Introduction
THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.
Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications and supplemental questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaire will only be accepted online.
DESCRIPTION
THE AGENCY
The Alameda County Library provides library services from ten libraries in the cities of Albany, Dublin, Fremont, Newark, and Union City and the unincorporated communities of Castro Valley and San Lorenzo. The Alameda County Library also provides additional services through Mobile and Outreach Services, Education and Literacy Services, and Social Justice Services.
The County Library was established in 1910 and is governed by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The Alameda County Library Advisory Commission advises County Librarian, Cynthia Chadwick, and the Board of Supervisors on library services.
The County Library is funded primarily by local property taxes, with additional revenue from State grants and contracts with cities for additional open hours and services.
The Board of Supervisors allocates a portion of utility users and business license tax which is collected only in the unincorporated areas of the County to the Library for service to the unincorporated areas. The Alameda County Library Foundation and active Friends of the Library or Library League groups in each community support library programs and services. To learn more about the Alameda County Library, please visit their website at http://www.aclibrary.org.
THE POSITION
Under general supervision, Librarian I’s and II’s provide professional services for library members or assist in the operation of a library; may be assigned to general reference, children’s services, young adult services or technical services; and do related work as required.
Librarian I is the beginning-level position in the professional librarian series and is distinguished from a Librarian II according to the amount of supervision given and responsibility delegated.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate can work in any location throughout the Alameda County Library and can work a flexible schedule that includes evening and weekend hours. The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications listed below:
- Adapts and adjusts communication appropriately for each audience.
- Explores, develops, and implements evidence-based best practices.
- Familiar with the fundamentals of planning, presenting, and evaluating library programs and services.
- Engages with all levels of library employees and celebrates the diversity of library patrons of all backgrounds.
- Works as a member of a team or committee to accomplish stated goals and deliver effective results.
- Adapts effectively when experiencing changes in responsibilities, processes, or procedures.
- Assists in the setting and implementing unit/branch goals, objectives, services, and procedures.
- Establishes and maintains credibility with the public, partners, customers, and co-workers.
- Exercises excellent judgment and composure in explaining policy and procedures.
- Makes the best use of time and resources when working independently.
VACANCIES
The Alameda County Library currently has full-time and part-time vacancies throughout the organization.
Community Libraries
The Library is seeking multiple librarians to work in locations throughout the County. Librarians assigned to a Community Library provide direct service within the diverse communities of Alameda County to support the Library’s mission. They will work with members of all ages and backgrounds and are generally assigned to focus on a specific population. Librarians work collaboratively with internal and external partners and perform professional work in outreach, program development, reference and readers advisory, and other duties as assigned.
Social Justice Services
Social Justice Services provides library programs, services, and materials to marginalized populations with reduced access to traditional libraries. We currently offer services across Alameda County. The Library is currently seeking one librarian with a passion for working with underserved and marginalized populations, who has strong readers advisory skills, and excels in planning library programs. Librarians serving in Social Justice Services will need to be able to follow policies and procedures in secure environments, demonstrate an ability to remain calm and clear-headed in intense environments, and work in partnership with sworn and non-sworn staff across all departments served.
Mobile and Outreach Services
Mobile and Outreach Services delivers library services directly to high need communities across Alameda County. The Library is currently seeking one librarian whose role involves outreach, building community partnerships, reference, and reader's advisory. We are looking for a creative and energetic team player that wants to spread the word about the amazing resources the library has to offer and is comfortable working onboard a mobile library.
Technical Services
Cataloging & Processing works behind the scenes to ensure that library material is always searchable, browsable, and understandable for our communities. The Library is looking for a confident and highly motivated individual who shows a deep interest and passion for cataloging while keeping user search needs in mind. This hire will work in Technical Services, focusing on copy and original cataloging for materials in a variety of formats and dozens of international languages. They will work closely with the Cataloging Manager, assisting in database maintenance, authority control, answering inquiries from staff and members, and other duties as needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Either I
Possession of a master's degree in Library Science awarded by a school of librarianship accredited by the American Library Association.
Or II
The equivalent of two years of full-time experience as a Library Assistant II in the Alameda County Library system.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of librarianship, including those for bibliographic entry, reference work and cataloging.
- Public library programs and their relationship to community needs.
- Books, periodicals in general use, CD-ROMS, on-line reference and bibliographic sources and reference books, and common indexing services.
- Electronic information sources (e-mail, Internet, etc.).
- Library business methods, procedures, and practices.
Abilities:
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Planning and organization skills.
- Decision-making skills.
- Oral communication skills.
- Written communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Classification and cataloging of library materials.
- Basic computer literacy.
- Flexibility.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
- A review of candidates' application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine the best qualified. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step in the examination process.
- An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness, and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Selection Plan
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
| Deadline for Filing: |
5:00:00 p.m., Monday, August 21, 2023
August 28, 2023 |
| Review of applications for minimum qualifications: |
by week of September 4, 2023 |
| Review of questionnaire for best qualified: |
by week of September 25, 2023 |
| Oral Examination*: |
Week of October 2-9, 2023 |
| Departmental Hiring Interviews: |
Week of November 27 - December 11, 2023 |
Updated 8/17/23 (eb)
*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
BENEFITS
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employees discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well-being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
- Medical – HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental – HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Group Auto/Home Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g., At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g., theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1st United Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @jobaps.com, acgov.org, Noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org, and Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the 'My applications' button on the Current Job Openings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box Noreply@jobaps.com and Noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions, please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Erika Beams, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services Division, County of Alameda
Analyst Email Address Link: ERIKA.BEAMS@ACGOV.ORG | Phone: 510-272-6393
www.acgov.org/hrs
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.
