Georgia Highlands College is currently accepting applications for a Librarian, located at our campus in Cartersville, Georgia, with duties including reference, instruction, and college testing.

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Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary	The Georgia Highlands College Libraries seek a highly-motivated Librarian with strong interpersonal and teaching skills and a demonstrated commitment to superior customer service. This position has a dual role to perform professional librarian duties of teaching library instruction classes and of managing the college testing program. The successful candidate will participate as an integral member of the library team across all GHC Campuses, will be located at the Cartersville Campus Library, and will provide library instruction classes to the GHC Marietta Campus. The position is a full-time 12 month non-tenure track faculty appointment.
Key Qualifications	The candidate must have: an ALA Accredited Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Science; exceptional teaching skills with a focus on information literacy; strong web page creation skills; knowledge of integrated library automation systems; familiarity with electronic information resources; and a demonstrated commitment to providing exceptional customer service to students, faculty, and staff.
Key Responsibilities	• Provides individual and group library bibliographic instruction and library orientation • Provides the services of research, reference, and circulation to the students, faculty and staff of the college and to other patrons • Markets library services to students, faculty and staff • Trains, schedules, and manages assigned library staff (student workers) • Coordinates COMPASS placement exams, eLearning midterms and finals, ISAT, independent study, and other related college testing • Hires, supervises and evaluates part-time proctors; provides training as needed • Schedules and coordinates the work of part-time proctors • Schedules tests in coordination with other coordinators and site administrators • Uploads scores in a timely manner • Proctors student tests • Coordinates testing for students with disability accommodations through Student Support Services • Advises students who complete COMPASS in regards to course requirements and options based on scores • Answers questions and provides information to teachers and students • Orders tests for all sites as assigned, including On-Campus SATs and COMPASS units; maintains master copies of fee payment forms • Maintains the Assessment Center website as assigned • Instructs students in how to take computer-based tests • Engages in professional development activities • Performs related duties
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities	• Knowledge of current and emerging trends and practices in academic library management, services and technology • Knowledge of college testing standards, tools, and methodologies • Knowledge of college purchasing policies • Knowledge of web design principles • Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices • Skill in planning, organizing, directing and coordinating the work of personnel • Skill in the analysis of problems and the development and implementation of solutions • Skill in the preparation of clear and precise reports • Skill in oral and written communication
Application Deadline	Position open until filled. Applications will be screened as received.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions related to this position.

Thanks,

Elijah

Elijah Scott, MA, MS
Dean of Libraries, College Testing, and Curriculum Innovation
Georgia Highlands College
706-295-6318
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www.highlands.edu