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Assistant Librarian for Acquisitions and Technical Support

Position Description: Established in 1970 and containing over 200,000 volumes, Goddard Library functions as the main Gordon-Conwell library. It serves students and faculty at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary campus in S. Hamilton, Massachusetts and supports distance students studying through the Semlink and Doctor of Ministry programs. Goddard Library also provides services for Gordon-Conwell students enrolled in Boston, Charlotte, and Jacksonville, as well as strategic support for the campus libraries in those three communities. The library has a current full-time staff of five and is supported by a number of student workers. Goddard Library provides centralized services for library technology, technical services, interlibrary loan, and circulation.

The Assistant Librarian for Acquisitions and Technical Support is directly accountable to the Goddard Library Director and deals most directly with library staff, acquisition vendors/suppliers, donors, and accounting personnel. S/he performs functions necessary to acquire and process bibliographic items (books, DVDs, etc.) for library patron use. S/he serves as the library’s primary liaison with external jobbers regarding the status of orders. S/he assists the Assistant Librarian for Technical Services in cataloging and the Director in providing interlibrary loan services.

Qualifications

  • A master’s degree in library science or equivalent experience is necessary. A seminary master’s degree is helpful.
  • Cataloging experience.
  • Sound bibliographical, mathematical, communication, and office skills.
  • Facility with word processing, database management, and internet searching.
  • Ability to master the mechanics and problems of acquisitions; to solve complex problems and implement procedures independently; to maintain a high level of accuracy in all aspects of the position.
  • Ability to deal constructively, tactfully, and cheerfully with library staff, faculty members, jobbers, and library users.
  • Agreement with the Gordon-Conwell statement of faith, mission statement, and community life statement.

Responsibilities:

  • Orders materials for the library collections that have been approved by the Director and maintains standing orders.
  • Maintains ranked lists of desired titles for purchase when funds are sufficient and of out of print or obscure titles in order to replace damaged or missing titles.
  • Checks suggested titles against the library catalog to determine whether they need to be ordered.
  • Gets the catalog record from OCLC and imports it into the PAC.
  • Receives incoming materials and certifies that shipments and invoices are in order; keeps track of non-delivery and communicates with publishers and other suppliers about acquisition problems.
  • Monitors the performance of jobbers and periodically assesses whether or not to research alternatives that might provide better prices or service.
  • Manages library acquisition accounts, making sure that they are properly reported to the Director and the Accounting Department.
  • Manages the acquisition records of the library and communicates with library users regarding the status of their acquisition requests.
  • Stamps books with the library seal.
  • Passes items on to the technical services librarian to complete the copy cataloging and processing.
  • Organizes and maintains the stock of library and office supplies.
  • Assists the Technical Service Librarian in special cataloging projects.
  • Assists the Director with operation of the interlibrary loan system.
  • Periodically gathers library acquisition statistics for the seminary Accounting Department and for use in reports to accrediting agencies.
  • Maintains a manual of procedures for the position (Manual for Library Acquisitions and Technical Support).
  • Performs other library tasks as instructed by the Director of Goddard Library.

Please email your resume and cover letter to LBowerman@gcts.edu.

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Cashier, Student Accounts

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Student Accounts the Cashier receives and disburses cash and cash equivalents to and from students, faculty, staff, and other members of the seminary community. The Cashier also maintains cash transaction records and generates related reports.

Skills Required: Accuracy in handling and changing money; ability to deal constructively and pleasantly with students and other members of the community; experience in the use of adding machines, desktop computers, printers, and other business machines; a teachable attitude and demonstrated willingness to take on new tasks while maintaining a schedule of monthly deadlines; ability to work independently and perform repetitive tasks accurately and completely; extremely detail oriented and organized; ability to balance and prioritize multiple tasks while working in a team environment that is focused on customer service.

The Cashier is accountable to the Assistant Director of Student Accounts and the Student Financial Services Team and carries the following areas of responsibility with the appropriate authority:

  • Receives tuition and related payments from members of the community; receipts payments; enter payment information to the general ledger via CAMS and Blackbaud cashiering systems; maintains CAMS and Blackbaud files and spreadsheets for easy accessibility to the Financial Services Team and state auditors.
  • Receives and verifies daily internal deposits from auxiliary sources, crediting the payments to proper revenue accounts.
  • Disburses cash; verifies cash vouchers, assuring proper authorization; cashes checks and makes change for patrons according to prescribed procedures.
  • Processes returned checks according to prescribed procedures. 
  • Assists the Assistant Director in preparing and maintaining student accounts.
  • Reconciles accounts in cooperation with the student accounts office and the accounting office.
  • Orders supplies for the Financial Services Team as needed. 
  • Provides additional cash handling and accounting support for the Student Financial Services Team as needed and performs other related duties as assigned.

Please email your resume and cover letter to LBowerman@gcts.edu.

