DOC Taylorville CC Adult Education Librarian I

$64,824 - $92,124/Yr

State Of Illinois - Taylorville, IL

Full-time

Taylorville, IL

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Librarian I position at the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is designed for individuals passionate about fostering lifelong reading and learning. This role involves managing the general and law libraries, supporting facility programs, overseeing collection development, providing reference services, and supervising clerks. The ideal candidate will be adaptable, innovative, and committed to public service, contributing to the library's dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and supervises the activities of the institutions law and general libraries.
• Maintains and develops the library collection.
• Prepares/reviews Order for Delivery and Request for Payment forms according to Shared Services provided business procedures and submits paperwork for Educational Facility Administrator's signature.
• Examines, interprets, and fills user requests for materials using the institutional library or through inter-library loans.
• Prepares and updates list of reading materials and other library services.
• Promotes library services.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Requirements

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of a master's degree from an accredited college or university in library science, history, information science, English, criminal justice, psychology, education, or a related field of study.

Nice-to-haves

• Prefers at least three (3) years of work experience using professional library techniques, systems, and/or procedures.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of work experience with research and/or reference procedures, including legal research.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of work experience with acquisition, classification, cataloging, and indexing principles of library content.
• Prefers the ability to adapt library science theory to the requirements of an educational, medical, historical, and legal research library.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience establishing, maintaining, and directing a library system or program.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience maintaining orderly reference files.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience preparing comprehensive reports on library operations, use, and/or requirements.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of supervisory experience.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of professional experience recommending publication of interest to patrons of a library facility.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of professional experience assisting patrons in utilization of a library facility.

Benefits

• Flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits.
• Top-tier benefits and great retirement packages.