Supervisory Librarian

Serves as a recognized authority for local, interagency, national and international networking, referraland consultation on military engineering library issues.

Incumbent is the librarian in charge of Headquarters Corps of Engineers Library, which serves as a backup source, and increasingly, as a primary source of information for a majority of the over 40 libraries in the Corps of Engineers library program.

Plans and implements cooperative programs and projects with senior level Federal libraries to achieve common goals, institute networks and programs that will be mutually beneficial to the Corps of Engineers and the Nation as a whole.

Establishes and implements policies and procedures, including an effective marketing plan.

Makes final decisions on all acquisitions of materials in all formats for the library collection to meet users needs for dissemination, reference, and archival research.

Supervises from five to seven professional librarians, two or more library technicians, volunteers, and at times three student workers.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Librarian: A.

Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree: OR B. A total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience.

To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Planning and directing the full range of library services and operations; 2) Establishing library policies, procedures, and marketing strategies and representing the organization on interagency, federal, and national professional library committees and networks; 3) Providing in-depth research, including retrieval, analysis, and tailored delivery of research results; and 4) Supervising a multidisciplinary library staff by assigning work, setting priorities, evaluating performance, addressing conduct issues, and managing hiring, promotions, and training.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Ability to lead or supervise Communications Problem Solving Technology Management Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).