Library & Archives Professional 4

State of Washington•Pierce County - Gig Harbor, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) is seeking a knowledgeable and service-oriented Library and Archives Professional 4 (LAP4) to join our team and play a vital role in supporting constitutional legal access rights for incarcerated individuals. As a key member of the Statewide DOC Legal Library System, the Library and Archives Professional 4 serves as the facility’s subject matter expert for legal access services. This position applies advanced professional knowledge to provide incarcerated individuals with access to legal resources, research materials, and information necessary to support legal case preparation and personal legal matters in accordance with constitutional requirements and Department of Corrections policies. The LAP4 is responsible for delivering high-quality legal library services that promote access, fairness, and accountability while fostering a respectful and inclusive environment. Through expert guidance, resource management, and customer-focused support, this position helps individuals effectively navigate legal research processes and obtain the information needed to address their legal concerns. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to professionalism, integrity, and public service while supporting agency initiatives and contributing to the Department’s mission of improving public safety and positively changing lives.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in office/clerical, secretarial, bookkeeping, accounting, or general administrative work
Formal education may substitute year for year for experience

Nice To Haves

Four years’ experience in the functional operations of a library and/or archives including at least one year at the senior level or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Processing and maintaining records of law library materials and delivery of law library services
Ensuring access to the law libraries is maintained in accordance with DOC Directives, Policy, and local Operational Memorandums
Providing research resources and resolving research inquiries
Monitoring researchers to assure adherence to collections use and security procedures
Guiding researchers to other sources for records, publications, and information
Responding to inquiries from incarcerated individuals, staff and other DOC law libraries
Providing resources for researching case law, etc. and remaining knowledgeable about legal, departmental, and institutional changes affecting operation of the law library and other incarcerated individual legal access procedures
Providing access to legal photocopy services for legal pleading and/or exhibits and opportunities to send legal mail
Providing services for e-filing to the Courts
Ensuring timely responses to requests from individuals housed in segregation unit for information, materials and books
Providing instruction and information to incarcerated individuals pertaining to the use of the legal resource computers and visit cell fronts as needed during periods of restricted movement lockdowns
Providing direction to the incarcerated population on services of the law library
Inspecting and processing legal mail
Scheduling time in-between movement periods when the law libraries are closed to assist with legal requests in maximum custody and infirmary areas
Planning, organizing, and supervising the day-to-day operations of the assigned facility’s law library services
Supervising, training and evaluating incarcerated individual law clerks in their assigned work areas
Other duties as assigned