Kankakee Community College is hiring: Reference & Instruction Librarian in Kanka

Responsibilities

• Provide one‑on‑one reference services in‑person at the reference desk, by appointment, via chat services, by phone, and by email to students, faculty, staff and residents of District 520. Assist with background research and literature review work for campus committees or other college initiatives.
• Develop and present information literacy and research skill instruction to classes. Collaborate with faculty to create instruction sessions tailored to student needs within the course. Lead library tours, assignments, and instruction for the First Year Experience program. Develop and present workshops on information literacy skills for students, staff, and faculty.
• Create and maintain online instructional materials, such as LibGuides, tutorials, and videos in support of library student learning goals and in collaboration with faculty to address specific assignments or information literacy skills. Ensure instructional materials meet accessibility, universal design, and equity, diversity and inclusion best practice guidelines.
• Participate in library collection development activities for books, serials, reference, media, electronic, and other material formats in collaboration with the director, faculty, and staff.
• Create and distribute advertising materials for programming, instruction, and library resources. Assist with marketing and awareness of services and events by writing informational articles and emails and designing flyers and digital advertisements. Maintain the library’s social media presence and assist with the library’s presence on the KCC webpage, in the internal portal, and in the learning management system. Foster student engagement and promotion of library services and materials through the development of passive programming and displays in the library.
• Collaborate with KCC faculty and staff, including service on campus‑wide committees and attendance at division meetings.
• Maintain appropriate records and reports on library resources, programs, and service utilization and effectiveness, including conducting regular surveys and gathering usage statistics. Conduct assessment of reference, library instruction, and outreach efforts.
• Maintain current on research and technologies; network with other libraries and professional organizations such as NILRC, KALA and CARLI.
• Assist with all library functions and services and serve as back up staff in the areas of acquisitions, serials management, circulation, reserves, cataloging, material review, library statistics, physical space arrangement, web services, interlibrary loan; conform to institutional policies and procedures, and assist in development/revision of library policies, procedures, mission, and goals.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS) from an ALA‑accredited program or pursuing MLS and nearing completion required.
• At least three to five years of related work experience required. Academic library experience preferred.
• Collection development experience in a variety of subjects desirable.
• Computer experience using Microsoft Office or comparable applications; Springshare software (LibGuides, LibAnswers, etc.); video recording/editing software; poster/flier design software required. Experience with HTML, CSS, Javascript, and/or Bootstrap programming preferred. Experience with learning management software preferred.
• Experience with electronic information retrieval systems, academic databases, and automated library systems required. ALMA experience preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required. Ability to communicate in other languages desirable.

Salary and Application Requirements

Hiring range: $52,624/yr. min. - $59,202/yr. 1st quartile - $65,780/yr. mid.

Please provide an unofficial transcript of your Master's degree in Library Science or transcript showing progress towards the degree.