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Corrections, Department of

Librarian - Statewide 

Job Announcement Code(s): 10-01105

County(ies):
*Statewide
Classification Title: / JAC:
  Job Working Title:
LIBRARIAN 10-01105
    Librarian

Type of Employment:
Full Time (40 hrs/week)
Salary:
Minimum starting salary is $37,891 and includes a comprehensive State benefits package. Schedule and Range 13-01.
Contact:
If you have questions about this recruitment, please contact Steve O'Neil, Human Resources Specialist, at 608-240-5504 or e-mail steven.oneil@wisconsin.gov
Bargaining Unit:
Education
Area of Competition:
Open
Deadline to Apply:
3/30/2010

Exam Information:
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The Department of Corrections administers Wisconsin’s state prisons, community correctional centers, and juvenile corrections programs. It supervises the custody and discipline of all prisoners in order to protect the public and seeks to rehabilitate offenders and reintegrate them into society.


Responsibilities include the operation of the institution library, media center, and law library.  This position provides libary services to inmates and staff and is responsible for the development and maintenance of book and other materials collections.  Responsibilities may include the supervision of inmates assigned to the library. 


Current vacancy is located at the Racine Correctional Institution in Sturtevant (Area 52).  In addition to this vacancy, the register created from this recruitment may also be used to fill other vacancies over the next 6 to 12 months.  If you are interested in this position at one of the following facilities you should take this exam to ensure you are on the register should a vacancy occur:


Green Bay Correctional Institution, Green Bay (Area 05); Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility, Chippewa Falls (Area 09); Stanley Correctional Institution, Stanley (Area 09); Columbia Correctional Institution, Portage (Area 11); Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution, Prairie du Chien (Area 12); Oakhill Correctional Institution, Oregon (Area 13); Dodge Correctional Institution, Waupun (Area 14); Fox Lake Correctional Institution, Fox Lake (Area 14); Waupun Correctional Institution, Waupun (Area 14); Taycheedah Correctional Institution, Fond du Lac (Area 20); Wisconsin Secure Program Facility, Boscobel (Area 22); Jackson Correctional Institution, Black River Falls (Area 27); New Lisbon Correctional Institution, New Lisbon (Area 29); Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, Milwaukee (Area 41); Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility, Racine (Area 52); Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution, Plymouth (Area 60); Redgranite Correctional Institution, Redgranite (Area 70); Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Oshkosh (Area 71);

Job Duties:   
  • administration and operation of institution library, media center and law library

  • provision of library services to inmates and staff

  • development and maintenance of book and other material collection

  • management and observation of inmate movement and activity in library

    • Special Notes:   

      The Department of Corrections will conduct criminal background checks on applicants prior to selection.  Upon hire, all new DOC employees are subject to fingerprinting.  Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DOC sponsorship) at the time of application.

      Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:   

    • Knowledge of current classification and cataloging practices, principles, and systems

    • Knowledge of current library application of computer technology

    • Knowledge of current reference sources and procedures

    • Knowledge of current audiovisual equipment and materials

    • Knowledge of law libraries and legal reference materials

    • Knowledge of library administration and budgeting methods

    • Knowledge of bibliographic instruction methods

    • Knowledge of Wisconsin inter-library loan guidelines

      • How To Apply:   

        Interested applicants will apply on-line in WISCJOBS, http://wisc.jobs by either clicking on "Log In" to access their existing WISCJOBS Account and completing a Job Search for keyword 10-01105 and clicking on "Apply Now" or applicants new to WISCJOBS will need to create a new account to complete an initial application then apply on-line.  


        WISCJOBS will time out after 20 minutes if the page you are working on has not been completed and saved and the answers on that page will need to be re-entered. This will not affect your answers on previous pages.  If you complete and finalize your exam and later re-enter the exam to review and/or update your responses prior to the deadline date, you will need to save and finalize each page again and the exam to save your answers or your exam materials may show as incomplete.


        Application and examination materials must be completed and finalized on-line by Tuesday, March 30, 2010.


        After you have finalized your exam, if you provided an e-mail address when you set up your Wisc.Jobs account, you will be sent an e-mail by the system confirming that your exam has been completed

         

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