Librarian

Librarian

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs.

RCC’s annualized enrollment of 3,700 credit students in  and almost 800 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and five satellite sites.

This position is a full-time, twelve-month professional faculty appointment with an excellent benefits package. The anticipated hiring range is $68,293 – $78,000 and will be commensurate with education and experience. The role will be located on the Glenns campus with requirements to occasionally travel to the Warsaw campus. This is an immediate appointment.

The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working in a diverse student population, including adult learners and at-risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The college strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices and innovative strategies that support teaching and learning.

The Librarian reports to the Coordinator of Learning Resources and is responsible for supporting the full services provided by the RCC Learning Resource Centers and the Richmond County Public Library (RCPL). The successful candidate will:

• Work collaboratively with students, staff, and faculty across all campuses and sites to support student success and other initiatives related to RCC
• Provide reference and customer service support to college and community library patrons
• Assist in configuring and maintaining electronic resources
• Provide research assistance and library instruction
• Assist in training, scheduling and providing guidance to tutors
• Serve on college and other committees as requested

The Librarian must be comfortable with change and a rapidly changing technological environment. This position will maintain a schedule at both campuses, which may include evenings and weekends. Finalists will be asked to complete a presentation.

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Required Qualifications:

• Experience providing live instruction in the use of library resources and information literacy.
• Experience designing online library instructional materials.
• Experience providing library reference services.
• Experience using Lib Guides to host online library content.
• Experience providing outreach to support library services and resources.
• Experience collaborating with work colleagues to solve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality customer service.
• Knowledge of academic library operations.
• Knowledge of student learning assessment.
• Knowledge of library management systems.
• ALA-accredited graduate degree in Library Science.
• Some library experience.

Rappahannock Community College is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity. No person shall be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, personnel practices, or access to and participation in, programs, services, and activities with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or membership or activity in a local commission as defined by law.

Lack of English skills will not be a barrier to admission or participation. For more information about the employment application process, contact jobs.

Rappahannock Community College is an open-entry institution offering career and technical education (CTE) programs in the following areas of study (list general CTE categories, such as health sciences; construction; engineering; law enforcement, culinary arts, etc.) Due to high demand, some CTE programs offer admission based on selective criteria through a separate application process that is non‐discriminatory. These programs are: (Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic I & II, Practical Nursing, Nurse Aide, Nursing, and Pre-Diagnostic Medical Sonography:
Echocardiography Career Studies Certificate, and Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Echocardiography Specialization, AAS). For more information about the application process, please contact the admissions office at .