What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisory Librarian, Head, Reference and Instruction position at LIBRARY OF CONGRESS?
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) seeks a Supervisory Librarian for its Knowledge Services Group (KSG). The selectee will serve as the section head of the Reference and Instruction Services section, responsible for providing reference, legal research, document delivery, and instruction services to internal and congressional clients.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
Ability to develop, implement, manage, and evaluate reference and research services to meet client needs**
Ability to lead and manage staff**
Ability to communicate in writing and review the writing of others**
Ability to manage instruction services to meet client needs
Ability to interact collaboratively with others
Ability to convey information and effectively communicate other than in writing
Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will have experience managing reference and legal research services in a fast-paced environment; knowledge of reference and legal research sources, in particular those related to legislative, legal, and public policy analysis; and knowledge of information research methodologies. A critical responsibility is the review of responses and reports produced by the section to ensure that they meet the high standards expected of CRS products and services. The section head works collaboratively with staff across CRS as well as other parts of the Library of Congress on information requests/projects and to resolve issues.
Supervises a group of employees performing work up to the GS-13 level. Plans and assigns work, sets and adjusts priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, provides feedback and evaluates employee performance. Resolves informal complaints and grievances. Recommends appointment, promotion, or reassignment and develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary. Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters. Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests and certifies time and attendance records for staff. Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with safety regulations.
Oversees, conducts and reviews research on highly complex reference and legal research questions, providing authoritative and definitive results. Oversees the staffing of the CRS reading rooms, and the provision of document delivery and instruction services to CRS research divisions and congressional clients. Keeps up to date on current legislative issues. Plans and reviews the section’s products and services, ensuring that they meet professional standards and policy guidelines and are responsive to the needs of clients. Develops, organizes, and schedules training for individuals and groups at various levels of sophistication, on a wide variety of research tools and research methodologies. Organizes, conducts, or participates in customized group and individual training and troubleshooting for partners and clients. Promotes existing and new information services, databases, and other research tools to CRS staff and congressional clients.
Serves as a principal liaison for collaboration between KSG groups, other CRS divisions and offices, and other Library of Congress units and offices. Consults with information professionals throughout CRS and the Library of Congress on instruction, research, reference and document delivery requests as well as the management of the CRS reference collection.
CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century.
CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective, and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation’s best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees.
Salary : $169,279