Review Vacancy
AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $70579 to $89645 Annually
Duties Description As a Senior Librarian, you would:
Plan and develop services for library clientele.
Based on available resources, determine priorities in terms of material to be purchased, staff to be employed, and special services to be made available.
Establish policies and procedures governing library services.
Prepare written budget requests for the library.
Determine the extent of the services to be available based on the needs of the library users and the resources available.
Determine the physical layout of the library, including location and arrangement of books and materials, special reference areas, and reading and work areas.
Manage and evaluate services provided by the library.
Supervise subordinate professional and clerical staff by making assignments, observing their work activity, and reviewing reports, indexes, and catalogues prepared.
Confer with library users to determine the extent to which library services meet their needs.
Review the use of materials to determine whether materials are being utilized and to determine future acquisitions.
Select and acquire library materials.
Establish policies governing the selection and acquisition of library materials in consultation with library users or an agency library committee within available fiscal resources.
Review available books, periodicals, and tapes or critical reviews of them to screen those best suited for the library.
Review requests for the purchase of library materials within the framework of stated needs, availability of fiscal resources and the priorities established for the services in the library.
In cooperation with library users and agency administrators, establish priorities in terms of services to be offered and materials to be purchased.
Arrange for rotating collections with local and school libraries, the State Library and the inter-library loan services.
Acquire library materials and funds made available under certain conditions from community organizations, federal aid grants, regional libraries, and the general public in order to assist in meeting library needs.
Classify, catalogue, and index library material.
Establish policies for the library governing classification, cataloging, and indexing.
Assign materials to proper places using an established classification system such as the Dewey Decimal System or Library of Congress System.
Catalogue material using established rules and reference works to identify its unique features, to describe it bibliographically and to integrate it with the rest of the collection.
Assign subject headings by determining subject material dealt with and selecting standard subject headings which best indicate the subject matter.
Index special collections or material of special interest to the library clientele to provide a more detailed listing of the contents of the material.
Provide reference, searching, bibliographic, and reader assistance services to the library clientele.
Establish policies concerning the type and extent of these services.
Explain physical layout of the library, types of material available and procedures for obtaining material.
Explain the use of various library tools such as catalogues, indexes, bibliographies, and standard reference books.
Answer questions from clientele which require the searching of material within the library and from outside sources.
Compile bibliographies at the request of clientele ranging from a short list of material pertinent to the subject matter to a long list of technical material with annotations describing and evaluating material.
Maintain bibliographies in areas of special interests to clientele or agencies.
Supervise and train subordinate staff of paid professional and clerical workers and volunteer and resident workers where they are employed.
Interview applicants for positions and select individuals best suited for work in the library.
Explain to staff the layout of the library, the use of standard library tools and materials, library services offered and library operating policies.
Assign work to staff according to their qualifications, providing instruction and advice.
Determine work priorities and deadlines.
Minimum Qualifications Eligible for transfer reassignment or reachable on Civil Service List or NY HELPS
NY HELPS- This title is part on 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.