[padg] position posting at Library of Congress

["Jeanne Drewes" <jdre@xxxxxxx>]

Library Of Congress

Supervisory Librarian, GS-1410-12 
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:	070285	APPLICATION DEADLINE: 	10-30-2007 


This position is located in The Office of Library Services,
Preservation Directorate, Binding & Collections Care Division,
Collections Conservation Section.
This position is at the GS-12 grade level 
The position description number for this position is 113721.
Number of Vacancies: One
EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES: The Library of Congress evaluates applicants
through an applicant questionnaire and a structured interview.
Applicants may also be screened for some jobs through licensing,
certification, and/or education requirements, a narrative/application
review, and/or a preliminary telephone interview. The knowledge, skills,
and abilities (KSAs) that are marked with a double asterisk (**) in the
vacancy announcement and the applicant questionnaire are considered the
most critical for a position. To be considered for final selection,
applicants must demonstrate fully acceptable experience in these
designated KSA’s in the narrative/application review, preliminary
telephone and/or full structured interview. The various assessment tools
listed above are designed to verify or explore applicants’ experience,
knowledge, and training directly related to the job in order to identify
the best qualified applicants for selection.
The Collections Care Section carries out the collections care work of
the Binding and Collections Care Division. Collections Care work
includes, but is not limited to, design of collections care actions,
treatment and housing and all aspects of safety for collections treated
by the Section. The work includes but is not limited to the planning,
implementation of the program, treatment, housing, and the preservation
of collections treated by the section. The Collections Care Section
works closely with all custodial divisional representatives to develop,
establish, coordinate and carry out a comprehensive, Library-wide
collections care program appropriate to the general and reference
collections' needs. In developing such programs, the incumbent considers
the following factors: knowledge and understanding of current
collections care approaches, the suitability/applicability of
preservation and conservation practices and techniques for the
collections of the Library of Congress; preservation priorities
established by each custodial division; and the mission of the
Preservation Directorate. All activities undertaken by the Section
become part of the Directorate's annual work plan. 
The incumbent of this position integrates and coordinates activities
with all Preservation Directorate Divisions to provide a comprehensive,
efficiently run collections care program for the permanent research
collections of the Library of Congress, including paper-based and other
formats selected for their importance, value and rarity for retention in
original form. The collections are diverse, in varying states of
deterioration, and present a variety of complex collections care
problems, and require long term preservation solutions. 

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WOMEN, MEN,
MINORITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for
the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.
The incumbent of this position may work a flextime work schedule.
DUTIES:
Performs duties related to the preservation of library materials,
including identifying individual items and categories of materials for
preservation. 
Performs the administrative and human resource management functions
relative to the staff supervised. Plans, schedules, and assigns work to
subordinates. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for
staff members; provides feedback and periodically evaluates employee
performance. Recommends or approves appointments, selections, or
reassi
gnments to positions appropriate to the selection authority.
Carries out Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and program
activities.
Analyzes, plans, develops, coordinates or serves as project manager for
courses of action and methods needed to support, design, and implement
collections care projects. 
Maintains liaison or communicate with library staff, other libraries,
the private sector, and/or research groups. 

EVALUATION OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
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 communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate in writing.
Ability to supervise, develop and promote a diverse workforce. **
Ability to plan and carry out library programs. **
Knowledge of integrated library systems, library applications, and
other information technologies. **
Knowledge of the principles, concepts, and techniques of library
science.
Ability to perform preservation duties. **

OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS:
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural
institution and the world's largest library, with more than 130 million
items in its physical collections (including books, manuscripts, prints,
photos, film, video, and sound recordings) and more than 8 million items
online at its award-winning Web site. Located on Capitol Hill in
Washington, D.C., the Library is also the home of the U.S. Copyright
Office, the Congressional Research Service, and the Law Library of
Congress and is leading the worldwide effort to preserve digital
material through the National Digital Information Infrastructure and
Preservation Program.


Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received
or postmarked by the closing date of this announcement.
For current or former Federal employees: Submit a copy of your most
recent SF-50 noting your current position, grade level, duty location,
and salary level.
Applicants who are referred for an interview will be required to submit
a completed OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment.
For current or former military personnel: Submit a copy of your DD-214,
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4) if
applicable.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the
application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision
on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES MAY BE CONSIDERED UNDER SPECIAL HIRING
PROCEDURES AND MUST SUBMIT AN APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY
WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT (202) 707-6362 (VOICE OR TTY)
OR EMAIL spp@xxxxxxxx
Relocation expenses are not authorized for the applicant selected under
this vacancy announcement.
DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal
salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of
their choosing.
Initial appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of training.
Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an
appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation.
The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of
vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.
HOW TO APPLY: To be considered for this vacancy, applicants may apply
online at www.loc.gov or submit a completed applicant job kit. Online
applicants must complete all mandatory sections of the online
application form. In order to use the online application system,
applicants must use a computer that is equipped with either Netscape 4.7
or Internet Explorer 5.0, or higher. Attempting to complete the online
application with an incompatible browser could result in the in
ability
to submit a complete application. Job kit applicants must submit a
completed application using the job kit scannable form AND an OF-612 or
a Federal Style resume. A facsimile of the scannable form cannot be
accepted nor will hard copy applications be accepted without a completed
scannable form. You can request a copy of the job kit, which includes
the scannable form, by contacting the Library of Congress Customer
Service Center at the address below. If you experience technical
difficulties with the online system or need any additional information,
please contact a Human Resources Assistant at the number listed below or
at jobhelp@xxxxxxxx

Library of Congress Customer Service Center
101 Independence Avenue, SE, LM-107
Washington, D.C., 20540-2700
(202)-707-5627
Please be advised that due to security concerns on Capitol Hill, mail
delivery from the United States Postal Service is experiencing
significant delays. As a result, you are strongly encouraged to apply
online. If you choose to submit a hard-copy application, we recommend
that you send it via Fed-Ex or United Parcel Service (UPS) and that you
allow at least 72 hours for delivery, even for overnight packages. You
also have the option of hand delivery of your application, Monday
through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., to the Library of
Congress Customer Service Center.


Jeanne Drewes
Chief, Binding & Collections Care, 
Library of Congress, LM-G20
jdre@xxxxxxx
202 707 5330
FAX: 202 707 3434