"Associate Librarian (Part-Time Pool)"

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Associate Librarian (Part-Time Pool)
Ventura County Community College District

Salary: Part-time faculty with non-classroom assignments are paid between $3,209 and $4,146 per semester per 10% load.

Job Type: Part-Time Faculty

Job Number: 2025-00543

Location: Districtwide (Ventura County CA), CA

Department: Districtwide

Description

We are accepting applications on an on-going basis for future consideration for part-time instructors in this discipline at any of our three colleges (Oxnard, Moorpark, and Ventura). Applications submitted to this pool will be kept on file for the Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026 semesters and may be considered if a vacancy becomes available within the academic year.

If you have applied to previous pools in this discipline, you will need to apply to this pool to continue to be considered.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
Under the general direction of a dean, an Associate Librarian is responsible for providing reference, instruction, collection development, access services, technical services, and outreach to students, faculty, and staff.

WHO WE ARE
The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD's three colleges - Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College - offer programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; career technical training, basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.

Representative Duties

• Provide reference assistance to students, faculty, and staff. E
• Teach research methods, information literacy, bibliographic and library instruction sessions to students and other patrons in one-on-one, classroom, and distance mediated instructional settings. E
• Collaborate with faculty with regard to student assignments, collection needs, and integration of information literacy into the college curriculum. E
• Perform original cataloging of library materials in all formats; integrate online journals and e-books into the library catalog; assist lower-level staff with copy cataloging on an as needed basis. E
• Design and produce research guides, information literacy tutorials, program reports, and other resources in print, web-based and multimedia formats. E
• Plan and coordinate collection development activities, including analysis, acquisition, selection, deselection, vendor interaction, and budget allocation to ensure the subject collection meets curriculum needs. E
• Coordinate the purchase of print and non-print library materials and resources in collaboration with faculty within each discipline. E
• Assist in grant proposal writing and post-award documentation. E
• Research, promote and implement interactive multimedia such as technology mediated instruction, interactive video conferencing, and other emerging instructional technologies. E
• Participate in the development and implementation of library policies and procedures; participate in the program review process for the library. E
• Evaluate the collection and coordinate activities related to removing books from the collection with input from faculty; evaluate the usefulness of donated materials. E
• Promote library resources and services to faculty, students, and campus groups; plan and present library tours. E
• Plan and implement library-oriented programming, such as displays, library events, etc. E
• Attend and participate in department, division, campus, and district meetings and committees; may participate in articulation and matriculation related activities. E
• Collaborate with other library faculty on a regular basis to develop, assess, and revise, as appropriate, measurable student learning outcomes. E
• Provide work direction to student workers.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

E = Essential Duties

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must possess the minimum qualifications for the discipline as approved by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and defined in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook.

Master's in library science, library and information science, OR the equivalent*; OR possession of a valid California Community College Teaching Credential appropriate to the discipline.

All coursework must be from a recognized accredited college or university.

Supplemental Information

SELECTION PROCESS If a vacancy in this discipline becomes available at one of the campuses, the applications in this pool will be reviewed by the hiring department...

APPLICATION PROCEDURE All applicants, including previous and current VCCCD employees, must submit... (detailed list of required documents)

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/vcccd/jobs/4874772/associate-librarian-part-time-pool