Associate Librarian

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of The Head Librarian, the Associate Librarian provides a wide variety of public, technical, and clerical services including information literacy presentations, reference services, copy and original cataloging, circulation services, and administrative support.

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The following responsibilities are general duties that a particular employee in this position may or may not be required to perform. The actual duties required of this position will vary.

• Provides circulation assistance (check in/out) including resolving disputes about missing items, fines, and overdue materials
• Assists the educational community with general library support, including online library resources
• Pulls materials from the collection for classroom and instructor needs
• Perform processing of new materials
• Re-shelve returned materials
• Conducts occasional library orientations and information literacy presentations
• Coordinates with academic departments, staff, and the Head Librarian regarding the creation and updating to information literacy presentations
• Performs basic physical preservation of library material
• Manages interlibrary loan requests, acquisitions, and returns
• Manages acquisition, processing, and cataloging of new screenplays and teleplays
• Assists Head Librarian in coordinating with donors as well as in the selection and processing of donated material
• Assists Head Librarian in collection development
• Assists Head Librarian in periodic collection weeding projects
• Assists in managing digital archive of student work
• Assists Head Librarian with managing the physical layout of library collections
• Manages the library periodical archive
• Participate in training sessions run by the school related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Manages the creation of departmental promotional materials and library displays
• Administrative and managerial duties as necessary in the absence of the Head Librarian
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and professionally with others
• Ethical / Honest - evidence of the practice of a high level confidentiality
• Ability to take direction and follow instructions

• Ability to collaborate as a member of a team
• Collaborative enlists information from all sources to ensure the best solution to an issue
• Willingness to work weekends and evenings

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A master's degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science from a school accredited by the American Library Association.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1 - 2 years of academic library experience preferred

REPRESENTATIVE MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND/OR SOFTWARE USED:

The following machines, tools, equipment and / or software are commonly, but not always, associated with the performance of this position. Actual machines, tools, equipment and/ or software used will vary.

• Office equipment including, but not limited to, computer, phone, printer, copier and calculator.
• Google Drive/Docs/Sheets/Forms/Slides, Microsoft Excel/Word
• Adobe Photoshop
• Company information system applications.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The following environmental / atmospheric working conditions are commonly, but not always, associated with the performance of this position. The actual working conditions will vary.

• Office environment
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboard, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch
• Requires sitting at a desk for prolonged periods
• Requires use of a computer (keyboard, monitor etc.) for prolonged periods
• Requires moving around the campus including climbing stairs and walking up to six blocks

The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 on the belief that a top-quality education in filmmaking should be accessible to anyone with the drive and ambition to make films. The school opened at Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Center in New York City, and has expanded worldwide to include campuses in New York; Los Angeles; Miami; and Gold Coast, Australia.

The mission of the New York Film Academy is to educate students interested in the field of visual storytelling. NYFA courses have been designed to increase students' creativity and technical expertise through an intense regimen of hands-on and classroom instruction. The Academy's goal is to enrich its students as visual storytellers by helping them realize their personal artistic visions. NYFA's expectations center on the growth of each student as a creative individual. NYFA is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

The New York Film Academy is committed to diversity within its community of students, faculty and support staff. NYFA encourages applicants who themselves may have a diverse background and who will be dedicated to contribute further to the diversification of the NYFA community.

In recruiting new members to the NYFA community, NYFA seeks individuals who are purpose-driven, committed to belonging and have a bias for action. NYFA is on the move and it wants entrepreneurial thinkers, ready to create and lead higher education with it. NYFA is becoming a learning organization where innovative ideas and approaches are promoted.