Salary: $19.48 - $21.08 HourlyLocation : Justice Building - Roseburg, ORJob Type: Part Time - non benefitedJob Number: 2024-00124Department: County CounselOpening Date: 12/10/2024Closing Date: 1/10/2025 11:59 PM PacificTHE POSITION Douglas County - County Counsel Part time non-benefited position scheduled to work 12 hours per week. Job Summary: Responsible for performing the duties related to law library operations and patron services of the Douglas County Law Library, which includes clerical, technical and paraprofessional law librarian functions and related work as required. Supervision is not a general function of this position, but the incumbent may act as a lead worker to volunteers.Essential Functions:This is not an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties or functions associated with the job.
- Provide assistance to patrons in locating their requested printed or electronic materials.
- Plan and coordinate materials acquisitions, collection, user services and technological services for law library facilities; ensure efficient operations in cataloging, shelving, filing, placement, and processing of incoming law library materials to maintain timely and appropriate updates; maintain collection inventory lists for materials not cataloged.
- Review legal journals, magazines, blogs or other related materials for proper placement of reference materials; Maintain recordkeeping system for ordering, receiving and processing new books, materials, and/or computer-based library sources.
- Verify and process accounts payable invoices and cancellation refund requests to Management & Finance Department, track expenses, process billings for copy charges and monitor payments to balance to general ledger.
- Process incoming mail; answer phones, and coordinate facility or equipment repairs and maintenance as needed; monitor accuracy of website information to update links and hours of operation as needed from time to time.
- Coordinate scheduling of annual meeting of the Law Library Advisory Committee; prepare agenda or other requested meeting documents, take minutes, make recommendations for material retention; circulate proposed annual budget.
- Regular work attendance required to maintain operating hours. The balance of the various duties, responsibilities and/or assignments of this position may change from time to time based upon management's decisions on how to best allocate resources. Any shift, emphasis or rebalancing does not constitute a change in the essential functions of the job classification.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This is not an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties or functions associated with the job.Any equivalent combination of education and experience, which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities required, will be considered. however, the following is preferred.
- Associates Degree plus two years working experience in a legal field that includes legal research, library practices, or other relevant law library work experience.
- Bachelor's degree with sufficient course work in legal studies including legal research.
- Master's degree in library studies.
Required
- At time of appointment, must possess valid Oregon Drivers License
- Regular and consistent attendance
Position may require infrequent driving. Finalist will be required to provide a driving history that meets the as part of contingent offer of employment. SCREENING & EVALUATION While not part of the initial applicant screening, successful candidates for this position will be required to pass a criminal history background prior to receiving an offer of employment, or as part of a contingent offer of employment.To learn more about this position, please review the Questions? Contact Human Resources by e-mail at or ph: (541) ###-####Douglas County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.Douglas County Statement on Equal Employment OpportunityIf you require any special assistance at any point during the application or selection process and would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please e-mail a description of your request to Human Resources. Douglas County offers a competitive benefit package for employees working in positions budgeted to work 30 or more hours per week. The benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, a confidential employee assistance program, deferred compensation account options, and more. Information on county-sponsored benefits can be found at . Vacation and sick leave accrual policies are described in . Benefit options and leave accruals may vary if position includes membership in a collective bargaining unit (union). Douglas County is a PERS employer. After meeting specific pre-defined service criteria, eligible employees join the (PERS) for retirement benefits.Please contact the Human Resources Department with questions regarding the benefits associated with this position.ph: (541) ###-####