Maine Department of Health and Human Services Direct Hire Vacancy Announcement Librarian I

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CODE: 3111  RANGE: 15	SALARY: $12.53 - $16.43 Hr.

Value of State-paid Health & Dental Insurance: $359.27 biweekly (base salary<$30,000.00)

Value of State-paid Health & Dental Insurance: $340.81 biweekly (base salary $30,000.01- $79,999.99)

Value of State's share of employee's retirement: 11.54% of pay.

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Opening Date: October 4, 2012	Contact:	Kris Albert
Closing Date: October 19, 2012	Telephone:	(207) 287-1871
Location: Augusta

Agency Information

The Department of Health and Human Services provides supportive, preventive, protective, public health and intervention services that protects the public health and assists our customers in meeting their needs; and that assists families in providing for the developmental, health and safety needs of their children. DHHS strives to provide these programs and services while respecting the rights and preferences of individuals and families.

The Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHS) is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive plan for addressing substance abuse and mental health across the state.. It administers service through contracts with community service providers and establishes statewide standards for substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery. SAMHS regularly assesses the extent of substance abuse through a variety of data collection methods, including required reporting from all providers and regular surveys of a variety of populations.

Job Duties

The Librarian I duties involve the day-to-day operation of the Information and Resource Center (IRC) within the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. This position will:

• Assist other IRC staff with daily duties of answering telephones, scheduling media and equipment, signing out library materials, and filling resource requests
• Support SAMHS staff and the public in finding substance abuse information using print and online resources, including the IRC online catalog
• Provide appropriate referrals to SAMHS staff, state & local agencies and other supportive services
• Actively promote IRC services by staffing conference & workshop vendor tables and instructing individuals or groups in the use of the IRC catalog
• Create, update and distribute informational materials in both print and electronic formats that support the educational efforts and mandates for information
• Maintain a quality collection of materials with the responsibility of ordering, organizing, inventorying and cataloging pamphlets and monographs for the Resource Center

Requirements

A Bachelors Degree in Library Science or four (4) years of progressively responsible library experience.