Corrections and Community Supervision, Department

Senior Librarian

Duties Description

Senior Librarians plan, develop, implement, and manage library services in either a general library servicing an institution's clients or residents or a reference library supporting technical and professional agency programs. Manage and evaluate services provided by the library. Select and acquire library materials. Classify, catalogue, and index library material. Provide reference, searching, bibliographic, and reader assistance services to the library clientele.

Supervise and train subordinate staff of paid professional and clerical workers and volunteer and resident workers where they are employed.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A Master of Science in Information Science, with a concentration in archives administration or library services, is qualifying; but a master's degree in computer science is not qualifying.
2. If you expect to receive a master's degree in library science, you may apply to take the exam.
3. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the NYS Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside the US and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency.
NY HELPS
- This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program.
For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under the NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.