Clarification from the agency

This position is open to all U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals. Note: Federal employees with permanent status or individuals eligible for special appointing authorities may also apply to Job Announcement #24ST-310349-MPA-SLA More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

 **This vacancy has been amended to extend the closing date from 5/17/2024 to 5/30/2024.

The Supervisory Librarian is responsible for planning, organizing, administering, developing, implementing, and coordinating all activities for acquiring, describing, and organizing SLA's print and electronic collections, along with Library Service Platform (LSP) implementation and use in Discovery, Acquisitions and Technical Services (DATS), and for interlibrary loan and document delivery operations.

In this position, you will:

• Leads Discovery, Acquisitions & Technical Services (DATS) in performing library discovery and technical services. Create vision of procedures and services. Develops policies, procedures and workflows that will achieve efficiency and excellence. Develops and directs new methods of access as well as traditional bibliographic methods (e.g., MARC). Works on pan-institutional committees such as Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and Collections Information System (CIS).
• Manages DATS budget(s). Fiduciary responsibilities - develops and maintains data-driven protocols for evaluation.
• Manages vendor relationships and contractual agreements. Participates and contributes to the development and documentation of SLA's long-and short-range planning efforts, fund-raising activities, budget decisions, internal personnel policy formulation, and major organizational changes.
• Conducts the full range of supervisory functions for DATS. Establishes goals, articulation of priorities, develops scheduled and assignments. Evaluates overall performance standards. Develops annual staffing performance standards, plans and training. Encourages team-based approach.

Conditions of employment

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.

Qualifications

Basic Qualification Requirements:

All librarians must meet the requirements for professional education in library science or possess equivalent experience and education.

1. Completion of 1 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.

OR

1. A total of at least 5 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the specialized experience and/or education requirements listed below:

GS-14 Experience:You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service.  For this position Specialized experience is defined as training and supervision of library staff, providing acquisition, cataloging and/or Inter-Library Loans (ILL) delivery services.  Understanding of research services, collection development, budget management, overseeing interlibrary loan and circulation services, and providing outreach activities that promote access to library collections. 

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). 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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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

Applicants for this position may be evaluated in multiple stages. The first stage is an evaluation of your responses to the online multiple-choice questions that assess your experience, education, and/or training for the job related competencies below:

1. Knowledge of library services and information delivery trends and issues as they relate to library acquisitions, collections and services, and library strategic planning.

2. Skill to monitor and track budget for assigned program areas to include library acquisitions and cataloging.

3. Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices in a library or archives setting.

Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will be assigned to one of three category groups based on job-related criteria:

• Best Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above.
• Better Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above.
• Good Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree.

This category rating process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.

Important Note:

Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.