Supervisory Librarian

Summary

The Library of Congress shares its vast collections of books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, audiovisual materials, and priceless artifacts to cultivate curiosity and spark imagination. We engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. We seek highly talented professionals to join a vibrant and collaborative community. Your work here will have lasting impact on the Library and its users well into the future.

Duties

• This position is located in the Directorate of Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access (ABA) and may be used in any division within U.S. Arts, Science, and Humanities Division. The incumbent of this position serves as Section Head and is responsible for managing the work, including acquisitions and cataloging functions, of the section, overseeing the work of a staff of librarians and library technicians performing these functions, and performing administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. The incumbent serves under the administrative supervision of the division chief. The incumbent works highly independently, exercising considerable judgment, and carries out duties and responsibilities in accordance with broad overall guidelines and policies. As the Supervisory Librarian, you will: Supervise a group of employees performing work up to the GS-13 level. Provide administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit. Determine the human resources needed to accomplish the work of the unit, and independently plans, schedules, coordinates and carry out the unit's activities. Perform the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Establish guidelines and performance expectations, including quality assurance, for staff members which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observe workers' performance and demonstrates and conduct work performance critiques. Provide informal feedback and annual formal evaluations to employees. Resolve informal complaints and grievances. Develop work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary. Provide advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters. Effect disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area. Reviews and approve or disapprove leave requests. Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with safety regulations. Serve as an expert in the organization, development, and implementation of multiple projects. Serve as a project leader, team leader, or chairperson for working groups, task forces, committees, etc. Coordinate the details involved in special projects of lasting importance. Utilize critical judgment to determine scope, emphasis, approach, appropriate techniques, and manner of presentation. Develop technical standards or protocols applicable to a library function. Participate in planning the work of a unit, including formulating goals and objectives and identifying improvements in methods and procedures. May serve as COTR or administer service contracts. Make significant recommendations to change, interpret, or develop important or innovative policies, programs, approaches, or analysis methods. Assess the availability of financial and human resources, independently plan, schedule, coordinate and carry out activities related to the library acquisitions program. Assist in preparing and overseeing the acquisitions budget. Ensure the comprehensiveness and accessibility of library collections. Make extensive unreviewed technical judgments regarding library operations. Evaluate offers of gifts for compatibility with library acquisition policies and recommend acceptance or rejection. Select experts to represent the library at auction sales. Interpret and revise existing training policy and program guidance for use by others, including section, division, and/or directorate members. Independently plan, schedule, coordinate, and monito the effectiveness of training operations. Solve problems in particularly difficult circumstances. Plan new or significantly updated methods of training, incorporating the latest in information technology. Prepare/edit instructor manuals, technical manuals, training manuals, or user manuals. Analyze training needs at the section and division levels in order to identify or develop appropriate training. May also conduct formal classroom training as necessary. Performs various other duties as assigned. The position description number for this position is 137599. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. The incumbent of this position will work a Flexitime work schedule. This is a supervisory, non-bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

Qualifications

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. Ability to supervise, motivate, and lead a diverse workforce. ** Knowledge and application of the principles, concepts, and techniques of library science. ** Ability to analyze, plan, develop, and execute library programs and projects. ** Ability to provide consultation or liaison duties. Ability to provide training. Knowledge of automated tools, technologies, and metadata standards, such as integrated library systems, digital library applications, and general office software. Ability to communicate in writing. Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment The Supervisor leads his/her staff toward meeting the Library's vision, mission, and goals by acting decisively, leveraging diversity and inclusiveness, demonstrating flexibility and resilience, fostering continuous improvement and innovation, and fostering integrity and honesty. To view the Library's Supervisory Core Competencies click the following link: Supervisor Core Competencies Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana. The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library. In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.

How to apply

Please carefully follow all instructions under the How to Apply tab to ensure you are considered for the position. Please note, there is no page restriction to your resume, and you are allowed to upload a resume longer than two pages in the resume section within the application process. When the application system prompts, please proceed to the agency site to complete your application. You are required to apply online for this announcement. We are unable to accept mailed or emailed documents. You must complete the entire application process, including submission of all documents BEFORE this announcement closes. To do so, complete the following steps. Step 1: If you do not already have one, create a resume on USAJOBS. Although you must enter your Social Security Number for USAJOBS, this information will not be provided to the Library of Congress. Step 2: Review the Job Announcement. We recommend you go to the end of the Qualification and Evaluation section of the job announcement to preview the online questions that you will answer in Step 4. You may wish to customize your USAJOBS resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Step 3: Click on the "APPLY ONLINE" button to the right of this announcement. Follow USAJOBS' instructions to access your account and submit your resume. You will be redirected to the Hiring Management website to complete the application process. If this is your first time in Hiring Management, you will be asked to answer questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. You will be able to update this information and save it to our account for future announcements. Step 4: Once you have completed the eligibility questions, you will be taken directly to the vacancy application questions. Answer all questions honestly and thoroughly. Step 5: Hiring Management offers three options that will electronically attach your documentation to your online application once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement. (1) You may select a document that you have already uploaded to USAJOBS for a previous announcement. (2) You may electronically upload a document directly from your computer to your application. Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation of the document uploaded and click on "Finished" to be returned to USAJOBS. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have multiple documents of the same kind, e.g. 2 undergraduate transcripts from different schools or 2 SF-50s, etc., be sure that they are all in the same file on your computer or in your USAJOBS profile before uploading them. If you try uploading them individually, only the last one sent will be visible in our system. If you have any questions about this information, please contact the person on this announcement BEFORE the closing date. Step 6: Click on "Finish" after you have completed your application. Once you have submitted your application, you can check your status online through your Hiring Management or MY USAJOBS account. Your complete online application and any required supplemental documentation (e.g., SF-50, etc.) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of the announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure that all documents are received on time and that the materials are readable. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from consideration for this announcement. If you are experiencing any technical difficulty with the online process, you MUST CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. For all technical issues please contact [email protected], no later than 4:30pm EST of the Closing Date. REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE GRANTED.