CDOC - Technician III; Library) Limon

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

Limon, CO. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and builds greater public confidence in good government, consider joining the dedicated people of the State of Colorado. Our professionals strive to support state government and the citizens of Colorado. Customer service is a key component for every position in state government as is the focus on ideas and ways to redesign the delivery of services in making state government more effective and efficient.

In addition to a great agency and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system;
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined;
• Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans. Member Contribution Rates. Correctional Officers I-IV qualify as "Safety Officers" and are eligible for increased PERA benefits;
• Medical and dental health plans;
• Short and long term disability coverage;
• Paid life insurance;
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave;
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more;
• Visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits. for more information.
• This position is compensated on a bi-weekly pay cycle.

This position is under the direction of a Regional Librarian, Programs Manager and Programs Supervisor, supervise the daily operation of a library in an adult correctional facility serving offenders of multiple classification levels. Working closely with the Regional Librarian, Program Manager/Administrator V, and Program Supervisor, it designs and implements the administrative operations of the library, including creating and revising procedures; writing, updating, and revising procedure manuals;

planning, scheduling, and assigning work projects to offender library employees; developing work standards and monitoring work quality and flow; monitoring and planning for the expenditure of library funds; solving and proposing solutions to problems affecting the library operations and work standards; and exercising discretion regarding the application of library policies and procedures. This position will make them available to assist in other areas of the facility during emergency situations/lockdowns.

• Position is responsible for providing technical and administrative support to one or more work units;
• Supervise day-to-day general library operations;
• In cooperation with the assigned regional librarian and facility programs manager, plan library services, including programs and budgetary needs;
• Recommend materials for addition to the library collection to meet the educational, informational and recreational needs of the offender population;
• Supervise library clerks: assign tasks to library clerks, monitor progress and workflow, schedule work, establish work standards, and check the final product;
• Perform library computer functions: maintain currency and accuracy of patron and material records in the integrated library system (ILS), ensuring the catalog is compliant with library standards by and determining what changes and edits are made to bibliographic records; access the Internet and use information literacy skills to respond to reference questions; access Ingram ipage (online book selection and ordering tool) to locate and evaluate materials for selection;
  
  perform interlibrary loan functions, utilize the Colorado Correctional Libraries Intranet to locate library procedures, resources, check with other DOC library staff, and interpret guidelines based upon the given circumstances of a situation;
• Monitor behavior of offender library users, enforce security regulations and library rules, call for the ejection of problem offenders, write reports on rule infractions, and act on resolving conflicts between offenders;
• Compose and distribute monthly narrative and statistical reports;
• Other duties as assigned.

Ensure that the “Work Experience" section of the application is complete and contains all relevant work experience related to the position that you are applying for. This information will be used to help determine compensation for the position. "See resume" statements cannot be accepted in lieu of the "work experience" section of the application. Additional work experience will not be accepted after the job…