The primary purpose of the work in this position is to coordinate and direct the library's circulation functions, with supervisory responsibility over staff in library circulation activities. This position is in the Division of Library (PL-R).

Duties

As the Supervisory Librarian you will:

Requirements

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements.

Qualifications

Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for the GS-1410-11. A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is at least one year of experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service, coordinating and directing the library's circulation functions, with supervisory responsibility over staff in library circulation activities. Your application and resume must demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must show in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. If asked to do so, cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates. 1. Comprehensive knowledge of the organization and services of a research library, with emphasis on circulation services, and ability to meet the special demands of scholarly research. 2. Comprehensive knowledge of and demonstrated ability to manage all functions of the circulation desk, including organizing and maintaining several sets of complexes, interrelated automated and manual files. 3. Demonstrated ability to make long-range projections and implement plans for the housing and circulation of the library's collection. 4. Skill in executing multiple assignments simultaneously and to adjust the work schedule according to changing priorities. Understanding of policies about time and attendance, leave, and remote work. 5.  Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with a variety of library users including National Gallery of Art staff and Center fellows, librarians and scholars from other institutions, graduate and undergraduate students, and serious adult researchers in person, in writing and by telephone. 6. Experience and demonstrated success in supervising and supporting staff, including student technicians. 7.  Supervisory skills necessary to train, schedule, and direct the work of circulation technicians and student library assistants. 8. Knowledge of current cataloging standards, including principles of bibliographic description and subject classification and subject headings; detailed knowledge of the LC classification system, including historical and current practices. 9.  Reading knowledge of one or more European languages other than English to read, translate, and recognize bibliographic information relating to authors, titles, and dates. Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: Successful candidates must have completed at least a bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university, which included a combination of at least 24 semester hours in library science and information technology. Note: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions.  "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Experience must have demonstrated the ability to perform, supervise, or direct one or more of the functional areas of work covered by this series; to understand the concepts, theories, new developments, and co-relationship of information in related fields; and to maintain up-to-date information on the state of the art. For positions where foreign language proficiency is needed, applicants must be able to read and/or translate material in the appropriate specialized subject-matter field.

For Librarian (appropriate specialization): Applicants must also possess specialized knowledge of a subject-matter field and/or proficiency in one or more foreign languages directly related to the position(s) being filled. When such knowledge is required for the position, an applicant's education or experience must have included or been supplemented by the requirements specified in one of the paragraphs below:

1. A full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university that meets all academic requirements for a bachelor's degree that included at least 24 semester hours in the specialized field for which the applicant is being considered, e.g., physical science, biological science, social science; or that included any combination of subjects with at least 15 semester hours in a major subject (such as physics or chemistry) that is especially applicable to the position for which the applicant is being considered;

   or

2. Completion of at least 24 semester hours of legal study in an accredited law school for positions primarily concerned with providing library services in law or legislative reference;

   or

3. Four years of pertinent experience of such nature and level to provide a knowledge of the basic principles, theories, practices, techniques, terminology and expressions of the appropriate discipline or subject-matter field; an understanding of the standard methods, procedures, and techniques of research and analysis in the subject-matter field; ability to acquire additional information about the field and related fields; and some knowledge of literature resources in the field.

   Such experience should be equivalent to that which would have been acquired through successful completion of a full 4-year curriculum in an accredited college or university with major study in appropriate subjects, or combination of subjects, as specified in (a) above; or legal training as specified in (b) above;

   or

4. Any time equivalent combination of experience as described in (c) with education as described in (a) or (b) above;

   or

5. Demonstrated ability as shown by education or experience to read or translate information from one or more foreign languages into English.

Basic Requirements:

Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.

Contacts

• Address National Gallery of Art 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20565 United States
• Name: Staffing
• Phone: 202-842-6814
• Email: [email protected]