Find the next step in your career by applying with the Yolo County Library! Yolo County Library is an eight branch system that encourages teamwork and provides a variety of opportunities in skill development and community engagement.

Yolo County is full of creative and rich cultural diversity and a farm to fork movement with its unique mix of rustic living and modern innovation. Farming and ranching activities have played an important role in making this county one of the leading agricultural producers in the nation. In addition, there are excellent cultural and leisure opportunities at the Woodland Opera House and the Mondavi Center, along with white water rafting in Cache Creek, bicycling along scene country roads, fishing along the Sacramento River and shopping at unique and local venues. Come apply with us today!

This position is classified as a Librarian I/II and serves as the Archives and Records Center Coordinator, reporting directly to the County Librarian. This position provides and maintains research and access to historical documents and records to the entire community, as well as the Board of Supervisors, including primary documents, photograph reproduction and data retrieval. This position is responsible for outreach at community events and works in a team environment, supervising staff and volunteers, as well as working closely with and assisting the Friends of the Yolo County Archives. This position is also responsible for managing, updating, retaining and intaking records and documents for various Yolo County departments and local businesses in the Records Center and creating, updating, assisting and managing a countywide retention schedule.

This position is responsible for crafting, maintaining, and/or supporting educational programming, community memory collections and displays, digitizing and researching on demand items such as photos, letters and other invaluable materials and maintaining and providing access to the collection. Additional roles include building and maintaining relationships with local and national historical societies and organizations, such as the Gibson House Museum in Woodland, as well as serving as an advisor to historical agencies as needed.

In addition to the candidate qualifications listed under the “Employment Standards” in the online application, the ideal candidate will be a community oriented professional who shows strengths in promoting the library to a broader audience, enjoys direct public service, is familiar with electronic resource management, has the ability to engage new technologies, can manage grants and other projects and is capable of being the person in charge.  The ideal candidate will have prior experience in using and adhering to archival standards, experience working in a records center, and/or knowledge of best practices. Possession of certification as a Certified Archivist or Certified Records Manager from the California Department of Libraries is highly desired.

Fluency in languages other than English is highly desirable. All Library staff in this class are expected to provide direct service at any branch. Incumbents in this position are required to work regular evening and weekend hours.

The deadline to apply for this position is July 1, 2016. 

To learn more about this opportunity, and to apply online visit:http://agency.governmentjobs.com/yolococa/default.cfm

For questions about this position contact: Patty Wong, County Librarian, phone: (530) 848-8768, email: patty.wong@yolocounty.org

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact: Jenny Brown, Personnel Analyst, phone: (530) 666-8328.

Librarian I:
Education:
Master’s Degree in Library Science or Library Information Services or related library field from an accredited graduate school of Librarianship.

Librarian II:
Education:
Master’s Degree in Library Science or Library Information Services or related library field from an accredited graduate school of Librarianship; AND
Experience:
Two (2) years of professional library experience comparable to the functions performed by a Librarian I at the County of Yolo.

Knowledge of: principles, practices, and philosophy of public library work, including community engagement and outreach, library cataloging and classification, reference and reader’s advisory, a wide variety of books and authors, principles of library materials selection and maintenance, book selection related to community needs and programming; books, authors, bibliographies, and  digital material; library functions and services; Dewey decimal classification system and Library of Congress subject headings; standard reference materials; principles and practices of leadership, mentoring, and training; correct English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling; and office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized library computer applications and library automation.
 
Ability to: use or quickly learn online circulation systems, online catalog, databases, social media and other computer applications; set priorities; analyze and respond to community needs and requests; analyze situations and problems, identify alternative solutions, and take appropriate action; apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met; communicate effectively and tactfully with diverse populations; represent the library to the community; develop and conduct special programs; develop and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with others; lead and train subordinate staff or volunteers; plan, coordinate, assign, and review the work of subordinate staff or volunteers; work flexible and changing schedule including evenings and weekends.

In addition to the qualifications listed under the “Employment Standards” in the online application, the ideal candidate will be a community oriented professional who shows strengths in promoting the library to a broader audience, enjoys direct public service, is familiar with electronic resource management, has the ability to engage new technologies, can manage grants and other projects and is capable of being the person in charge.  The ideal candidate will have prior experience in using and adhering to archival standards, experience working in a records center, and/or knowledge of best practices. Possession of certification as a Certified Archivist or Certified Records Manager from the California Department of Libraries is highly desired.

Fluency in languages other than English is highly desirable. All Library staff in this class are expected to provide direct service at any branch. Incumbents in this position are required to work regular evening and weekend hours.

NOTES:
Additional Salary Information: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/yolococa/default.cfm