Librarian - Phoenix Public Library

About This Position

Phoenix Public Library serves a diverse multi-ethnic clientele of over 4.8 million people, with a central library and 16 branches. The library offers collections in multiple languages, a full range of cutting-edge electronic resources and customer focused public services. Librarians I perform entry‑level professional library work by applying the full scope of basic library knowledge and techniques in the performance of duties.

Work involves analyzing the public's library needs, maintaining library collections, applying bibliographic control techniques to library materials, advising the public in their use of digital and traditional library materials, creating and presenting library programs, and accurately responding to reference and information search requests. General Branch Librarian I's assigned to the branches assist public service desks, provide reference service to customers using online and physical resources, and perform collection maintenance under the direction of the Branch Manager.

Essential work functions include the use of Office 365 and cloud‑based systems.

• Creating and providing programming and outreach to children, teens, and/or adults as assigned.
• Supervise Library Pages, Circulation staff and/or Library Assistants and are responsible for scheduling and completing payroll for branch staff as assigned.
• Serving as the Person‑in‑Charge of a branch when the manager or supervisor is not in the building, ensuring excellent customer service and enforcing policies and procedures.

Candidates are hired for system‑wide positions and are required to move throughout the system based upon operational needs. Work is performed in accordance with established policies and accepted library practices and procedures. Some positions will require the performance of other essential projects depending upon work location, assignment, or shift.

• Provide reference and customer assistance through digital means.
• Educate the public on the use of computers, tablets and electronic resources.

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,  for more details:
  Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long‑term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12‑month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

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Unit 007 Benefits

• Master’s degree in library science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution.
• Or Master’s degree in an educational field such as Education, Humanities, or Social Sciences.
• Or Master’s degree in Business, Sciences, or Law.
• Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprinted and will have their fingerprints used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate’s suitability for the job.
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• The City job description can be found here.

• The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:
• Experience With
  • At least one year of experience building programs and presenting with a focus on two of three age groups…