Regional Consultant
Colorado Library Consortium
Job Description
Imagine jumping into the car one morning and heading east or west on Hwy. 50 through a sunny and scenic Colorado landscape, arriving at a library, and starting your day with, “Good morning! So what’s new here at theAdditional Info & Requirements
Required: • Familiarity with challenges facing small and rural libraries. Passion about working with diverse individuals: the capable leaders and staff members of such libraries. Proven ability to play well with others and share toys. • Residence in southern or southeast Colorado: any location east of Gunnison, south of Colorado Springs, north of NM and west of the Kansas border -OR- willingness to relocate within that geographic boundary. • Two or more years of humane supervisory experience (non-library experience acceptable). • Evidence of having completed projects that address community or library needs through: outreach, public service, technology, collections or any other library-based activity. • Bachelor’s degree in either a practical or esoteric subject, plus three or more years of progressive working experience in one or more types of libraries. • Demonstrable experience communicating and using technology tools. If you dislike listening, talking, writing, interacting with people or using technologies related to communication, this job isn’t a good fit. • Ownership of a blue shirt -OR- willingness to purchase such an item. Strongly preferred: • Multi-type library experience. If you’ve jumped the boundary between different types of libraries, we’re interested. • Five years of post-MLIS experience OR more than 6 years working in libraries (with evidence of impact, either way). • Curiosity about the world. Interest in one or more topics not DIRECTLY “library” related (though in some regards, nearly everything in the world can be connected back to a library). • Attention to detail. Read our application procedure. Read the full job description, too! If you find your professional library background is captured in the words above and in the official description, we’d love to receive your application.The Community
If you’re a library professional chomping for an opportunity to have your work impact many libraries across Colorado, then consider working at CLiC. While your coverage territory would include small and rural libraries throughout the south and southeast portion of the state, your playground would occasionally extend to other regions.HR Info
Apply by sending your material to HR Manager Andrea Pettegrew via email: apettegrew@clicweb.org. Professional references are not required for initial-stage applicants, but will be required of finalists for the position. Should you have any procedural questions, please address those to the HR Manager via email or call 303-422-1150. Application DEADLINE is 10:37 a.m. Monday, September 9, 2013.Please submit a non-form cover letter and a professional resume. If your letter begins with “Dear Hiring Manager,” then you’re already off to a bad start. Please include within your letter an answer to this question: “What is it about small and rural libraries that makes them special?” Also, tell us about yourself as it relates to this job opportunity. Not all of the places you’ve worked (hello, that’s in your resume…), and not the trite “I’m a hard-working, dependable, enthusiastic, and experienced person who will make a positive contribution to your organization.” If you’re indeed such a person, believe us, we’ll ferret that out.