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Location : Issaquah, WA
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 2023-00080
Department: Information Technology Services
Division: PC Support
Opening Date: 07/27/2023
Closing Date: 8/24/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
Union Represented: Yes
General Position Summary
JOB NUMBER: 2023-00080
The King County Library System (KCLS) is seeking a creative and experienced Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist to support our growing audio-visual program environment. The Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist position offers a unique work life balance and the opportunity to design and install new A/V technologies implemented within the library system.
About the Opportunity:
KCLS is looking to actively expand and enhance its A/V systems across our libraries, and the Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist will help play a key role in defining and implementing standards for meeting spaces and providing creative solutions to ensure that in-person and hybrid meetings are successful and accessible for our patrons across King County.
The Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist will provide technology access and support to under-served populations in King County by building and developing a system-wide approach for our A/V infrastructure. This role involves researching, designing, installing, and supporting A/V systems used by KCLS. Additionally, the Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist is responsible for A/V training and instruction where needed for both department staff and users. Specific tasks related to projector installation, support, maintenance, mobile TV cart provisioning, and sound installations and or support are all contained within the expected job duties.
The Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist will travel to community libraries throughout the KCLS service area. Often includes direct community engagement and supports the ongoing programs offered by community library members in support of the mission and strategic focus of KCLS. There will be limited night and weekend shift expectations.
About King County Library System:
KCLS has a vision of a world where knowledge allows diverse communities to prosper and grow. In order to support this vision we create opportunities through meaningful connections by acting as the knowledge sharing center for over 1.5 million diverse patrons.
Approximately 1,000 engaged and passionate staff provide service in 50 library locations and in community engagement using direct outreach and virtual assistance. Our service area includes the cities, towns, tribal lands, and unincorporated districts of King County, with the exception of the city of Seattle.
From a 2021-2022 comprehensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Assessment Demographics and Language Report, of the more than 1.5 million residents who live within the KCLS service area, almost half identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). Moreover, roughly one-third of the KCLS community speaks a language other than English as their first language.
The King County Library System is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. KCLS values diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and cultures. KCLS encourages BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. As part of this commitment, KCLS provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position.
To request accommodation please call 425-369-3224.
Examples of Duties
Essential Duties/Major Responsibilities:
The following tasks may be performed as part of this role. These examples are not necessarily performed by all individuals in this role, and do not include all specific tasks an individual may be expected to perform.
Secondary Duties:
Core Competencies:
Valuing Diversity
Manages relationships with all kinds and classes of people inclusively and equitably; respects, values, and encourages the unique dimension each employee adds to the organization and each member of the community brings to the whole. Seeks opportunities to learn about differences.
Customer Focus
Primarily focused on customer needs, able to deliver high-quality, value-added services. Constantly strives to find new ways to increase customer satisfaction and understanding, foster equitable services, and forge meaningful connections.
Ethics, Values and Judgement
Exercises best judgment, trustworthiness, and professional standards of conduct; consistently demonstrates organization's values, moral principles, and accountability through behavior, character, and action. Defends intellectual freedom and confidentiality.
Professional and Technical Knowledge
Demonstrates proficiency in professional and technical skills and/or knowledge in position-related areas; purposely keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise, in order to better foster personal success and connections for others.
Decision Quality
Makes decisions and solves problems, can deal adeptly with varied levels of complexity, ambiguity, and risk; takes responsibility and accepts ownership for decisions regardless of outcome. Responds promptly and appropriately in crises situations.
Accountability
Holds self, direct reports, and others accountable for achieving intended outcomes; follows up and monitors progress to ensure that things stay on track; models organizational values and norms.
Managing Change
Embraces organizational changes and their rationale, models behavior needed during improvements in organization's effectiveness, competitiveness, and public service delivery; manages own reactions and supports others in the process.
Desired Minimum Qualification
Education and Experience:
Special Requirements:
Valid Washington Driver's License
Physical Demands & Work Environment
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly using hands in conjunction with frequent finger use and keyboarding, this computer work may be repetitive up to occasionally. Constantly sits and will seldom stand or walk. Will frequently reach up to chest level with hands and arms to work at a desk. The employee will occasionally lift to 10 pounds and seldom up to 35 pounds and seldom push/pull carts using light force.
Work Environment:
Work is performed in a typical office environment and requires a strong team orientation. The position requires driving to community libraries to work in areas with A/V equipment. Extensive PC monitor work is required. Some pressure from deadlines or changing priorities exists and interruptions to workflow can occur. Additional work environment characteristics are representative of those any employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
General Benefits Summary
Paid Time off
It is the policy of KCLS to grant to all part-time and full-time employees:
Our health insurance plans with Kaiser/Premera/Delta Dental are offered at low premium rates to all employees working 20 or more hours per week. Employees may also purchase benefits for dependents and domestic partners.
Retirement - Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)
Employees working 20 hours per week or more are automatically enrolled in the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) program. Both KCLS and the employee contribute toward PERS retirement benefits.
Flexible and Dependent Care Spending Accounts and Health Saving Account
Employees working 20 hours per week or more can set aside a portion of their salary on a pre-tax basis to pay for family medical and dependent care needs. KCLS provides an annual employer contribution to Health Saving Account when the employee is enrolled in a high deductible health plan.
Life and Accidental Death & Disability, Long Term Disability Insurance
All the employees working 20 hours per week or more qualify for the group term life and AD& D insurance benefits equal to one times their annual salary. Employees working 40 hours per week receive long-term disability insurance.
Optional/Voluntary Benefits
Employees working 20 hours per week or more are eligible to participate in the following voluntary benefits:
Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan (available to all KCLS Employees)
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Please fill out both the application and this questionnaire completely. Any false or incompleteanswers (such as "see resume" or "see application") may result in your not having an opportunity to interview. Do you agree to answer each of these questions truthfully, and do you understandthat your answers will be compared to the information on your application?
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The King County Library System works to offer library materials that represent a wide range of community interests. This is one of the foundations of our policy of intellectual freedom, the idea that each and every patron has the right to choose the materials that interest them. Given this policy of Intellectual Freedom would you both allow and support the fact that patrons have the right to choose what they wish to see, to hear, or to read at the library?
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Are you currently a KCLS staff member in the 1857-M union?
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Are you a current KCLS staff member still in your probationary period?
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Do you have a valid Washington State Driver's License?
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If you responded "No" to the ...
Location : Issaquah, WA
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 2023-00080
Department: Information Technology Services
Division: PC Support
Opening Date: 07/27/2023
Closing Date: 8/24/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
Union Represented: Yes
General Position Summary
JOB NUMBER: 2023-00080
The King County Library System (KCLS) is seeking a creative and experienced Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist to support our growing audio-visual program environment. The Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist position offers a unique work life balance and the opportunity to design and install new A/V technologies implemented within the library system.
About the Opportunity:
KCLS is looking to actively expand and enhance its A/V systems across our libraries, and the Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist will help play a key role in defining and implementing standards for meeting spaces and providing creative solutions to ensure that in-person and hybrid meetings are successful and accessible for our patrons across King County.
The Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist will provide technology access and support to under-served populations in King County by building and developing a system-wide approach for our A/V infrastructure. This role involves researching, designing, installing, and supporting A/V systems used by KCLS. Additionally, the Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist is responsible for A/V training and instruction where needed for both department staff and users. Specific tasks related to projector installation, support, maintenance, mobile TV cart provisioning, and sound installations and or support are all contained within the expected job duties.
The Audio Visual (A/V) Specialist will travel to community libraries throughout the KCLS service area. Often includes direct community engagement and supports the ongoing programs offered by community library members in support of the mission and strategic focus of KCLS. There will be limited night and weekend shift expectations.
About King County Library System:
KCLS has a vision of a world where knowledge allows diverse communities to prosper and grow. In order to support this vision we create opportunities through meaningful connections by acting as the knowledge sharing center for over 1.5 million diverse patrons.
Approximately 1,000 engaged and passionate staff provide service in 50 library locations and in community engagement using direct outreach and virtual assistance. Our service area includes the cities, towns, tribal lands, and unincorporated districts of King County, with the exception of the city of Seattle.
From a 2021-2022 comprehensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Assessment Demographics and Language Report, of the more than 1.5 million residents who live within the KCLS service area, almost half identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). Moreover, roughly one-third of the KCLS community speaks a language other than English as their first language.
The King County Library System is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. KCLS values diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and cultures. KCLS encourages BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. As part of this commitment, KCLS provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position.
To request accommodation please call 425-369-3224.
Examples of Duties
Essential Duties/Major Responsibilities:
The following tasks may be performed as part of this role. These examples are not necessarily performed by all individuals in this role, and do not include all specific tasks an individual may be expected to perform.
- Conducts research, designs, implements, and maintains A/V conference room systems.
- Installs and supports a variety of A/V components, including but not limited to video displays, projectors, screens, and speakers.
- Serves as Subject Matter Expert for A/V systems used by KCLS.
- Provides training on new and existing A/V technologies for departmental staff and users as required.
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date documentation of KCLS's A/V systems and processes.
- Coordinates with local and outside customer and technical groups to bridge providers.
- Interfaces with high-level executive personnel and/or guest speakers.
- Interfaces with other technical team members and technical personnel groups.
- Assists management in coordination of conferences, meetings, or other events.
- Conducts conference room audio-visual evaluation status of rack-mounted components such as switches, control systems, A/V cabling, video converters/distribution boxes, video conference systems, cameras, displays, amplifiers and mixers.
- Performs start-up and basic debugging of A/V and automation systems.
- Evaluates the status of aspects of PCs where they interface with above types of equipment.
- Evaluates the status of network for above equipment.
Secondary Duties:
- Perform all job duties of a CTS Specialist as assigned.
- Performs preventative maintenance and ensures equipment is in good working order; makes minor adjustments and repairs to equipment; logs repairs with proper documentation and notifies management when correction of major malfunctions is necessary.
- Maintains records and inventory of all cabling and equipment to ensure proper quantities.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Core Competencies:
Valuing Diversity
Manages relationships with all kinds and classes of people inclusively and equitably; respects, values, and encourages the unique dimension each employee adds to the organization and each member of the community brings to the whole. Seeks opportunities to learn about differences.
Customer Focus
Primarily focused on customer needs, able to deliver high-quality, value-added services. Constantly strives to find new ways to increase customer satisfaction and understanding, foster equitable services, and forge meaningful connections.
Ethics, Values and Judgement
Exercises best judgment, trustworthiness, and professional standards of conduct; consistently demonstrates organization's values, moral principles, and accountability through behavior, character, and action. Defends intellectual freedom and confidentiality.
Professional and Technical Knowledge
Demonstrates proficiency in professional and technical skills and/or knowledge in position-related areas; purposely keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise, in order to better foster personal success and connections for others.
Decision Quality
Makes decisions and solves problems, can deal adeptly with varied levels of complexity, ambiguity, and risk; takes responsibility and accepts ownership for decisions regardless of outcome. Responds promptly and appropriately in crises situations.
Accountability
Holds self, direct reports, and others accountable for achieving intended outcomes; follows up and monitors progress to ensure that things stay on track; models organizational values and norms.
Managing Change
Embraces organizational changes and their rationale, models behavior needed during improvements in organization's effectiveness, competitiveness, and public service delivery; manages own reactions and supports others in the process.
Desired Minimum Qualification
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited school with major in information systems, business applications programming or related field; and
- Two (2) years' experience with end-user systems to customer, and proficiency in the use of personal computers including such programs as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the classification will be considered.
- Technical certifications such as A+, Network+, MSCA preferred
- Video editing/audio engineering hardware/software experience preferred
Special Requirements:
Valid Washington Driver's License
Physical Demands & Work Environment
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly using hands in conjunction with frequent finger use and keyboarding, this computer work may be repetitive up to occasionally. Constantly sits and will seldom stand or walk. Will frequently reach up to chest level with hands and arms to work at a desk. The employee will occasionally lift to 10 pounds and seldom up to 35 pounds and seldom push/pull carts using light force.
Work Environment:
Work is performed in a typical office environment and requires a strong team orientation. The position requires driving to community libraries to work in areas with A/V equipment. Extensive PC monitor work is required. Some pressure from deadlines or changing priorities exists and interruptions to workflow can occur. Additional work environment characteristics are representative of those any employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
General Benefits Summary
Paid Time off
It is the policy of KCLS to grant to all part-time and full-time employees:
- Annual Leave (Vacation).
- Sick Leave
- Holidays - KCLS celebrates eleven (11) holidays each year and one (1) floating holiday. Part-time employees are eligible for holiday pay if they are scheduled to work on the day the holiday falls on.
Our health insurance plans with Kaiser/Premera/Delta Dental are offered at low premium rates to all employees working 20 or more hours per week. Employees may also purchase benefits for dependents and domestic partners.
Retirement - Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)
Employees working 20 hours per week or more are automatically enrolled in the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) program. Both KCLS and the employee contribute toward PERS retirement benefits.
Flexible and Dependent Care Spending Accounts and Health Saving Account
Employees working 20 hours per week or more can set aside a portion of their salary on a pre-tax basis to pay for family medical and dependent care needs. KCLS provides an annual employer contribution to Health Saving Account when the employee is enrolled in a high deductible health plan.
Life and Accidental Death & Disability, Long Term Disability Insurance
All the employees working 20 hours per week or more qualify for the group term life and AD& D insurance benefits equal to one times their annual salary. Employees working 40 hours per week receive long-term disability insurance.
Optional/Voluntary Benefits
Employees working 20 hours per week or more are eligible to participate in the following voluntary benefits:
- Supplemental Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Nationwide Pet Insurance
- Allstate Identity Theft Protection
- Student Loan Refinance
Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan (available to all KCLS Employees)
- 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan - You can supplement any other retirement benefits you may have by setting aside pre-tax dollars in this retirement savings account.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - This employer-sponsored program is a confidential service that can provide referrals to counseling, financial, legal, child care/elder care services.
- Ride-Wise - KCLS encourages you to "leave the car at home" and seek other ways to commute to work. All employees are eligible for reimbursement of 50% of your tax-free ORCA transit pass and van pool. The Guaranteed Ride Home program is also available for staff.
- Tuition Assistance - KCLS encourages employees to pursue college, associate and graduate degrees and certificate programs where such education and knowledge bring value to KCLS. Tuition assistance, as funding permits, is available to all employees.
- Language Class Funding - The program covers classes that teach language identified in the KCLS world languages collection, American Sign Language, and English as an Additional Language (ESL). You don't need a work-related reason to study a language.
01
Please fill out both the application and this questionnaire completely. Any false or incompleteanswers (such as "see resume" or "see application") may result in your not having an opportunity to interview. Do you agree to answer each of these questions truthfully, and do you understandthat your answers will be compared to the information on your application?
- Yes
- No
02
The King County Library System works to offer library materials that represent a wide range of community interests. This is one of the foundations of our policy of intellectual freedom, the idea that each and every patron has the right to choose the materials that interest them. Given this policy of Intellectual Freedom would you both allow and support the fact that patrons have the right to choose what they wish to see, to hear, or to read at the library?
- Yes
- No
03
Are you currently a KCLS staff member in the 1857-M union?
- Yes
- No
04
Are you a current KCLS staff member still in your probationary period?
- Yes
- No
05
Do you have a valid Washington State Driver's License?
- Yes
- No
06
If you responded "No" to the ...
