Job Description

Job Title Librarian II - Children Services, Grade 24
Location
Organization Name Department of Public Libraries
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CLOSING DATE: September 12, 2023

THIS RECRUITMENT WILL GENERATE A 6-MONTH ELIGIBLE LIST TO FILL CURRENT AND FUTURE VACANCIES FOR THE CHILDREN\'S POSITIONS AT ALL BRANCH LOCATIONS WITHIN MCPL

(MCPL) is seeking a highly motivated, community-oriented and collaborative Public Services Librarians to provide excellent customer service and equalize opportunity for Montgomery County residents.

MCPL Librarians perform a variety of professional programs and services reflective of, and responsive to community needs and assets. Librarians develop and deliver inclusive and equitable, community-led programs and services. These positions represent MCPL within the community, building collaborative relationships, programs, and services in partnership with community members and organizations. Librarians also help to manage MCPL materials to meet the educational, recreational and information needs of the community. These positions provide customers with basic technological and in-depth informational assistance.

Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Additional multi-lingual pay may be available after successfully passing a multilingual examination.

About Montgomery County Library System:

MCPL has a vision of a world where knowledge allows diverse communities to prosper and grow. To support this vision, we create opportunities through meaningful connections by acting as the knowledge sharing center for over 1 million diverse customers.

Approximately 500 engaged and passionate staff provide services in 21 library locations and in community engagement using direct outreach and virtual assistance. MCPL is an open, inviting, and vital gateway to the information, ideas and enrichment that strengthens our county. A diverse, highly qualified staff continually assesses community needs and interests to support, encourage and inspire our customers.

MCPL believes in the right of all to learn and to grow. We value intellectual freedom, accountability, quality service, diversity, fairness, professional ethics, integrity of information and respect for our customers, our community, and ourselves. We are a learning organization that functions openly by exploring new ideas and using the collective talent, knowledge, and creativity of employees at all levels.

The Montgomery County Library System is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. MCPL values diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and cultures. MCPL encourages BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), immigrants, women, LGBTQIA+, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. As part of this commitment, MCPL provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position.

Successful Candidates will:

• Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in public service.
• Value building collaborative relationships with community members and organizations, as well as colleagues across MCPL.
• Be responsive to the emerging needs of Montgomery County residents, developing and delivering programs and services that reflect the unique needs of diverse populations.
• Be an effective communicator, customer service oriented, and committed public servant.
• Provide exemplary service to all library customers.
• Be task-oriented in leading a team to fulfill projects, operations, and services.
• Value problem solving and strategizing solutions.
• Advocate for Children\'s Services by effectively communicating across a variety of mediums with your colleagues and to various communities.
• Create and organizes procedures, workflows, and processes that support daily performance of a library.
• Steer collaborative efforts within a team and through partnerships.
• Readily grasp new technologies and platforms.
• Be proficient in presenting and mentoring others on children\'s programming.

Essential Duties/Major Responsibilities:

• Promoting and supporting MCPL\'s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion values with staff and customers. Centering the experiences of people and communities who are most affected by structural inequities when engaging in programming, partnerships, and information services work.
• Managing a branch collection.
• Connecting children from birth through middle school with materials and resources via in-person and over the telephone.
• Serving on a branch Leadership Team.
• Regularly develop and present programming, especially story times.
• Utilizing new technologies and platforms.
• Serving on committees, and workgroups for projects, and initiatives for the library system.
• Leading branch in collection development, analysis, and maintenance, and making recommendations to the manager.
• Serving as a subject matter expert on early literacy.

All Librarian II positions will include day, evening, and weekend hours.

The anticipated hiring salary range for this position is: $70,119 - $91,193.

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant\'s responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County\'s "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff\'s office) are subject to the County\'s ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the website.
Minimum Qualifications

Education: Master\'s degree in Library Science or Library Information Science from a college or university accredited by the American Library Association.

Experience: Two (2) years of professional experience as a librarian in a public library system comparable to Montgomery County\'s system.

Licensure: Employees will be responsible for maintaining appropriate level of Continuing Education Units (Contact Hours) to sustain State licensure requirements for this position.

Equivalency: No equivalency applies.
Preferred Criteria

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas: * Experience planning and organizing a service or project.

• Experience maintaining a collection in a public, school, or community college library setting.
• Experience providing a variety of library services and resources primarily to children from birth to middle school, their parents, and caregivers in a school, community college or public library setting.
• Experience providing story time responsibilities.
• Experience applying early literacy techniques and research, in a school, community college or public library setting.

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