Staff Librarian (Library Associate III)

Title: Staff Librarian (Library Associate III)

Salary Range: $4,014-$5,017

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive reference and research support across in-person and virtual platforms, delivers information literacy instruction, and develops learning resources. The role collaborates with faculty to support curriculum-aligned collections, engages in outreach and professional development, and contributes to library operations, student success initiatives, and institutional service through instruction, training, and committee work.

Reports to the Library Director

Job Duties:

• Provides reference and general library services in person and online, through both on-demand and scheduled support.
  
  
• Provides research, reference, and information literacy support to students, staff, and faculty through multiple service modalities (in person, online, chat, embedded, etc.).
  
  
• Assists the Library Director with data collection and reporting of library metrics, e.g., library usage, services, collections and instructional activity.
  
  
• Contributes to the library’s instruction program by delivering information literacy instruction, developing instructional materials and assessments, creation of learning objects, and participating in ongoing evaluation and improvement of student learning outcomes.
  
  
• Collaborates with faculty and the library team to develop and maintain collections aligned with curriculum needs, programs, and student learning priorities.
  
  
• Performs general library and administrative duties as assigned, which may include circulation, faculty outreach, and material processing, consistent with department needs.
  
  
• Works closely with the Library Director to develop, implement, and administer library policies, practices, and procedures.
  
  
• Engages actively with professional development to remain current with trends in information literacy, instructional technology, librarianship, and higher education.
  
  
• Collaborates with other library staff and programs to support academic support services.
  
  
• Travels as needed to other campus locations, community events, and local high schools to conduct instruction sessions, outreach, and provide training to meet department and institutional goals.
  
  
• Provides work direction, guidance, and training for part-time staff and student workers as assigned.
  
  
• Serves on college and/or system committees as assigned.
  
  
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of the library and institutional priorities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Library Science or related field and four years of professional experience in a library environment.
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS) or Library Science from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent and s