve

Special Working Conditions

• May be requested to work evenings and weekends
• May be required to lift or carry up to 25lbs
• May be required to sit/stand for a prolonged period of time; viewing a computer monitor
• Unofficial transcripts must be included in order to be considered for this position