Reference And Instructional Librarian (Pool)

About Mount Wachusett Community College:

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is a highly regarded educational institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth. As a beacon of opportunity, Mount Wachusett Community College empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation.

We hope you will consider applying for one of our open positions, and discover all that Mount Wachusett Community College and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer.

http://mwcc.edu/about-mwcc/

Mount Wachusett Community College embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and makes it our mission to proactively focus on improving racial equity in our college community. We value equity-minded individuals with commitment to serve student learners from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants who share our commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices needed in an educational environment.

Job Description:

General Statement of Duties:

Provide reference service to the MWCC community, conduct library instruction for students, and work with faculty to ensure the library's collections and services meet departmental needs and interests.

Responsibilities:

• Job requires work at Gardner, Leominster campuses.

• Work with other Reference staff to plan and conduct the Library Instruction Program, which reaches day and evening, on and off-campus classes.

• Work with faculty to ensure the library's collections and services meet departmental needs and interest.

• Provide reference coverage in conjunction with other Reference librarians.

• Maintain currency in print and electronic resources.

• Help evaluate reference and instructional programs.

• Create and update bibliographies and library guides, in print and online.

• Assist with collection development.

• Assist at the Circulation Desk.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• ALA accredited Master's degree in Library Science, Library & Information Science, or closely related field required;

• Three (3) years experience and /or training that includes library operations, library information systems, reference services, bibliographic instruction, circulation services, and cataloging; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience (community college experience preferred).

• Enthusiastic public service orientation and commitment to providing user-centered services is essential.

• Ability to work and communicate effectively with a diverse population of faculty, staff and students.

• Group instruction experience.

• Strong communication and presentation skills are essential.

• Knowledge of instruction methodologies and information literacy principles preferred.

• Working knowledge of electronic databases, Internet resources, integrated library systems and reference tools.

• Must have basic personal computing skills and a willingness to learn new software programs.

• Familiarity with collection development principles or experience with faculty liaison programs.

• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills exhibiting a high degree of flexibility and ability to work in a team environment.

• Ability to use initiative to further departmental or library-wide goals.

• Attention to detail a must.

• Willingness to cross-train is essential.

Equivalency Statement

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:

Salary: $32.00-$42.00 per hour based on Interval

Hours per Week: Maximum of 18 hours weekly

Number of Weeks: Varies

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Application Instructions:

This particular job posting is an "Open Pool" position. There may or may not be available openings at this time however, when an opening does occur, the hiring manager will draw from the pool of applicants we have on file on an as needed basis.

Candidates for employment should be aware that although the COVID 19 Vaccination Requirement Policy is no longer in effect, all Community College students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19. For additional information related to the status of the COVID19 Vaccination Requirement Policy, please visit: https://mwcc.edu/covid/

Deadline Date: Open Until Filled

Candidates may be subject to employment screening to include both a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) request and a Sexual Offender Registry Information (SORI).