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Assistant, Senior Library

Austin Community College · Austin, TX · 1 mo ago
Administrative$49k–$55k/yrFull-time
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for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content. We have job description summary, description of duties and tasks (responsibilities). Knowledge, Skills, Technology Skills, Required Work Experience, Required Education, Special Requirements, Other Preferred Qualifications, Physical Requirements, Salary Range, Number Of Openings, Job Posting Close Date, etc. We need to decide which sections to include. - About the role: could be the summary paragraph. Use

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  • each duty. - Requirements: maybe Required Work Experience, Required Education, Special Requirements (valid TX driver's license). Could combine. - Qualifications: maybe Preferred Qualifications? Or Knowledge? Actually "Knowledge" could be part of qualifications. But we have Skills section separate. We need to avoid thin sections. Provide substantive sections. We have Skills list (Maintaining effective time management..., etc.) and Technology Skills. We have Salary Range. We have Schedule? Not given explicitly; maybe implied weekend/evening hours in Skills. Not explicit schedule. So we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It mentions "possible weekend and evening hours" under Skills, but not a schedule. So we should not create Schedule. Benefits: not mentioned. So no Benefits. Pay: we have Salary Range, so we can create Pay section. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Pay. We need to ensure we don't repeat job title. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract content. About the role: "Coordinate circulation services at the library, including circulation desk services, staffing, bookkeeping, and training; assist patrons, report/collect usage statistics, and stack and collection maintenance in a highly automated, dynamic and diverse, customer service, and teamwork-oriented environment." Responsibilities: list each duty from "Description of Duties and Tasks". Let's list them: - Assists patrons with directional questions, equipment use, and updating patron information. - Oversees and/or performs delivery of the following roles: periodical collection, reserve collection, special collections, circulation projects, stack maintenance, and technology. - Assures that circulation task completion meets Austin Community College (ACC) policies, and Library Services guidelines by reviewing for accuracy and timely completion. Also assures that workflow meets ACC, Library Services, and federal standards for maintaining confidentiality of patron information. - Compiles and maintains library statistics, such as equipment use, gate count, inventories, and repair and service records. - Coordinates a team environment to ensure quality customer service to students, faculty, and staff. - Coordinates and oversees the work of circulation staff and public service role assignments including determining priorities, scheduling, assigning, training (i.e. training on various electronic devices), and overseeing the completion of work. - Reconciles money collected from library fines and fees, creates invoices in college system(s), and submits deposits to Cashier Office. - Opens and/or closes the library. - Monitors maintenance needs and notifies appropriate staff for facilities and/or technical problems. - Tracks and troubleshoots issues (i.e., desktop authentication) with library equipment; including computers/laptops, printers, copiers, security gate, and other equipment such as tablet bundles, maker kits, and in some locations, VDI workstations. - Assists the head librarian in promoting and implementing library safety and security. - Facilitates circulation services training of full-time, part-time, hourly, work study, and other library employees. - In the absence of library manager assists patrons as needed by contacting other ACC libraries. - Establishes and/or revises work methods, forms, processes or procedures to improve workplace efficiency in both individual and group settings. - Serves on Library Services or other ACC teams, committees, or group work projects. - Coordinates and manages team projects (collection, e-devices maintenance, assisting with project implementation). We need to ensure we keep all. Requirements: Required Work Experience: Two years related work experience. Required Education: Associate degree. Four years of related work experience may substitute for the degree. Special Requirements: Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation needed for local Austin area travel. Also maybe "Experience used here cannot be used again to meet the experience requirement or for placement purposes." That's a note; we can include. Qualifications: Knowledge Principles and practices of library operations. Library proprietary software. Current technology practices. Office productivity. Also Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of ACC Library Services Policy and Procedures Manual, and inter-library loan policies and processes. Familiar with new technologies such as tablet bundles, maker kits, desktop authentication, and VDI Workstations. We could combine Knowledge and Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications. Skills: list from Skills section: Maintaining effective time management practices, including an established work schedule, possible weekend and evening hours, and/or work at multiple campus locations. Using effective oral and written interpersonal and workplace communication skills. Coordinating, delegating, and overseeing the work of others. Using effective organizational and planning skills with attention to detail, procedures or standards, and task completion, in an individual or group setting. Providing superior customer service. Researching and locating work-related information and materials in diverse print, web, wiki, and vendor specific/proprietary software environments. Training other library employees (paraprofessional and faculty). Creating circulation desk employee schedules. Problem-solving and reporting skills in a variety of settings such as public service desk, individual, or group work settings. Interpreting and applying guidelines and instructions in order to resolve workflow issues and patron concerns. Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials. Establishing and maintaining effective work relationships. Handling money including collection of library fines, issuing of receipts, making deposits, and reconciling reports. Following and applying ACC and Library Services policies and procedures related to property and materials acquisition, movement, and disposal. Skill with various circulation equipment such as barcode scanners and material sensitizers/desensitizers. Technology Skills: Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software. Use automated library systems within a web-based environment. We could combine Skills and Technology Skills under Skills section, or separate? The instruction says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we have Skills heading; we can include both skill and technology skill items under that. Pay: Salary Range (PG 3) $48,630 - $55,284. We also have Number Of Openings 1, Job Posting Close Date October 1, 2026. These could be minor metadata; we could fold into a short

