Position Description
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
- Performs legal and non-legal reference and research services for judges, court personnel, branch libraries, and other library users at the San Francisco Circuit and San Francisco District Branch Libraries.
- Provides education and training to court staff on Lexis, Westlaw, the Internet, and print research sources.
- Assists in the development of training and research guides.
- Performs interlibrary loan transactions for court personnel.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.
Court: Library, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
City, State: San Francisco, CA
Court Website: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov
Permanent Position: Temporary
Job Grade: CL27
Minimum Salary: $59,097
Maximum Salary: $73,905
Closing Date: 08/12/2018
Link to Original Job Post: https://ca9-employment.breezy.hr/p/055f3c211a9e-assistant-librarian-temporary-san-francisco
Qualification
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- M.L.S. degree or equivalent from an ALA-accredited library school.
- Applicant must be a United States citizen or eligible to work for the federal government.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Three years of library work experience with at least one year in a law library setting.
- Demonstrated skills in reference and legal research.
- J.D. degree.
- Practical experience in training and outreach to library patrons
- Skill in the development of web-based and other electronic information delivery services (SharePoint preferred).
- Experience with an Integrated Library System (Sirsi Symphony preferred).
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and perform functions requiring a high degree of accuracy and careful attention to detail.
- Experience working with people at all professional levels; effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to handle occasional moderate to heavy physical activity.
Benefits
BENEFITS AND OTHER INFORMATION
Federal court employees are not included in the government’s civil service classification; however, they are entitled to the same benefits as other federal employees and some additional benefits. These include: paid annual and sick leave; automatic enrollment in a retirement plan and in direct deposit of earnings; and optional enrollment in health benefits, life insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, tax-deferred savings, long-term care insurance, and long-term disability insurance programs.
The Ninth Circuit Library reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, without prior written or other notice.
The applicant selected for this position is subject to a background check which includes fingerprinting. Direct deposit of pay is required. All Court of Appeals and Library employees are bound by the Judicial Code of Conduct.
The Court of Appeals is an Equal Opportunity Employer
How To Apply
Applications must be submitted through the Court’s career portal: https://ca9-employment.breezy.hr/
Applicants selected to proceed to the next phase of the recruitment process will be contacted. Once an applicant has been selected for the position, all applicants will receive notification.
