Job Description
Montgomery College, Germantown Campus, is seeking candidates for a
Part-Time Librarian II position. The work schedule is days/20 hours
a week, Monday – Thursday, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This is a
non-bargaining, exempt, grade 29 position. Occasional schedule
adjustments may be requested. Montgomery College promotes and
creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic
tenets of fairness, belonging, and inclusiveness.
The primary responsibilities of this role are to provide
professional research assistance and a wide range of information
services to library users, who are students, faculty, staff and
community patrons. This includes providing formal instruction in
the classroom, as well as individual instruction (one-on-one), on
information literacy topics. The position also provides leadership
coordination for one or more of the Research and Teaching
division’s strategic projects each year, which may include
designing ways to access activities or the use of library resources
through reporting and other statistical means.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Perform outreach with faculty and academic departments/units to
foster effective relationships for creating dynamic learning
strategies in support of the curriculum and specific student needs
in a variety of courses and stages of student development.
Familiarize themselves with the needs, attitudes, and internal
operations of the academic departments in which they liaise.
Work with librarian supervisor and liaison team to establish
and maintain relationships and outreach methods while learning
about programs and curricula for assigned academic departments and
planning for their growth and change accordingly.
Attend departmental meetings.
Form relationships and regularly communicate with faculty in
their assigned academic department(s).
Recommend titles (books, media, reference, eBooks) for
purchase.
Work to accommodate requests and needs at each campus and in
each academic area, and collaborate on displays and events with
access services staff as needed.
Lead at least one strategic initiative each academic year
aligned with the Research & Teaching Division's goals.
Participate in planning and priority setting for the Research
and Teaching Division's annual goals and priorities.
Commit to professional development opportunities (internal and
external), by participating in conferences, seminars, and
professional meetings that enhance their knowledge in current
professional librarianship practices, and to learn and develop new
skills that will improve library services and fulfill unit goals
and objectives.
Stay up to date and watch for job related trends in the library
profession by reading professional journals, listservs, blogs,
etc., in order to maintain and update skills with the latest
hardware and software products, trends and their practical use in
an information seeking environment.
Attend internal workshops and classes to learn new skills,
deepen already existing skills, or to learn about overall College
goals and objectives.
Maintain a high level of proficiency with electronic and print
resources in a constantly evolving information and technology
environment to include web-based social media and networked
technologies to enable delivery of real-time reference and distance
instructional services.
Maintain and update skills with the latest hardware and
software products, trends, and their practical use in an
information seeking environment.
Maintain proficiency in use of web-based, social media, and
networked technologies to deliver real-time reference and distance
instructional service.
Create and maintain online library guides using an extensible
web-based platform.
Maintain high level of interpersonal, intercultural, and
intergenerational communication skills required to reach a diverse
user population.
Participate on library committees, task groups, or
subcommittees in support of goals and objectives surrounding the
Library Master Plan and Research and Teaching goals and special
projects; and/or participate on college governance or college
committees with faculty and staff, and/or planning events with
faculty from other departments to establish relationships that
promote library services and resources.
Support library employees by sharing knowledge and encouraging
their development, in order to build relationships and strengthen
collaboration within and between library units.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in library/information science (MLS, MSLS,
MLIS, etc.).
- Three years of progressively responsible professional library
experience in a functional area or specialized services in
academic, research, or public library.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of library science as
applied to the operation of academic libraries.
- Professional experience using research tools in an online
environment such as Internet browsers, Library Management Systems
and current W2 applications, as well as professional experience
with basic Microsoft Office Software.
- Ability to instruct and assist students in the use of library
resources.
- Excellent teamwork and leadership skills, strong listening
skills and proficiency at conducting reference interviews.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of library science as
applied to the operation of academic libraries.
- The equivalent combination of education, training,
certification and/or experience that provides the required
knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the
job may be considered.
Hiring Range: $35.71-$46.42 per hour. Initial salary placement for
new hires falls between the minimum and midpoint of the range and
is based on relevant candidate experience and internal equity. The
maximum salary for this position is $57.14 per hour.
Application Process:
- Click Here to apply online
- For consideration, you must include dates of
employment in your application or attachment; and submit a
cover letter
- Interviewees will be asked to conduct a teaching
demonstration as part of the interview process.
- For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your
education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized
evaluation service, must be included in your application.
- Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in the
United States and not require employer visa sponsorship.
For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education
equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation
service, must be included in your application.
As a condition of employment, the following are required at the
time of hire:
- Successful completion of a background check and degree
verification (if applicable).
- Participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan
(Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position).
If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement
System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System
plan at Montgomery College and may have earn ings restrictions,
per state law.
Our
benefits package includes: generous paid
vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal
benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational
assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness
programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.
If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the
job application or interview process, please contact Human
Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or
HRSTM@montgomerycollege.edu . We require at least two
weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested
accommodation.
Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to
promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty,
and staff.
Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-free
workplace.
Closing DateOpen Until Filled
