Summary
The Library of Congress shares its vast collections of books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, audiovisual materials, and priceless artifacts to cultivate curiosity and spark imagination. We engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. We seek highly talented professionals to join a vibrant and collaborative community. Your work here will have lasting impact on the Library and its users well into the future.
Duties
This position serves as a Supervisory Librarian (Cataloging and Metadata Unit Supervisor located in the Cataloging and Metadata Unit, Moving Image Section, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Researcher and Collections Services at the Library of Congress in Culpeper, Virginia. As a Supervisory Librarian (Cataloging and Metadata Unit Supervisor) you will: Supervise a group of employees performing professional and technical work up to the GS-13 level. Establish guidelines and performance expectations for staff members, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Serve as an expert in the organization, development, and implementation of multiple projects and concurrent projects relating to the processing, inventorying and cataloging of the Library of Congress' published and unpublished moving image collections. Serve as a project leader, team leader, or chairperson for working groups, task forces, committees, etc., pertaining to the processing and cataloging of published and unpublished moving image materials held by the Library of Congress. Solve highly complex problems relating to the processing, inventorying and cataloging of published and unpublished moving image collections and materials, or problems that involve relationships among the different cataloging functions. Organize, develop, and schedule training projects for a wide variety of materials related to bibliographic access and other cataloging and collection management tools for moving image collections. Initiate, establish, and maintain professional relationships with recorded sound and moving image archivists, reference librarians, preservation engineers and other specialists to share resources and information as well as to coordinate workflow within the NAVCC and the Library. Perform other duties as assigned. The position description number for this position is 129638. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. The incumbent of this position will work a Flexitime or Compflex work schedule. This is a supervisory, non-bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment The Supervisor leads his/her staff toward meeting the Library's vision, mission, and goals by acting decisively, leveraging diversity and inclusiveness, demonstrating flexibility and resilience, fostering continuous improvement and innovation, and fostering integrity and honesty. To view the Library's Supervisory Core Competencies click the following link: Supervisor Core Competencies Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana. The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library. In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.
How you will be evaluated
The Library of Congress evaluates applicants through an applicant questionnaire and a structured interview. Applicants may also be screened for some jobs through licensing, certification, and/or education requirements, a narrative/application review, and/or a preliminary telephone interview. The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that are marked with a double asterisk (**) in the vacancy announcement and the applicant questionnaire are considered the most critical for a position. To be considered for final selection, applicants must demonstrate fully acceptable experience in these designated KSAs in the narrative/application review, preliminary telephone and/or full structured interview. The various assessment tools listed above are designed to verify or explore applicants' experience, knowledge, and training directly related to the job in order to identify the best qualified applicants for selection. Are you a veteran? Please indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming in your application materials and/or applicant profile and provide the appropriate supporting documentation to validate your claim. Those applying for 5-point preference must submit Member Copy 4 of your DD 214. Those applying for 10-point preference must fill out an SF-15 (click here for the form) and provide the required documentation listed on the back of the form. If required supporting documentation is not attached, Veterans' Preference will not be considered in the application process. You may preview questions for this vacancy.