Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to applicants who currently live in the Washington, DC commuting area. This position allows for situational and recurring telework, but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.

CSO is seeking a self-motivated Librarian for the National Programs Branch to support the AO library by managing the library and supporting access to its legal resources. The incumbent will manage the AO Library as a solo librarian, facilitate and improve AO library services, conduct research and reference services for the AO executive management and AO staff, provide support for special initiatives and projects, develop and maintain the AO's physical and digital collections, and provide or coordinate training and communications on library and legal research resources.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Managing the AO Library and supporting access to its legal resources such as handling access to library and legal research resources, including login and password administration.
2. Facilitating database training sessions between users and vendors; assisting with coordination of IT security reviews of research resources; and arranging, sorting, and shelving library materials in the AO Library.
3. Managing the library's interlibrary loan services, including acquiring materials requested by AO staff and lending AO materials to participating libraries.
4. Providing research and reference support and creating alerts and monitoring services for AO staff.
5. Marketing library services and providing regular communications and outreach to AO staff regarding new resources, training, and services; designing formal training, presentations, and articles on topics of interest to AO staff.
6. Managing the Integrated Library System (ILS) and Discovery instance for the AO Library; and creating and updating the AO Library's bibliographic/authority records.
7. Assisting with updating information on the National Library Program web pages; and updating information and content on the AO Library's web pages.
8. Collaborating with other AO offices on issues relevant to library programs and services.
9. Managing the AO Library budget.
10. Serving as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for library procurements of physical and online legal research resources; managing the national mailing lists and shipments for federal court librarians.
11. Providing support to AO staff using databases and working with vendors to troubleshoot technical issues for users.
12. Serving as the point of contact for court librarians and other agencies who need assistance finding AO publications and contacts for research questions.
13. Participating in working groups and task-forces relevant to library resources, and assisting with national library program meetings and training conferences.
14. Developing and providing customized presentations on library services to court users.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. AO employees are required to attest to their vaccination status. New employees are required to complete a Certification of Vaccination Form. The information provided on the form will be treated as confidential information and will be managed by the AO Human Resources Office.
2. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
3. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
4. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
5. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
6. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
7. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
8. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience and knowledge in managing a library and supporting access to legal research resources; conducting research and providing reference services; and experience in library procurement processes and procedures.

Basic Qualifications: Applicants must meet ONE of the qualification requirements as described below:

1. Completion of one full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree. (Transcripts Required)
2. A total of at least 4 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services. (Transcripts Required)

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.