Student Success Librarian

Title: Student Success Librarian

Agency: J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Location: Richmond (City) - 760

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: $28.22

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Reynolds is one of the largest community colleges in Virginia and serves Virginia's capital city and five nearby counties. Annually, our four campus sites serve approximately 13,000 credit students and provide training for 7,400 students through the Community College Workforce Alliance.

Reynolds is committed to hiring and retaining a racially diverse, culturally competent staff at all levels of the organization who reflect the demographics of our students. We also believe in providing an ongoing investment in our faculty and staff to deepen their skills and competencies to serve the full range of our student population.

The purpose of this position is to: provide daytime research assistance to students, faculty, staff and community members; collaborate with faculty to provide targeted resources for students through information literacy initiatives & outreach; participate in collection development including purchase recommendations and weeding; and assist with special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Provide in person, email, and virtual research assistance to students, faculty, staff and community members using library databases, open web resources, citation tools and other apps. Develop and teach information literacy including workshops and scavenger hunts in person and via Zoom.

Serve as an embedded librarian in Canvas, the college's learning management system. Create and update research guides, handouts, worksheets, blog posts and marketing materials for students, faculty and staff. Develop and maintain the library's collections for curriculum support by recommending purchases for books, periodicals and library databases as well as weeding outdated materials from the library shelves.

Provide technical support to students, faculty, staff and community patrons in the use of MS Office, our Canvas learning management system and our PaperCut printing system. Complete special projects as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

Required: Master's degree in Information and Library Science from an American Library Association accredited school.