LIBRARIAN II
- 544335
- GOODYEAR
- DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
- Full-time
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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
REHABILIATION & REENTRY
Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.
LIBRARIAN II
Job Location:
Education Programs and Community Reentry Division
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - PERRYVILLE
2105 North Citrus Road
Goodyear, AZ 85395
https://corrections.az.gov/
Posting Details:
Salary: $22.38 / $46,552.00
Grade: 19
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Job Summary:
As a Librarian II, you'll lead a Resource Center that connects staff and incarcerated individuals with information, learning materials, and practical support for reentry. You'll coordinate access to legal and paralegal resources, assist with e-filing, document services, and provide notary services as needed.
You'll curate and organize the collection, review materials to ensure they meet Publication Review standards, and respond to research requests. You'll also train and oversee inmate workers, help staff, educators, and incarcerated individuals make effective use of library resources, and track the center's use and services.
Beyond daily library operations, you'll help promote the Resource Center and advance ADCRR goals. Your work will include ordering approved materials, preparing reports and memos, attending meetings and training, and assisting with onboarding for newly hired complex librarians.
Job Duties:
- Oversees and facilitates legal and paralegal access; assists with e-filing access and distribution; ensures services are documented and timely; provides notary services as necessary
- Catalogs, indexes, and organizes Resource Center materials, including books, newspapers, and magazines; reviews materials for compliance with Publication Review standards
- Provides access to materials useful for reentry
- Responds to inquiries for research materials
- Trains and oversees inmate workers; assists staff and inmates with library resource use; tracks library use
- Oversees and facilitates legal and paralegal access; assists with e-filing access and distribution; ensures services are documented and timely; provides notary services as necessary
- Catalogs, indexes, and organizes Resource Center materials, including books, newspapers, and magazines; reviews materials for compliance with Publication Review standards
- Provides access to materials useful for reentry
- Responds to inquiries for research materials
- Trains and oversees inmate workers; assists staff and inmates with library resource use; tracks library use
- Promotes the Resource Center and supports ADCRR goals; attends meetings and training; prepares reports and memos and performs other appropriate assigned work
- Assists in ordering library/resource materials in accordance with state/federal regulations, ADCRR policy, and procurement procedures
- Provides training and onboarding assistance to newly hired complex librarians
- Assists teachers by providing literature or other library materials as necessary
- Performs other duties related to the position as assigned
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge of:
- Laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures related to the assignment
- Library principles and practices
- Modern library tools and practices
- Current cataloging standards, including original and copy cataloging
- Computers and software, including word processing, spreadsheets, library automation, and OPACs
- File manipulation and backup
- Office equipment, such as scanners, copiers, and printers
- Conflict-resolution techniques
Skill in:
- Interpersonal relations
- Verbal and written communication
- Time management
- Organizational management
- Conflict resolution
- Customer service
- Classifying and cataloging books and other resource materials
Ability to:
- Work in a correctional setting
- Apply library principles, concepts, methodologies, operations, functions, and management techniques in a Correctional Resource Center
- Inventory, catalog, track, and organize resources
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Keep the Resource Center neat, secure, and orderly
- Learn and follow departmental policies and procedures
Selective Preference(s):
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Library Science or a related field. Preference for candidates with state service and customer-assistance experience
- Office-management supervision, correctional, or library experience may substitute for education at a rate of one year of experience for one year of education, up to two years.
Pre-Employment Requirements:
- Valid Arizona driver's license
- In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver's License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Benefits:
We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Retirement:
- Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
- Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment
- Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
Contact Us:
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.