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Librarian

Valley Water

Salary: $106,662.40 – $136,614.40 Annually

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 01678-E

Location: CA, CA

Department: Office of the Clerk of the Board

Closing: 9/15/2023 11:59 PM Pacific

Description
Overview:
Are you an experienced Librarian with an interest in water resources, engineering and the environment seeking a new opportunity and want to make an impact in your community? If so, please review the below opportunity.

With headquarters in San Jose, Valley Water provides water supply, enhances streams and watersheds through creek restoration and habitat protection, provides flood protection for homes, schools, businesses, and roadways, and partners with other agencies to provide trails and open space for the community. Valley Water manages 10 dams and surface water reservoirs, three water treatment plants, an advanced recycled water purification center, a state-of-the-art water quality laboratory, nearly 400 acres of groundwater recharge ponds, and more than 275 miles of streams. Valley Water provides wholesale water and groundwater management services to local municipalities and private water retailers who deliver drinking water directly to nearly 2 million people in Santa Clara County that stretches 1,300 square miles and encompasses 15 cities and unincorporated areas.

Valley Water is actively recruiting for a Librarian to oversee the operations of Valley Water’s library and to maintain collections of Valley Water reports, textbooks, reference books, journals, and electronic reference materials; to assist Valley Water’s staff and the public in locating requested information; and to perform a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide reference and research services to internal staff, and in response to requests for access to or copies of public records.
• Manage collection of reference works; Acquire, catalog, process, circulate and purge library materials according to professional library standards and perform related library management tasks.
• Coordinate operational activities for Valley Water’s central library, including supervision of assigned staff, maintaining databases, developing and overseeing expenditure of budget, and management of physical and digital storage spaces.
• Catalog library materials according to professional library standards; analyze subject matter of library materials and assign Library of Congress classification numbers and subject headings; select library materials to be digitized and added to the library catalog.
• Search cataloging utility databases to find and download cataloging data; search scientific and business databases in order to respond to requests for information; maintain library catalog database.
• Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities; recommend and implement resulting policies and procedures.
• Identify opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures; identify resource needs; review with appropriate management staff; implement improvements.
• Establish and modify procedures for acquisition, cataloging, and processing books and materials; consult with vendors and publishing representatives concerning acquisitions.
• Arrange inter-library loans requested by customers and provide responses to interlibrary loan requests from other institutions; check out and check in library materials; maintain database and server used for records and library materials. Perform upgrades and troubleshoot as needed.
• Develop and update a collection of reference books, textbooks, external websites, and electronic databases in Valley Water’s core fields; renew periodicals most used by Valley Water staff.
• Ensure effective operations and maintenance of library data storage systems, both physical and electronic. Address upgrades, conversions, relocations, and migrations as needed.
• Purge outdated materials from Valley Water’s collection; evaluate donations to the library and determine their suitability for the collection.
• Participate in the development and administration of the assigned program budget; forecast funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; monitor and approve expenditures; recommend adjustments as necessary.
• Create and maintain web applications for the distribution of information to staff and the public.
• Distribute timely news and other information to interested Valley Water staff.
• Advise and assist the unit manager in conversion projects and upgrades of records databases.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Ideal Candidate’s Background Includes:
Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education are considered ideal candidates for the position. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.

Ideal Experience:

• Two (2) years of experience as a professional librarian or four (4) years of paraprofessional experience which has provided an opportunity to acquire the required knowledge and abilities.

Ideal Skills and Abilities:

• Oversee the operations of the Valley Water Library.
• Develop and direct library programs to meet the professional standards of Valley Water.
• Respond to requests and inquiries from the general public and Valley Water staff.
• Perform an effective reference interview to determine a customer’s information need and define research parameters.
• Search a variety of information storage systems to locate information.
• Analyze library systems and procedures and make recommendations for improvement.
• Plan, organize, assign, review, and evaluate the work of staff, train staff in work procedures.
• Instruct staff and the public in the use of library facilities and reference tools.
• Catalog library materials according to professional library standards.
• Develop and adhere to procedures for purging and acquiring library materials.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Manage projects to convert, update, or migrate data storage media and systems.
• Ensure the effective maintenance and operation of Library catalog software.

Ideal Knowledge:

• Library organization, trends, and cataloging practices.
• Principles and applications of library classification and cataloging.
• Operations of electronic reference tools including specialized databases.
• Methods and techniques of library acquisition and maintenance.
• Methods and techniques of reference services and research.
• Methods and techniques of data systems operations and maintenance

Ideal Training and Education:

• Equivalent to a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in library science or a related field is highly desired.

Substitution:

• Directly related experience may be substituted for the college requirement on the basis of one and one-half years of experience for one year of education to a maximum of four years.

Required License or Certificate

Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver’s license. Individuals who do not meet the driver’s license requirement due to a disability will be considered for a reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis. To review the Classification Specification, please click https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/valleywater.org.us-west-1/s3fs-public/Librarian%20-%205-2019.pdf https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Records and Library Services Unit (Position Code 612)COVID-19 vaccination requirement:
*To protect our most valuable assets, our employees, as well as the communities we serve, Valley Water requires all newly hired Valley Water personnel to be fully vaccinated (for COVID -19) or to be formally excused from the requirement through the **reasonable accommodation process (for details, see bottom of job posting) Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking. Employment with Valley Water requires employees to live within 150 miles of their primary physical work location located in San Jose, California by their start date.
This position is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule, typically working 40% remote and 60% onsite.

Selection Process

(1) The selection process may include one or more of the following: application review, application assessment, performance exercise, written exercise and/or interview.
(2) The Employment Application, Qualifying Information Questions and/or Supplemental Questions will be evaluated based on the ideal candidate criteria listed above. Resumes are highly recommended.

NOTE: Position and start date is subject to availability of funds. Valley Water retains the right to repost this position as deemed necessary.
Consideration may be given to existing applicant pools within the same classification.
Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement:
Fully vaccinated means (1) it has been at least two weeks since a person has completed the entire recommended series of a COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) the person has provided proof of vaccination in a form consistent with the requirements for verification of vaccine status in the State of California’s July 26, 2021, Public Health Officer Order.

**Limited Exemptions to Vaccination Requirement
An individual who has been provided a job offer may request a reasonable accommodation to the vaccination requirement if they:
1. Have a contraindication recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or by the vaccine’s manufacturer to every approved COVID-19 vaccine. A contraindication means a condition that makes vaccination inadvisable;
2. Have a disability and are requesting an exception as a reasonable accommodation based upon this disability; or,
3. Object to COVID-19 vaccination based on their sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.
Valley Water’s Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Policy is available for review upon request.

Valley Water will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources in advance of any special needs by calling 408-630-2260.

Please be aware that once submitted all application materials become the property of Valley Water and will not be returned. Human Resources staff are not authorized to make copies of application materials for applicants.

To apply, please visit https://apptrkr.com/4561219

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