Librarian I Job at Pima County Government in Tucson

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This position is within the County Free Library and was posted 4 days ago.

Job Details

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5654 - Librarian I

Salary Grade: 10

Hiring Range: $51,563 - $61,859 annually

Pay Range: $51,563 - $72,176 annually

Range Explanation: The Hiring Range is an estimate of where an offer may be made and considers skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. The Pay Range reflects the entire compensation range for the position.

Position Summary

Sam Lena-South Tucson Library seeks a Librarian I to oversee and manage Childrens Services, including outreach and programming. Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference and readers advisory services.
• Develop, facilitate, and present programs and services, including early literacy, community outreach, youth advisory boards, and computer/technology instruction.
• Maintain community partnerships and contribute to a welcoming, inclusive environment.
• Participate in system-wide committee work focused on youth services, adult services, and library strategic directions.
• Supervise library employees, volunteers, and interns through training, scheduling, performance evaluation, and HR-related responsibilities.
• Collect and disseminate information on library collections, catalog, technology, and equipment to support library users.
• Integrate public service best practices, culturally competent programming, public relations, problem solving, conflict management, and complaint resolution.
• Use conflict‑management skills to de‑escalate and address unexpected or volatile situations and complete documentation.
• Perform facilities‑management duties: monitor and report maintenance issues, investigate and resolve operational or technical problems.
• Coordinate and prioritize workload, monitor resource levels, establish timelines, assign work, track progress, recommend changes, and prepare reports.
• Work rotating shifts, including evenings and weekends, as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, majoring in Library Science, Liberal Arts, Social Science, Information Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Three years of experience in libraries, customer service, education, social services, or related fields.
• Clear documentation of qualifying education and experience in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application; do not substitute a resume or write "see resume".

Benefits

Standard benefits applicable to Pima County Government employees.