Resource Center Specialist
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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
REHABILITATION & REENTRY
Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe secure and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind ADCRR and its more than 8000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency accountability and fairness.
RESOURCE CENTER SPECIALIST
(LIBRARIAN II)
Address:
Education Programs and Community Reentry Division
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) Lewis
26700 South Highway 85
Buckeye AZ 85326
Details:
Salary: $41896.00
Grade: 19
Closing Date: 06/20/2025
Do you have experience working in a bookstore Are you a teacher with experience working in a bookstore or library This could be a perfect opportunity for you. Apply now!
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a Resource Center Specialist to manage and support the Resource Center operations within a prison complex.
- Provides and facilitates mandated legal and paralegal access services to the resident population in a timely manner
- Oversees the circulation of recreational reading materials
- Provides access to materials useful for reentry
- Trains and oversees a resident workforce in carrying out a variety of Resource Center functions
- Assists in ordering Resource Center materials
- Reviews Resource Center materials to ensure they meet Publication review standards
- Catalogs and processes Resource Center materials
- Promotes Resource Center to support ADCRRs goals
- Attends meetings and trainings
- Prepares reports and memos
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
Knowledge of:
- Library laws rules regulations policies and procedures
- Professional and modern library tools principles and practices
- Modern library original and copy cataloging standards
- Computers and various software programs (Microsoft Office Google and library automation)
- Operation of standard office equipment including scanners copiers and printers
- Principles and practices of inmate management and supervision
Skill in:
- Verbal and written communication
- Organizational and time management
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Motivation and leadership
- Customer service
- Decision making
Ability to:
- Work in a correctional environment
- Possess professional knowledge of all aspects of library principles concepts methodologies and management techniques and apply them in a correctional Resource Center
- Establish and maintain effective work relationships
- Learn and adhere to department policies and procedures
- Perform all required tasks in a timely manner
- Secure Care experience
- An associate degree or higher in Library Sciences or a related field
- State service and experience providing assistance to customers
Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and drug test.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current valid class-appropriate drivers license complete all required training and successfully pass all necessary drivers license record checks. The license must be current unexpired and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R.11).
In an effort to maintain a safe environment all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical dental life short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans credit union membership and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling . Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