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Instructional Designer and Technologist

Function:
Oversees the technical design, maintenance and enhancement of residential, hybrid and online courses in a variety of learning management systems. Maintains and supports learning management system functions, including enhancements and upgrades. Serves as training and consulting resource for academic leadership and faculty on instructional technology. Reports to the Hamilton, MA based Director, Department of Instructional Design and works collaboratively with the Information Technology and Media Services Teams.

Capabilities Required:
Communication and Relationships: Excellent oral and written communications skills. Ability to proactively and assertively communicate complex information through interactions with faculty, staff, students, and vendors. Ability to communicate with, motivate, and collaborate with others to meet desired outcomes. Ability to develop productive work relationships with administration, faculty, staff, and vendors.

Experience:

  • Two to five years work experience in an educational, corporate training or professional services environment, with an emphasis on e-learning and multimedia technologies. Experience working with faculty in a higher education environment strongly preferred.
  • Experience as Associate or Adjunct Professor at a certified College or Community College preferred.

Education:

  • A Master’s of Arts in a Seminary Discipline with at least one Biblical Language required (or remediated within 6 mos of hire date).  M.Div preferred.
  • A 4 year degree in the area of Instructional Design, Education, Educational Technology, Information Systems / Information Technology, Communications, or Computer Science is preferred; or significant work experience and training that demonstrate comparable acquisition of expertise.
  • Higher Education: Knowledge in the areas of education and training needs assessment and analysis, research, benchmarking, instructional design, delivery and facilitation techniques, adult learning theory, training evaluation and measurement techniques.  Assists in developing evaluation tools and processes for assessing technology-based and distance education instruction.
  • Instructional Technologies: Broad knowledge of instructional/educational technologies, distance learning, and related applications. Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly and enthusiastically. Strong hands-on experience with major platforms and Internet browsers; knowledge of web accessibility standards; HTML, including Cascading Style Sheets, Acrobat, Dreamweaver or another editing tool; and MS Office.  Video and Audio experience required, graphic design skills preferred.  Must demonstrate ability to construct visually appealing and useful curriculum. Experience in EBSCO and online research methodologies, moderate to advanced knowledge of Logos, Bibleworks, or Accordance.
  • Leadership: Vision and dedication to being a pioneer in redefining distance and e-learning for adult learners but with the strong results orientation needed to implement systems and procedures to make this vision a reality.
  • Course Development:  Experience in residential, hybrid and online course development using Learning Management Systems in a higher education environment.  Willingness to be client-focused in serving multiple course delivery methods, and pedagogical styles.
  • Project and Self Management: Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deliverables within budgetary and scheduling requirements against strict deadlines. Must accept personal responsibility for task fulfillment and job performance; must be self-motivated professional, and work independently and as part of a team. Well-organized, dedicated, accurate, and thorough, with meticulous attention to detail and follow-through.

Use of Capabilities (Illustrated by typical activities):

  • Course Production: Builds, maintains and archives course websites. Implements e-learning methods through the application of LMS and Web technologies. Creates and manages course and orientation websites.
  • Support: Develops helpdesk support procedures for course websites. Responds to technology-related questions from stakeholders (IT staff, faculty) in a timely manner.
  • Media Production: Edits digital audio and video for duplication. Ensures that production standards are met, including the integrity of the design and content. Prepares multimedia presentations (PowerPoint or video) for duplication. Regularly able to visually communicate complex concepts with accuracy and aesthetic sensibility.
  • Project Management: Tracks production schedule and project plan, providing periodic status reports. Participates in course development meetings. Holds regular communication with faculty during course development process. Manages resources and activities related to instructional design, course production, course revisions, faculty training in course development and online teaching techniques, and policy and standards development.
  • Vendor Management: Partners with the Director of the Department of Instructional Design and the CIO to develop relationships with third-party technology suppliers in the area of learning platforms, learning tools, and supporting technologies.
  • Standards: Maintains standards for templates, image, video, and audio in the content management system.
  • Quality Assurance: With instructional/information technology leadership, manages quality assurance process. Performs quality review process on all course websites and multimedia, under supervision of instructional technology leadership.
  • Faculty and Student Training: Assists in the design of curriculum development workshops with faculty; training faculty and facilitators in specifics relating to the design and use of the program in relation to the LMS/website when needed. Assists training faculty, facilitators, and program support staff in specifics relating to the design and use of the program in relation to the CMS/website.
  • Professional Development and Research: Attends meetings, training seminars and professional meetings; monitors and reviews new software and hardware products and tools. Researches and reviews emerging technologies and course resources.
  • Travel: Approximately 4-10 trips/year to Charlotte and Jacksonville campuses, based on the needs of the department.
  • The Instructional Designer/Technologist performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Please email your resume and cover letter to LBowerman@gcts.edu.

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