Instructor, CC (Librarian) (0082285)

Title: Instructor, CC (Librarian)

Position Number: 0082285

Hiring Unit: Academic Affairs

Location: Windward Community College

Date Posted: February 13, 2025

Closing Date: March 3, 2025

Salary Information: C2C11, $6,030/month.  Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Monthly Type: 11 Month

Tenure Track: Tenure

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Other Conditions: To begin April 2025, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements.   Position may be converted from 11- to 9-month, and vice versa, based on operational needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Under general supervision of the Head Librarian, provides general reference and information services.
2. Provides both in-person and virtual class instruction in the use of library and information resources.
3. Provides leadership in shaping and coordinating the library instruction program, including collecting, compiling, and assessing meaningful library instruction data.
4. Performs planning, development, evaluation and incorporation of new technologies.
5. Designs materials to facilitate access to Library resources, enhance critical thinking, and promote information literacy on campus.
6. Maintains and develops the Library webpage.
7. Responsible for collection development and evaluation of books and online resources for one or more academic subject areas.
8. Participates in departmental faculty and administrative committees, community service, professional and self-development activities.  Assignments may include evening and weekend hours, and off-campus locations.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualification

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) or equivalent Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Experience in providing information literacy instruction in a variety of modalities; as well as experience in developing library instruction materials.
2. Knowledge of the Academic & College Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.
3. Professional library experience in reference services, collection development and management, and assessment.
4. Knowledge of and/or experience in using a variety of library and information resources in a post-secondary environment.
5. Experience with library information management systems, such as the ExLibris Alma/Primo VE library system.
6. Knowledge of web design, HTML, or LibGuides.
7. Ability to adapt to, evaluate and use emerging information technologies.
8. Ability to work individually and collaboratively with all levels of faculty, staff, and students with diverse academic abilities and skills.
9. Possesses effective written and oral communication skills.
10. Familiarity with and commitment to the mission and philosophy of community colleges.

To Apply:  Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following required documents:

1. Resume;
2. Cover letter indicating how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications of the position; and
3. Graduate and/or undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position.  (Copies of transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.  Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted.  Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted).  Documents issued from an institution outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA.  Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.  

Please REDACT references to birth date and Social Security number on submitted documents.  Letters of recommendation attesting to job performance and personal character are optional.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.  Applications are deemed incomplete if materials are unreadable.  Materials submitted become property of the College and will not be returned.  All minimum qualifications must be met by effective date of hire.  

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Inquiries:  Windward Community College Human Resources Office, 808-235-7404.

Windward Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, or disability in its programs and activities.  For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please contact:  Human Resources Manager, EEO Coordinator, Title IX Deputy for Employees at 808-235-7404; Title IX Coordinator at 808-235-7468; Section 504 Coordinator at 808-235-7472.

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status.  For more information, visit:  https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

 Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.
 
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