Instruction Librarian

South College invites capable, energetic, outgoing, applicants who are focused on transforming lives of our customers/students!  At South College, you will help implement our strategy of “Where Dreams Find Direction!”  We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning with over 10,000 students covering 7 campuses and Online learning sites, offering a myriad of undergraduate and graduate healthcare programs for our students.

In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture. 

Obligations of the Instruction Librarian:

A. Hours: 40 hours per week as scheduled with Supervisor.

B. Instructional Services:

• Conducts orientations for new library users to explain services, resources, and policies.
• Plans and conducts training sessions for library users on services and resources.
• Produces and maintains instructional guides to library resources as needed or as requested by the Head Librarian.
• Produces and maintains research guides as needed or as requested by the Head Librarian.

C. Reference and User Services:

• Provides reference services at the service desk. May include evening and weekend work.
• Provides online reference services through the library reference system. May include evening and weekend work.
• Assists library users in the use of print and electronic research tools.
• Assists library users with research requests.
• Assists students with student copiers, printers, and computers.
• Assists faculty and staff in the use of the library audiovisual equipment.
• Maintains familiarity with the library collection and resources.
• Performs circulation duties such as check in and check out of library items and maintaining accurate circulation statistics.

D. Collection Development:

• Communicates with assigned academic department(s) for collection development, and for the promotion with development of new user services and online initiatives.
• Participates in collection management, evaluation, weeding and preservation decisions for assigned subject areas.
• Recommends print and electronic materials to be added to assigned subject areas using standard selection tools.

E. Supervisory Duties:

• Supervises and trains clerks and work study students in various library duties.
• Assigns clerical duties to clerks and work study students as needed.

F. Other Duties:

• Collects data for statistical analysis and reports; prepares for submission to Head Librarian.
• Assists with cataloging and materials processing as needed.
• Participates in yearly inventory.
• Performs other related duties as required.

G. Other Duties as Deemed Necessary by Supervisor 

Education: Minimum Master's Degree in Library Science