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Library Technician II - CSP

Colorado Department of Corrections

Colorado State Penitentiary - Canon City, CO

Application Deadline

Apply By Aug 4th, 2015

Wages

$2,836.00 to $3,832.00 per Month   Calculate

Location

Canon City, CO

Hours

40.00

MLS

Not Specified

Minimum Education

High School (or Equivalent)

Library Experience

Required

Supervisory Experience

Not Specified

Type of Library

Prison/Correctional

This job is more than 3 weeks old or the application deadline has passed.

Job Description

Do you have 2 years of library experience that includes typing, ordering, preparing, shelving, maintaining library materials, and utilizing an integrated library system? Want to use your skills to improve the lives of Offenders and make Colorado a safer place to live? Our Library Tech position may be the position for you!

Colorado Department of Corrections has a vacancy for a Library Technician II at the Colorado State Penitentiary. This position works directly with offenders, providing public/school-type (not law) library services to adult male offenders in a state correctional facility where over 90% of the population uses the library. Responsibilities also include supervising, training and evaluating offender library workers and using the ILS to maintain cataloging and circulation data, and for statistical reporting. This is a great place to hone your skills and develop new ones.

Feeling a little hesitant at the thought of working in corrections? Don’t be: you’ll go through a Basic Training Academy and learn the skills you need to be safe! Prior correctional experience is not required.

Additional Info & Requirements

In order to be considered for this position you must submit an online application through CO-Jobs by the closing date.  

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word: must have the ability to create, edit and manipulate data;
  • Ability to Correspond and share documents via e-mail;
  • Effective written and oral communication skills;
  • Exceptional interpersonal/customer service skills;
  • Ability to train/instruct others;
  • Active listening skills: must have the ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, and asking questions as appropriate.

Must be a Colorado resident to apply.

HR Info

Danielle Martinez

danielle.martinez@state.co.us

719-226-4403

CO-Jobs announcement/application is at https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/open-competitive-job-opportunities. Scroll below the Categories and Departments, and simply enter “library” in the search box. The announcement includes minimum qualifications, full duties and responsibilities, description of benefits, conditions of employment, and instructions to apply.

Posted Jul 22, 2015