    maybe under About the role or at end. The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it." So we can include a short paragraph with that info. We must remove boilerplate: closing times, domicile requirement, AR reference, current employee link, mission statement, etc. Also remove Clery Act, Disclaimer, etc. We need to preserve all substantive information; but we can drop boilerplate like mission statement, equal opportunity, etc. The mission statement paragraph about ACC being public two-year institution etc is likely boilerplate? It's descriptive of college but not specific to job. Might be considered boilerplate; but it's substantive about employer. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The mission statement is not exactly those; but it's generic college description. Might be considered boilerplate? Not sure. Safer to keep? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The mission statement is substantive about the college but not about the job. However it's not duplicated. I'd keep it maybe under About the role? But About the role already has summary; we could add a brief paragraph about ACC after summary. However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding extra paragraph may be okay. But we need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's craft HTML. Structure:

    About the role

    Coordinate circulation services at the library, including circulation desk services, staffing, bookkeeping, and training; assist patrons, report/collect usage statistics, and stack and collection maintenance in a highly automated, dynamic and diverse, customer service, and teamwork-oriented environment. Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

    But that includes mission statement; maybe okay. Then Responsibilities:

    Responsibilities

    • Assists patrons with directional questions, equipment use, and updating patron information.
    • Oversees and/or performs delivery of the following roles: periodical collection, reserve collection, special collections, circulation projects, stack maintenance, and technology.
    • Assures that circulation task completion meets Austin Community College (ACC) policies, and Library Services guidelines by reviewing for accuracy and timely completion. Also assures that workflow meets ACC, Library Services, and federal standards for maintaining confidentiality of patron information.
    • Compiles and maintains library statistics, such as equipment use, gate count, inventories, and repair and service records.
    • Coordinates a team environment to ensure quality customer service to students, faculty, and staff.
    • Coordinates and oversees the work of circulation staff and public service role assignments including determining priorities, scheduling, assigning, training (i.e. training on various electronic devices), and overseeing the completion of work.
    • Reconciles money collected from library fines and fees, creates invoices in college system(s), and submits deposits to Cashier Office.
    • Opens and/or closes the library.
    • Monitors maintenance needs and notifies appropriate staff for facilities and/or technical problems.
    • Tracks and troubleshoots issues (i.e., desktop authentication) with library equipment; including computers/laptops, printers, copiers, security gate, and other equipment such as tablet bundles, maker kits, and in some locations, VDI workstations.
    • Assists the head librarian in promoting and implementing library safety and security.
    • Facilitates circulation services training of full-time, part-time, hourly, work study, and other library employees.
    • In the absence of library manager assists patrons as needed by contacting other ACC libraries.
    • Establishes and/or revises work methods, forms, processes or procedures to improve workplace efficiency in both individual and group settings.
    • Serves on Library Services or other ACC teams, committees, or group work projects.
    • Coordinates and manages team projects (collection, e-devices maintenance, assisting with project implementation).
    Requirements:

    Requirements

    • Two years of related work experience.
    • Associate degree required; four years of related work experience may substitute for the degree.
    • Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation needed for local Austin area travel.
    • Experience used to meet the experience requirement cannot be reused for placement purposes.
    Qualifications:

    Qualifications

    • Knowledge of principles and practices of library operations.
    • Familiarity with library proprietary software.
    • Current technology practices.
    • Office productivity skills.
    • Knowledge of ACC Library Services Policy and Procedures Manual, and inter-library loan policies and processes (preferred).
    • Familiarity with new technologies such as

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