JOB INFORMATION

• Librarian III

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:
  • 2% effective 1/1/25
  • 5% effective 7/1/25
• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Work schedules may include evenings and weekends.
• The list established for these positions may be used to fill only full-time vacancies.
• Employees in the Librarian series who obtain a Master of Library Science or Master of Library and Information Science Degree are eligible for 5% additional pay.
• Some Librarian IV positions may require bilingual communication skills for which an additional $1.40 per hour may be paid.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Master of Library Science (MLS) or Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Degree AND three years of full-time experience as a professional Librarian.
• Master's Degree accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) AND three years of full-time experience as a professional Librarian.
• Master's Degree or equivalent education AND three and a half years of full-time experience as a professional Librarian.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (i.e., minimum completed units = 120 semester/180 quarter), which must include completion of at least 9 semester/14 quarter units of postgraduate or undergraduate library science course work, AND four and a half years of full-time experience as a professional Librarian.

• Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One Year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.
• Applicants who do not have a MLS, MLIS or ALA-accredited Master's Degree must provide proof of ALL library science course work completed, including the course codes, course titles, number of units, name of college/university and date the course was completed.
• Qualifying course work is that which is considered creditable toward the completion of a MLS or MLIS Degree.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

• Experience working with diverse populations.
• Strong customer service, political acumen and program management skills.
• Experience managing a branch library, a subject section or a major area of a Central Library.
• Supervisory experience.
• Familiarity with the use of online electronic communication and information retrieval database systems.
• Experience with automated bibliographic, cataloging, materials circulation and patron database systems.
• Bilingual communication skills.
• Experience in an urban multi-cultural environment with an ability to bring diverse groups together.

• Proof of degree, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• Proof of transcripts showing completion of the library science course work, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

SCREENING PROCESS

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION