LIBRARY & RESOURCE SPECIALIST (LIBRARIAN II)

Arizona Department of Administration • Safford, AZ

2d • $46,552 - $46,552 • Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a Library & Resource Specialist to manage and support the Resource Center operations within a prison complex. This role is ideal for individuals with experience in libraries or bookstores, or teachers with library experience.

Requirements

• Knowledge of library laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of professional and modern library tools, principles and practices
• Knowledge of modern library practices and current original and copy cataloging standards
• Knowledge of computers and various software programs, including word processing, spreadsheets, and library automation or OPACs (cataloging and circulation programs, file manipulation and backup)
• Knowledge of operation of standard office equipment, including scanners, copiers, and printers
• Knowledge of principles and practices of inmate management and supervision
• Skill in verbal and written communication
• Skill in organizational and time management
• Skill in conflict resolution
• Skill in customer service
• Skill in classifying and cataloging books and other resource materials
• Ability to work in a correctional environment
• Ability to possess professional knowledge of all aspects of library principles, concepts, methodologies, and management techniques and able to apply them in a correctional Resource Center
• Ability to inventory, catalog, track, and organize resource materials
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships
• Ability to maintain the Resource Center in a neat, secure, and orderly fashion
• Ability to learn and adhere to department policies and procedures
• Must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks if driving is an essential function.
• Must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Library Science or related field
• Experience in state service and providing customer services
• Experience in office management supervision and/or corrections or a library may be substituted at the rate of 1 (one) year of education up to 2 (two) years

Responsibilities

• Oversees, facilitates, and provides, as necessary and in a timely manner, legal and paralegal access, notary services, assists with e-filing access and distribution, and ensures services are documented
• Catalogs, indexes, and organizes Resource Center materials including books, newspapers, and magazines, and reviews these materials to ensure they meet Publication Review standards
• Provides access to materials useful for reentry
• Responds to inquiries for research materials
• Trains and oversees a resident workforce in carrying out a variety of Resource Center functions
• Assists and tracks staff and inmates' use of library resources
• Promotes Resource Center to support ADCRR’s goals
• Attends meetings and trainings
• Prepares reports and memos
• Assists in ordering library/resource materials as approved by the state/federal regulations and ADCRR policy and procurement procedures
• Provides training and onboarding assistance to newly hired librarians
• Assists teachers by providing literature or other library materials as necessary
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
• Exceptional retirement program
• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level