Internship: Librarian - Denver

Full Job Description

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

Salary: $25/hr

This internship is a paid temporary part-time - up to full-time position (25 -40 hours/week)

This position limited to a maximum of 9 months from the date of hire.

In addition to being a fantastic place to work, CDOT offers all temporary employees paid sick leave. Temporary employees accrue one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, capped at 48 hours.

About CDOT

Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans’ lives? Do you have a passion for helping people and keeping them safe?

At the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), you’ll have the opportunity to do just that.

The work our people does contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides freedom, connection, and experience through travel.

Please visit https://www.codot.gov/ to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future!

CDOT for All

CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.

Requirements

Major Duties and Responsibilities include the following but not limited to:

• Cataloging materials for the library including:
  • Inputting data about materials into the electronic catalog (EOS) and OnBase to ensure users can locate books, serials, manuals, or other documents.
  • Organizing materials according to the highest priority.
  • Organizing large backlogs of materials
  • .Preparing bibliographic and item records for monographs, journals, and other library material
• Patron Services - focused customer service that includes:
  • Face-to-face interactions at the Library’s Reference Desk (when we are not remote)
  • Providing virtual interactions with clients
  • Monitoring and providing timely responses via the Library’s internal communication channels to help manage project in-take
  • Providing library reference services for locating information and documents utilizing the appropriate technology and resources
  • Shelving materials, maintaining the collection organization, and maintaining orderliness of public areas
  • Collaborating with other staff to resolve circulation-related issues as needed and assisting in creating a positive environment
• Special Projects:
  • Assist with the creation of a Special Archive Digitization of print reports
  • Assist with finding materials to digitize and add to the Special Archive
• Outreach:
  • Assist with library marketing i.e., Libguides, Daily Broadcast, and library presentations to groups
  • Develop, design, and edit the CDOT library website
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment:

• This position is based at CDOT's Headquarters Office in Denver.
• Expected work schedule is between Monday and Friday.
• It is anticipated that this position will work 25-40 hours per week.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates must be:

• Any college student enrolled in an accredited college or university seeking a Masters or Ph.D. degree in Library and Information Science. (A copy of your transcript must be attached to your online application. See below)

OR

• A recent college graduate. Recently graduated means the individual should have attended an accredited college or university and have graduated with a Masters or Ph.D. degree in Library and Information Science. (A copy of your transcript must be attached to your online application. See below)

OR

• A certified participant in the Colorado Refugee Program.

Unless applying as a certified participant in the Colorado Refugee Program, a copy of your transcripts including your name, the school name, all coursework, including current coursework and degree(s) conferred.

must be included. Unofficial transcripts are accepted but must include the information described above.

Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have been assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation.

The credential evaluation report must be an official report.

Failure to provide a transcript or official credential evaluation report will result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.

Conditions of Employment: Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks.

More information is in the supplemental information section.

The Exceptional Candidates will be a graduate college/university student, or recent graduate as defined above with proven ability or accomplishment in the following:

• Strong interest or demonstrated success in the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
• Superior organizational skills and experience;
• Effective interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong customer service skills and experience;
• Strong time and project management skills, including prioritization;
• Excellent reasoning, investigative, analytical, and problem-solving ability;
• Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders with sensitivity to their needs, priorities, promises made and commitments;
• Collaboration skills and experience. Ability to effectively collaborate with others to solve problems;
• Strong attention to technical detail and accuracy;
• Strong database management skills;
• Willingness to learn;
• Ability to perform duties with minimal supervision;
• Proficiency with Google Suite/Google App, Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint;
• Experience with ONBase is a plus;
• Strong cataloging skills a plus.

Additional Information

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

1. A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)
2. A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)

A cover letter.

Please be specific and detailed in describing experience, abilities, and accomplishments as they relate to this position's requirements and major duties as described in the announcement.

Cover letters must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. Cover letters will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement.

3. A copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing your name, the name of the school, all coursework and degree(s) conferred or, your official NACES credentail evaluation report. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.

Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date.

Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

Notifications:

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email.

Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position.

We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@governmentjobs.com" addresses.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position.

If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website.

Employment Screening

If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization.

As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction.

In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate, he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with “Accurate.”Accurate, a consumer reporting agency, will obtain the report for CDOT.

Further information regarding Accurate including its privacy policy, may be found online at www.accurate.com.

Accurate is located at 200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92618.The report may contain information bearing on the applicant's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living.

The information that may be included in the report includes social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records checks, educational records, and driving records checks.

CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying.

The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources.

The applicant will have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.

ADAAA Accommodations

CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to HR Specialist Name at Email Address or call Phone Number.

Former State Employees

Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information on his/her application.

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