Librarian II

Arizona Department of Administration • Goodyear, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Librarian II leads a Resource Center at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville, connecting staff and incarcerated individuals with information, learning materials, and practical reentry support. The role coordinates access to legal and paralegal resources, assists with e-filing and document services, and provides notary services as needed. It also curates and organizes the collection, reviews materials for compliance with Publication Review standards, responds to research requests, and helps users make effective use of library resources.

The position trains and oversees inmate workers, tracks Resource Center use and services, promotes the center, and supports ADCRR goals. Additional work includes ordering approved materials, preparing reports and memos, attending meetings and training, assisting with onboarding newly hired complex librarians, and providing literature or other library materials to teachers as needed.

Requirements

• Valid Arizona driver’s license.
• Ability to work in a correctional setting.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures related to the assignment.
• Knowledge of library principles and practices, modern library tools and practices, and current cataloging standards, including original and copy cataloging.
• Knowledge of computers and software, including word processing, spreadsheets, library automation, and OPACs; file manipulation and backup; office equipment such as scanners, copiers, and printers; and conflict-resolution techniques.
• Skill in interpersonal relations, verbal and written communication, time management, organizational management, conflict resolution, customer service, and classifying and cataloging books and other resource materials.
• Ability to apply library principles, concepts, methodologies, operations, functions, and management techniques in a Correctional Resource Center; inventory, catalog, track, and organize resources; establish and maintain effective working relationships; keep the Resource Center neat, secure, and orderly; and learn and follow departmental policies and procedures.
• Must take a tuberculosis (TB) test during New Employee Orientation and annually thereafter.
• Newly hired State employees must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
• If driving or using a vehicle is an essential job function for State business, the stated driver’s license requirements apply.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Library Science or a related field is preferred.
• Preference for candidates with state service and customer-assistance experience.
• Office-management supervision, correctional, or library experience may substitute for education at a rate of one year of experience for one year of education, up to two years.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and facilitate legal and paralegal access; assist with e-filing access and distribution; document services and ensure they are timely; provide notary services as necessary.
• Catalog, index, and organize Resource Center materials, including books, newspapers, and magazines, and review materials for compliance with Publication Review standards.
• Provide access to materials useful for reentry and respond to inquiries for research materials.
• Train and oversee inmate workers; assist staff and incarcerated individuals with library resource use; track library use.
• Promote the Resource Center and support ADCRR goals; attend meetings and training; prepare reports and memos; and perform other appropriate assigned work.
• Assist in ordering library and resource materials in accordance with state and federal regulations, ADCRR policy, and procurement procedures.
• Provide training and onboarding assistance to newly hired complex librarians.
• Assist teachers by providing literature or other library materials as necessary.
• Perform other duties related to the position as assigned.

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child (pilot program).
• Medical, dental, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance options.
• Retirement program through the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS); enrollment eligibility becomes effective after 27 weeks of employment.
• Optional deferred compensation plans and credit union membership.
• Wellness program.
• Incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed