Assistant Librarian

Job Summary:

The Assistant Librarian provides support to students, faculty, and staff within the OCOM Library. Hours will vary depending on staff coverage needs.

Position start date: July 01, 2024

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Compile, maintain, and create statistical reports for library website, database, and electronic resource usage;
• Assists with maintenance of electronic resources, library catalog, and library website to promote and support academic, clinical, and research needs of OCOM;
• Provides reference services; answers reference questions in person, via telephone, email, and chat; provides instruction to students, faculty, and staff on the use of library resources;
• Assists in acquisitions, processing, and cataloging of library materials; places and fills interlibrary loan requests; 
• Identify, monitor, assess, and relay information about new and emerging technologies, including recommendations for adoption, management, and training;
• Perform circulation duties, such as processing interlibrary loans, maintaining course reserves, circulating materials, handling overdue materials;
• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, and students to identify opportunities for incorporating emerging technologies into teaching, learning, and research activities;
• Develop, promote, and assess library services and resources in response to the training, curriculum, and research needs of OCOM faculty, staff, students, and others;
• Identify learning and engagement opportunities to support student research and promote student success;
• Acts as departmental representative with faculty, staff and visitors in a professional, friendly manner at all times;
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and others;
• Network, collaborate, and actively participate in local, regional, and national organizations;
• Serve on/participate in college organizations, committees, task forces, and teams as appropriate, including library-level committees, task forces, and/or special projects;
• Administration of the library in the absence of the library director;
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited institution;
• Minimum three years of experience in an academic health science library;
• Excellent communication and customer service skills;
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Strong organizational skills; must be accurate and attentive to detail.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be local to the Orlando, FL area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience managing projects and deadlines;
• Demonstrated awareness of scholarly communication trends within higher education;
• Experience in the deployment and configuration of software applications;
• Experience with Integrated Library Systems, specifically Ex Libris’s Alma and Primo products;
• Experience in developing scripts to interact with application programming interfaces (APIs);
• Experience with web design and specifically, with Springshare products such as LibGuides; 
• Experience with Apple products and software
• Basic cataloging skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Benefits

• Pay Rate: $55,000/Annual Salary

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Professional development - continuing education opportunities to support your career growth.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.