Librarian II-Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (FFTL)

Job Category: Education
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: United States
Salary: $3
Company Name: Commonwealth of Kentucky

Company Overview

Come for a job. Stay for a career. Make a difference for a lifetime! GROW your career! Looking for interesting and diverse career opportunities? Look no further! Explore the many unique and fascinating jobs found across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. LEARN with us! The Commonwealth of Kentucky offers our employees on-the-job training and online professional development courses. With thousands of unique positions available throughout the Commonwealth, you can increase your knowledge on the job — and set your career goals for the future. LEAD with us! We are a community of doers, thinkers, learners, leaders, and achievers. We can help you find your perfect job match and then excel in that role. We have programs and tools to help you grow in your position and become a leader as the best version of yourself! SERVE with us! Careers in public service are diverse, interesting and rewarding. They allow you to truly make a difference in the communities that you serve. If you have a passion around serving your community while you grow your skills and your career, join the many employees across the Commonwealth who are finding perfect work opportunities and getting the satisfaction of touching lives and making a lasting impact. Achieve your professional goals while working for Commonwealth’s largest employer. Whether this is your first job or you’re transitioning from the military or another career, we offer a diverse opportunity for all educational and experience levels in full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal capacities. Employees can work in a civil service, non-civil service, appointed, or elected position. Come grow, learn, lead and serve with us!
Description

The Education and Labor Cabinet’s mission is to educate, prepare, train, and ensure the safety of Kentucky’s current and future workforces. Our goal is to create and make continuous improvements to an education and workforce system that prepares Kentuckians for the 21st century workforce, while helping businesses find the skilled workers they need to compete and create jobs in the Commonwealth.

It is the mission of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives to provide information access for the citizens, businesses, and agencies of the Commonwealth. To help the state maintain its competitive edge, the department offers comprehensive services which assure that our clientele has access to information resources: virtual, physical and human. As one of 10 state agencies in the country to combine library, archival, and public records programs, the department is uniquely positioned to meet these needs.

We are seeking a charismatic and customer service-oriented individual to join our team as a Librarian II-KDLA.

The Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

  • The position will be responsible for family literacy related grant projects working with the Office of Adult Education and other partners.
  • Will assists in recruitment of participants and preform the marketing of the program.
  • Provides guidance to applicants during and throughout the grant process. Monitors end results and reports outcomes to all agencies.
  • Provides consultative services for new literacy related tools and resources to public library staff, trustees, regional and statewide consultants, and professional organizations.
  • Helps promote these resources to all libraries.
  • Assists library staff with marketing strategies to community members.
  • Works cooperatively with literacy related organizations and partners including contacts from other cabinets, libraries, and education.
  • Facilitates training with other consultants and specialists that have a literacy focus.
  • Assists with KDLA special projects such as Spring into Reading, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, and special events that highlight literacy related programs for youth, families, and adults.
  • Represents the agency at events and conferences.
  • Creates related materials such as newsletters, bookmarks, articles, and social media promotion of the programs.
  • Attends partnership meetings and public events to build relationships and to encourage the sharing of information.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

This is a federally funded time-limited (FFTL) position. This means it is a position that is paid entirely as the result of a federal grant. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that funds the position. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements for the classification. Further, an employee appointed to an FFTL position is designated as an unclassified (non-merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit) employee in a permanent position.

The successful candidate for this position will have experience and knowledge of library services and systems. A passion for information literacy and a dedication to quality customer service is highly preferred.

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