Community Outreach Specialist, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA
Posted May 22, 2018
The Library of Virginia is seeking a Community Outreach Specialist in the Public Services and Outreach Division. The successful candidate should fully embrace the Library’s commitment to “inspire learning, ignite imagination, create possibilities, and encourage understanding” through innovative programming and strong community engagement. Responsibilities of this position include identifying and engaging organizations and individuals within the diverse ethnic communities throughout the commonwealth. The candidate selected for this position will develop and maintain community partnerships, identify opportunities for Library participation in local community events, and create innovative programming. Through this community outreach initiative, the Library will be positioned to enlarge its collections by cultivating potential donations to reflect the diversity of Virginia today and tomorrow. This position will interpret, evaluate, and analyze the research needs of the general public; state and local government officials; local, national, and international media; and academic and specialized researchers and correspondents. The successful candidate will apply knowledge of Virginia history and government, historiography, and the holdings of the archives in order to guide, direct, instruct, or provide the information necessary to answer inquiries and to make the archival records of the Commonwealth available for use as required by Section 42.1-76, Code of Virginia.
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Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to, community outreach, assisting researchers and staff, giving presentations and conducting tours, contributing to the Library’s social media sites and blogs, and participating in archival and agency projects. The Library of Virginia fosters an open, team-oriented work environment and seeks individuals who value this approach.
This is a partially restricted position based on available funding through non-general fund revenue.