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Library Technician

Library of Congress
9 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$63,940 - $63,940 USD yearly

Duties

The position is in the Library Collections and Services Group, Discovery and Preservation Services, Preservation Directorate, Preservation Services Division, Business Operations Support Section.

 As the Library Technician, you will:

  • Perform complex supporting work in a specialty area of collection materials preservation.
  • Perform physical handling of the microform collections.
  • Utilize established Library techniques and methods to track and apply appropriate labels, bar-code labels, security devices, and/or property stamps across the Library.
  • Determine and conducts more advanced quality review of the microform collections.
  • Determine which items need repair or reproduction.
  • Coordinate procedures for routing materials for repair, housing, binding, or reformatting.
  • Process a wide variety of library materials for analog or digital preservation actions.
  • Stay knowledge of bibliographic tools and procedures.
  • Resolve collection discrepancies and fixes record and holding errors.
  • Locate hard-to-find items.
  • Oversee inventory management by providing quality control for contractors and library staff.
  • Manage inquiries and liaisons by responding to non-routine questions regarding master microform collections and establish liaisons with custodial divisions to resolve collection problems.
  • Conduct searches for items with inaccurate or incomplete bibliographic, holding, and item records.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

The position description number for this position is 470537.

The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.

The incumbent of this position will work a Flexitime work schedule. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.

Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.


Requirements

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment

Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana. The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library. In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.

Qualifications

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
Knowledge of preservation techniques for library collection materials.**

Ability to identify, analyze and correct problems with library materials.**

Ability to perform inventory control.**

Ability to communicate and interact collaboratively with others.

Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing. 

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Although it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid at step one of the grade.

The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer. 

Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement.

Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation. For more information, please see:Vetting Process

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email ADA@loc.gov. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an appropriate certificate of eligibility when applying for this position. The proof or disability/certification may be issued by the State Vocational Rehabilitation Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant’s college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The letter must verify that the applicant has a severe disability and must be dated within three years of the date of the application.  Certification from health care providers are not accepted. For more information contact the Library's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at 202-707-6024 or email spp@loc.gov. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.


 The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service.

The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.

Initial permanent appointments to the Library of Congress require completion of a one-year probationary period. Probationary periods served at other Federal agencies do not count toward this requirement.

The Library of Congress may offer repayment for all or part of federally insured student loans. However, not all service units within the Library of Congress participates in the repayment of federally insured student loans. Therefore, determination to repay a federally insured student loan is subject to approval by the appropriate service unit.

A “Not to Exceed" (NTE) status is used to identify an appointment with a specific ending date. However, the Library has the right to separate a NTE employee at any time due to either performance issues or budget constraints.

Are you a veteran?  Please indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming in your application materials and/or applicant profile and provide the appropriate supporting documentation to validate your claim.  Those applying for 5-point preference must submit Member Copy 4 of your DD 214.  Those applying for 10-point preference must fill out an SF-15 (click here for the form) and provide the required documentation listed on the back of the form.  If required supporting documentation is not attached, Veterans' Preference will not be considered in the application process.
 

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.