Outreach and Open Educational Resources Librarian, Roxbury Community College, (Boston, MA)

Posted March 4, 2024

About Roxbury Community College:
Founded in 1973 in Boston’s historical neighborhood of Roxbury, Roxbury Community College (RCC) serves as a beacon of educational opportunity for the diverse populations who live near the campus and throughout the City of Boston. RCC is recognized as a Predominantly Black institution (PBI) by the United States Department of Education and is the only institution of higher education in New England to hold that distinction. Home to 26 programs of study, the College offers unique educational pathways for students to pursue while experiencing life on a city campus. Our dedicated workforce of faculty, staff, and administrators reflects the communities that we serve. RCC strongly encourages applicants of diverse backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences to apply for employment opportunities at the College. Applications for employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status. Roxbury Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of

Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
Prospective employees are encouraged to review the College’s Annual Safety & Security Report, in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which can be found on the disclosure page of the College’s website at:
https://www.rcc.mass.edu/explore/campus-safety/index.html

Job Description:

The Outreach and Open Educational Resources Librarian leads the library’s efforts in reaching and serving its diverse populations. The Outreach and Open Educational Resources Librarian publicizes and promotes the library as the knowledge center of the campus community through programming, research help and information literacy instruction, exhibitions, marketing, publications, and orientation. The Outreach and Open Educational Resources Librarian also supports the college’s open education resources (OER) initiative by evaluating and assessing the initiative. Participates and promotes discovery, creation, sharing and development of affordable no cost or low-cost educational material. Collaborates with faculty, staff, and other campus partners to promote the adoption of these resources. May perform other library duties as needed.

Examples of Duties:

Primary provider of outreach services.
Promoting the library using traditional and social media.
Designing, organizing, and directing outreach and promotional events.
Meeting with campus groups, clubs, and academic organizations in order to promote library
services.
Develop a marketing plan.
Representing the library at various campus activities (Open Houses, Orientation, etc.)
Designing and organizing programming that highlights the services available in the library.
Develops and sustains strategic partnerships with campus stakeholders to promote the
adoption, adaptation or creation and use of OER or low-cost resources.
Guides faculty in the discovery, creation, dissemination, identification, adoption, and
assessment of high quality open and affordable course content.
Assesses current state of our institutional OER initiative and makes recommended
improvements.
Acts as RCC’s representative to the state OER Advisory Council.
Acts as lead person on RCC’s Go Open OER initiative.
CO-chair of OER steering committee
Creates OER-related instructional resources, including webpages, tutorials, and workshops.
Collects OER data statistics.
Maintains OER repository hub.
Participates in course marking.
Provide reference and instruction services as needed.

Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

All candidates must have legal rights to work in the United States
ALA accredited Master’s Degree in Library/ Information Science.

PREFERED (DESIRED) QUALIFICATIONS:

Working experience in an academic setting.
Knowledge of or experience with best practices regarding the adoption, adaptation and creation of
open educational resources.
Knowledge of broad trends and issues relating to open education, open pedagogy, open licensing,
open access and copyright.
Ability to interact effectively and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including
faculty and staff.
Working knowledge of Library Science techniques.
Working knowledge of basic computer business applications.
Working knowledge of automated library systems. Knowledge of Koha is a plus.
Leadership skills and analytic skills are essential as well as excellent written and oral
communication skills.
Strong customer service and outreach orientation.

Additional Information:
This Position is a Full Time MCCC, grade 5 position.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm (with some evening and/or weekends
hours possible.)
This is a full-time, MCCC position (37.5 hrs.), with full benefits.
Compensation: Per the MCCC Grade 5 Professional Staff Salary Grid, salary is commensurate with Education and Experience in accordance with the MCCC Collective Bargaining Agreement. As an employee of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are offered a great career opportunity influencing a wide spectrum of services to the diverse populations we serve. The State’s total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits which you should consider towards your overall compensation.

Including but not limited to:

High quality and affordable health insurance through the Commonwealth’s Group Insurance
Commission (GIC)
Reasonable Dental and Vision Plans
Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Assistance programs
Low cost basic and optional life insurance
Retirement Savings: State Employees’ Pension or Optional Retirement Program (ORP) and
Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan or 403(b).
12 paid holidays per year and competitive Sick, Vacation and Personal Time
Tuition Benefit for employees and dependents at state colleges and universities
Short-Term Disability and Extended Illness program participation options
Professional Development and Continuing Education opportunities
Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Cell Phone Bill Discounts with Verizon and T-Mobile Cell Phone Carriers
Access to the Commonwealth’s Mass4You, employee assistance program
Free employee parking
Public Transportation is available to the College via the MBTA Orange Line Roxbury Crossing
Station which is a eight-minute walk to the campus.

Location: Roxbury campus
The College does not sponsor work visas.
Start Date: Spring 2024

All offers of employment at Roxbury Community College are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check review. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates and/or all persons who have an employment relationship with RCC, as deemed necessary. Roxbury Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act requires all institutes of higher education to disclose campus policy statements and crime statistics. Our annual report is available at www.rcc.mass.edu/clery.

Application Instructions: Apply Online

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Applicants interested in applying MUST submit the following documents via the online application:

Cover Letter
Resume
Three references

After completing all of the steps above, please go back into the newly created account and double check that your resume and cover letter uploaded as you intended.

Roxbury Community College understands that persons with specific disabilities may need assistance with the job application process and/or with the interview process. For confidential assistance with the job application process, please contact Pat Noel, ADA Coordinator at 857-701-1256 or [email protected].