Reference Librarian

San Bernardino Valley College is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority of our students identifying themselves as either African American/Black or Latinx. At the heart of the Inland Empire, SBVC is a driving factor to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our communities. We are seeking an individual to join our Campus Library department that is fully committed to transformational, culturally responsive education in a collegial and collaborative student-centered environment.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: This posting is to fill one (1) full-time, tenure track Reference Librarian position.

Under the direction of the Library manager, this position will provide reference service and research assistance at the Library Reference Desk. Conduct library orientations, tours and other instruction sessions. Assist in collection development in assigned subject areas, collaborating with teaching faculty. Participate in professional and co-curricular activities (committees, student activities, shared governance, etc.). Could teach in the Library Technology AA degree and certificate program. Participate in appropriate professional development and other divisional activities. Faculty positions may require work to be performed during evenings and/or weekends.

We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

• Understand the importance of educators being held accountable for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices.
• Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility.
• Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference.
• Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive.
• Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.
• Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s in Library Science

OR

Library and Information Science

OR

the equivalent*

*If you believe to have the experience equivalent to the minimum qualifications for an academic position, you may request a determination of equivalency by completing a District Request for Equivalency form and provide supporting documentation as appropriate.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Reference services: recent experience as a reference librarian in an academic library, with an emphasis on helping students with research, technology, online learning, and college resources.
   
   
2. Library instruction: recent experience in library instruction in a variety of settings and formats and in the design of instructional materials.
   
   
3. Teaching experience: recent experience in teaching and curriculum design in a distance-learning environment.
   
   
4. OER/ZTC: recent experience in the curation of Open Educational Resources (OER) and support of Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) programs.
   
   
5. Technology: facility and familiarity with existing and emerging technologies to enhance library services and instruction, for example, LibGuides, Microsoft Office, Google suite, learning management systems, design software, etc.
   
   
6. Student-centered focus: demonstrated familiarity with and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, disability, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Physical Demands: The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an educational setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, climb, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift >60 pounds, carry, push, and/or pull up to 20 pounds; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment. Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Work Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting with frequent interruptions and distractions; extended periods of time viewing computer monitor; possible exposure to dissatisfied individuals. In some and/or all classrooms/library, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.

The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:

• Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
• Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)
• Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment
• Employment verification(s) (for salary placement on faculty salary schedule)
• Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details). 

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District’s Administrative Procedures and Board Policies.