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Job Description

Would you excel at leveraging your skills to make data accessible and useful for libraries? 

Would you thrive on working independently and flexibly for the good of Colorado’s communities? 

Are you someone with web development skills? 

If you answered a resounding “Yes!” to those questions, this might be the perfect role for you. The Colorado State Library is seeking a Web Developer and Data Consultant for its Library Research Service. This position is for 30 hours a week and includes medical and retirement benefits, as well as the option for remote work.

Position Summary

The Web Developer and Data Consultant supports the work of the Library Research Service and the Colorado State Library by working with Colorado libraries to leverage their individual systems to gain useful data and to use that data to make decisions. This position will work directly with libraries to develop innovative data solutions and present regionally and nationally to move the discussion about how to process and make data available for libraries. This position is also responsible for direct technical support and maintenance of the DART online reference tracking system, administering the Public Library Annual Report database and other publicly-accessible datasets, and maintenance of the web page at LRS.org. This position will do general technical training and instruction in their areas of technical expertise and interest.

Work directly with libraries and librarians across Colorado to help them to access and analyze the data created and housed in their systems. This will include analysis of survey and other research data, when appropriate.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

●        Provide direct technical support and training to library staff across Colorado on various technical topics, including the use of DART and the Public Library Annual Report Database, SQL and other library systems’ reporting, and effective, ethical use of library data.

●        Work directly with stakeholders to develop innovative systems and procedures to support library data and to help library staff harvest their data to support decisions and projects for individual libraries, wider groups of libraries, and projects at the Colorado State Library.

●        Plan, coordinate, design and otherwise contribute to the creation and facilitation of professional development for library staff, including online and in-person teaching and regional or national conferences.

●        Manage the Library Research Service website (lrs.org), including its design, structure, content strategy, and accessibility using HTML and a content management system.

●        Develop and maintain PHP applications, including DART (dart.lrs.org)reference tracker and analytics system, used by more than 50 libraries across the state.

●        Develop and maintain the Public Library Annual Report database, a database of library data heavily used by Colorado librarians, using PHP and SQL.

●        Build clean, efficient, testable, and reusable code

●        Solve performance problems and architectural challenges

●        Work closely with members of the Colorado State Library team in a collaborative, project-focused environment.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Education and Substitutions
A Bachelor's degree in IT, statistics, research, education, social science, or a related field.

Experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Required Experience:

●        Experience working directly with internal or external customers to provide technical assistance and/or training.

●        Demonstrable experience with SQL, PHP or Javascript, including front and back end maintenance and/or infrastructure design.

●        Proficiency with building and maintaining relational databases.

●        Proficiency with HTML and accessible web design.

●        Ability and willingness to travel.

●        Ability to work independently and as a part of a team

Preferred Experience:

●        Experience with instructional design

●        Experience with Integrated Library Systems (ILS)

●        Expertise in one or more programming languages.

●        Experience teaching or presenting on technical topics to technical and non-technical users.

●        Experience working with large datasets.

●        Experience managing a Linux server

●        Experience with web analytics and usability testing.

Colorado Department of Education – What We Do 
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) provides leadership, resources, support, and accountability to the state's 178 school districts, 1,888 schools, over 53,000 teachers, and over 3,200 administrators to help them build capacity to meet the needs of the state's approximately 905,000 public school students. In addition, CDE provides structural and administrative support to the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind and the Charter School Institute.
As the administrative arm of the State Board of Education, CDE is responsible for implementing state and federal education laws, disbursing state and federal funds, holding schools and districts accountable for performance, licensing all educators, and providing public transparency of performance and financial data.
CDE is a values-based agency that serves students, parents, and the general public by protecting the public trust through ensuring adherence to laws, strong stewardship of public funds, and accountability for student performance.

Why Work For CDE
The work we do is rewarding and impacts the students, families, educators, and communities across Colorado. Our leadership also promotes a culture that puts families and self-care as a priority. Along with meaningful work and an environment that puts employees first, the state also offers rich benefits that intend to make us an Employer of Choice!
The following is a summary of the benefits we offer:

●        Flexible work schedules and flexible workplace options that may include flexible working hours, working from home, working in the office, and/or a hybrid working environment.

●        Premier medical, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance options. All with a generous employer contribution keeping employee costs as low as possible.

●        Employer-paid short-term disability and life insurance

●        10 paid holidays per year

●        Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals

●        Retirement through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) www.copera.org

●        Employer-paid RTD Eco Pass (certain restrictions may apply)

●        Paid professional development opportunities

Supplemental Information
Complete Applications must include the following documents:

●        Completed Application Required 

●        Cover Letter Required - uploaded as an attachment to your online application. 

●        Resume Required - uploaded as an attachment to your online application.

** Resumes and Cover Letters WILL NOT be reviewed for minimum qualification screening. 

COVID-19
Effective September 20, 2021, employees will be required to attest to and verify that they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Employees who have not been fully vaccinated will be required to submit to twice-weekly serial testing. Testing details will be provided during the onboarding process. Upon hire, new employees will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination.

Testing will take place in-person and will be considered paid work time.

Note:    Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, as defined by the State of Colorado’s Public Health Order and guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and
we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Colorado Department of Education is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, 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 our ADAAA Coordinator, hr@cde.state.co.us