Student Success Librarian

Kilgore College • Kilgore, TX

10d • $49,901 • Onsite

About The Position

This position works closely with students, faculty, staff and public patrons to provide library services. Great communication skills and patience to work at the patron’s pace are essential. Nights and weekends are required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited program
• High level of technical/digital skills with teaching experience
• Positive attitude
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Must be able to work in a typical office environment, including appropriate computer skills

Responsibilities

• Reference duties including awareness of changes in content of databases, assisting students from The Writing Studio, and answering Ask-A-Librarian questions
• Open/Close library as scheduled
• Support student & part-time workers including: screen students to hire, communicate with Work-Study personnel and HR, develop work schedule, train, and supervise
• Manage library social media accounts, events, and decorations
• Library instruction classes, in-person and virtual
• Create and update library tutorial videos
• Teaching individual students how to navigate physical and digital library resources, information and digital literacy, AI usage, and other subjects as needed
• Training students & PT workers, including proper shelving techniques, database fundamentals, and ensuring library assistants comprehend policies and procedures
• Assist in weeding the collection
• Interlibrary loan service using OCLC WMS ILL system and maintain statistics
• Assist dual credit students with available resources, helping with logging in, demonstrating how to use resources, and establishing user accounts
• Create library surveys, analyze and share survey results
• Assist technical services cataloging new materials, withdrawing materials, covering and repairing books
• Keep statistics on library instruction, interlibrary loan, reference questions, books covered and repaired
• Review and advise on policies and procedures manual
• Review and advise on database subscriptions
• Manage patrons
• Other duties as assigned
• Be available to work as needed to ensure all library hours are covered

Benefits

• 36-hour work week for a healthy work life balance as well generous paid leave time.
• Health, life, and income protection insurance are provided.
• An excellent retirement program through the Teacher Retirement System or Optional Retirement Plan ‘ORP’.
• Full Time employees have free use of the college’s recreational/fitness facilities.
• Full Time employees are eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) after 10 years of service.
• Tuition scholarships are for the employee and dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees