Library Consultant

Company: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Location: Baton Rouge
Posted on: May 8, 2024

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Library Consultant

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Library Consultant

Salary

$4,177.00 - $8,194.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CRT-2024-193733-PW

Department

Culture Rec & Tourism-State Library

Opening Date

04/19/2024

Closing Date

5/3/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

Questions

Supplemental Information

This position is located at theState Library in Baton Rouge, LA.

AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

Acting Decisively:The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.

Position summary: This position takes a leadership role in the development of children and teen services in public libraries throughout the state, acting as a resource for public library staff in all areas of children and teen services. Responsibilities include overseeing the development of statewide children and teen programs, mainly the Louisiana Readers? Choice Program and the Summer Reading Program, working with advisory committees, taking a lead role in the assessment of services and collections and providing training to public library staff. In addition, this position answers general technology, administrative, personnel and Louisiana library laws questions along with other State Library consultants. Because of the visibility of the position, incumbent must have excellent interpersonal skills and credibility. Information and services provided must be accurate, current, and above reproach. The position travels extensively throughout the state representing the State Library in a number of vital venues.

Public Library Services Specific to Children and Teens : 60%

Consults with public library administrators and board members of 68 public library systems on all aspects of children and teen services.

Provides support to all Louisiana public libraries on youth service related topics in the form of in-person site visits, telephone and email communication, etc.

Provides training and makes presentations, either in-person or online, on a variety of topics, including story time, early literacy, collection development, teen services, etc.

Provides consulting assistance to staff, library friends groups, and trustees in local libraries that are developing and presenting local programs to promote reading, books, and literacy for children and teens.

Prepares reports on public libraries in relation to children and teen services.

Plans and implements programs and services for children and teens to be presented by the State Library and for duplication by public libraries statewide.

Coordinates the statewide annual summer reading program (SRP) for children and teens, presents in-person SRP workshops to public library youth services staff. Serves as the state level representative to the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) organization. Actively participates in CSLP, which includes attending conferences, serving on committees, and maintaining communication with CSLP and colleagues.

Coordinates all aspects of the Louisiana Readers? Choice program for young people (K - 12th grade), a program with an annual participation of over 25,000 students, including serving as the chair on each committee, developing procedures and guidelines for the program and committees, and working with librarians and schools to promote the program.

Develops and delivers workshops and webinars on youth services topics.

Participates in the development of documents essential to public library services for children and teens.

Creates surveys and reports on programs and youth services topics.

Coordinates special activities with other staff in the State Library and assists in interpreting the goals, programs, policies and services for children and teens statewide, representing the State Library to the library community and other related groups in the state.

Works with other State Library staff in keeping up-to-date children's and teens' web portals and provides input on children/teen resources and purchasing decisions.

Maintains performing artist directory.

General Consulting Activities : 30%

Researches topics, develops documents, and advises fellow staff members, public library administrators and staff on all topics including, but not limited to: best practices, collection development/weeding, program development, promotion of library services for children and teens, public relations, evaluating of space devoted to children/teen services, policies and procedures.

Reviews, edits, and offers advice for content upon request from administrators for public library publications (such as policy manuals, personnel handbooks, cooperative endeavor agreements, grant applications, etc.)

Makes presentations for conferences, workshops, seminars, and library functions, such as dedications or staff meetings.

Professional Development and Miscellaneous:10%

Participates in state and national professional library associations. Serves on appropriate committees.

Keeps informed of current library trends and professional literature.

Acts as webmaster for the Library Development portions of the State Library's Internet, Extranet and Intranet sites; including posting job opportunities.

Develops collaborative relationships that support the State Library reading initiatives with other groups and individuals in the state, including but not limited to writers, workshops, and networks, humanities and art councils, faculties in public and private academic institutions, writers, booksellers, as well as other state-level projects with similar goals.

Works with organizations in other states and with national organizations such as the Library of Congress, the American Library Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts to plan and implement programs. Supervises other staff that may be hired to assist with the administration of programs, including organizing and directing work, reviewing performance, and the full range of supervisory functions.

Maintains relationships and forms partnerships with schools to promote State Library programs and resources, including Louisiana Readers? Choice, HomeworkLouisiana, and the Louisiana Book Festival. Also, presents at school in-service days, conferences, trainings, etc.

Other duties as requested.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana) " link and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.

Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Pacee Wallace

Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

1051 N. 3rd Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Phone: 225-342-8202

pwallace@crt.la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A master's degree in library science from a college or university accredited by the American Library Association followed by three years of professional library work.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To organize and manage information sources in order to provide access to such information to library users.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

Administrative direction from an Associate State Librarian.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Office of State Library.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Library Manager 3 by the presence of consultative duties.

Differs from the Associate State Librarian by the absence of managerial responsibilities.

Examples of Work

Regularly advises public or other types of libraries on a wide range of management concerns, such as funding, budgeting, building construction, legislation, personnel administration, and public relations.

Plans and coordinates programs to improve the facilities and services of the parish library systems in a region of the state.

Researches and advises library directors on budgeting, grant applications, personnel policies, promotional programs, tax elections, building design, and internal operations.

Make detailed studies of specific problems of libraries when requested; proposes improvements.

Develops continuing education workshops for librarians, library directors, and support staff.

Interprets and monitors relevant legislation; informs libraries of potential impact.

Coordinates development of library networks.

Plans and coordinates the development and improvement of library in state-operated health and correctional institutions.

Promotes the establishment of library service to institutional administrators.

Establishes contractual agreements with appropriate state agency; plans, organizes, and implements institutional pilot library programs.

Selects, orders, and authorizes payment for materials for pilot libraries.

Advises institutional librarians on the development of programs designed to meet the library needs of institutional residents.

Coordinates the provision of library service by public libraries to local institutions such as jails and nursing homes.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Year's Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veteran's Day,

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Do you have a master's degree in library science from a college or university accredited by the American Library Association? Please be sure this information is included in the education portion of your application.

Yes

No

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ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction

2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction

3= I can accept direction

4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction

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ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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AD: Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting decisively

2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act decisively

3= I can act decisively

4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to act decisively

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AD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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AEI: Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.

1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics and integrity

2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with ethics and integrity

3= I can act with ethics and integrity

4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve their ability to act with ethics and integrity

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AEI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

Required Question

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State of Louisiana

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For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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