Job Description
Department Information If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and builds greater public confidence in good government, consider joining the dedicated people of the State of Colorado.Our professionals strive to support state government and the citizens of Colorado.Customer service is a key component for every position in state government as is the focus on ideas and ways to redesign the delivery of services in making state government more effective and efficient.In addition to a great agency and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans.Member Contribution Rates.Correctional Officers I-IV qualify as Safety Officers and are eligible for increased PERA benefits Medical and dental health plans Short and long term disability coverage Paid life insurance; 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more.Visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits.for more information.Who May Apply:This position is open only to Colorado state residents.Location:Centennial Correctional Facility in Canon City, CO.This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.Description of Job This position works directly with offenders in a state correctional facility to provide state library services.Primary job duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:The position is responsible for providing library services to offenders of diverse physical and mental abilities Answer patron requests for information, determine where to locate the desired information and execute a search.Provide reader's advisory service to offenders and staff.Provide instruction to offenders on information literacy and library skills.Receive requests, prepare orders, and deliver materials to offenders in segregation/diagnostic units who cannot visit the library.Inform patrons about availability of interlibrary loans; screen requests for appropriateness; instruct patrons in loan procedures; search incoming books from other libraries for contraband Perform library computer functions:use the library's integrated library system, utilize the Internet to respond to information requests, and communicate via email.Train offender clerks in the operation of the cataloging, circulation and statistical reporting functions, supervising and assisting them with these operations when necessary.Catalog and classify library materials using copy catalog process Position also hires, trains and supervises offenders who work in the library.This will include:work planning, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback.These duties also include assigning tasks, directing work flow, scheduling work and establishing work standards Compose and distribute monthly narrative and statistical reports.Perform support/clerical duties as assigned Determine supplies to be ordered, prepare requisitions, place orders Recommend materials to be ordered and verify vendor's physical inventory.Check in orders upon receipt and submit receiving reports and other paperwork as required Supervise the processing and shelving of new materials Work with Regional Librarian and Programs Manager to monitor the library budget Read and adhere to all CDOC Administrative Regulations and facility adjustment sheets Monitor behavior of offender patrons, enforce security regulations and library rules, eject problem patrons, write reports on rule infractions, and resolve conflicts between offenders.Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Ensure that the 'Work Experience section of the application is complete and contains all relevant work experience related to the position that you are applying for.This information will be used to help determine compensation for the position.See resume statements cannot be accepted in lieu of the work experience section of the application.Additional work experience will not be accepted after the job announcement close date for compensation purposes.Minimum Qualifications Three years of technical or high-level clerical experience.(This experience must be clearly described, in your own words, within the work experience section of your application to meet this requirement.) Technical work is skilled work in the practical application of specialized techniques, procedures, practices, or methods in order to accomplish tasks.The specialized work is a direct extension of a professional field which requires an understanding of that field, the nature of the work requires that it revert to a professional if not performed by a technician. High Level clerical experience includes the following:document cre