Herc-Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948, Stonehill is a private Catholic college located just 22 miles from downtown Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages its 2,400+ students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields.

Faithful to the Holy Cross tradition in education, Stonehill College is committed to developing the moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social competencies of its students and seeks to build and sustain a campus community that embraces diversity and inclusion in its teaching, learning, living, and working. Stonehill values the diversity of persons, opinions, and cultural and religious perspectives. In fulfillment of its motto, Lux et Spes (“Light and Hope”), the College cultivates in its students the competence to think, act, and lead with courage towards creating a more just and compassionate world.

Equal Employment Opportunity shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, and or ancestry. Stonehill College will adhere to the Federal Requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and its amendments, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practice Law, and all other applicable State and Federal laws. The College is committed to providing a work environment that is free of discrimination. All employees and applicants will be treated fairly, equitably, and with courtesy. Stonehill College encourages diversity and welcomes individuals who will enrich the cultural and diverse experiences of the campus. In accordance with Massachusetts law, employees of Stonehill College are considered employees-at-will.

The Access Services Librarian will lead the re-envisioning of information access through the assessment and enhancement of services, spaces, and systems. They will be responsible for the management of front-line library access services including circulation, first-tier reference questions, reserves, copyright and course packs, and open access programs. This position works closely and collaboratively with faculty from across campus and with library colleagues to enhance access to support student learning. Opportunity to pilot creative and innovative solutions to increase access-related user engagement.

The librarian will work closely with subject liaison librarians in supporting faculty use of reserves, coursepacks, and open-access programs; and work with the archivist, and faculty, staff, and students at the college to ingest materials into and provide access to the institutional repository as well as act as part of the reference team when needed. This position will also work closely with the library systems team to ensure the access services portions of our ILS (Sierra), interlibrary loan (ILLiad), reserves (ARES), and bookings (LibCal) systems are functioning optimally for our students and faculty needs. 

This position will oversee building operations and events. This includes coordination of events for all departments housed in the library, liaising with all departments across the college hosting events at the library, and events contracted through conferences and events. This position coordinates all physical plant maintenance and upgrades with the college’s facilities team, and coordination of any systems updates with the Associate Director of Public Services and the Director.

Education & Experience

A Master’s degree in library science (M.L.S.) with 3 years of supervisory experience is required. We seek an individual who has some experience but is excited to learn, is flexible in their thinking, is able to communicate clearly in writing and presentations, has initiative and the ability to manage time, and is able to creatively approach challenges. 

Interested applicants should submit online a cover letter, resume, and a diversity statement via the URL link:

https://jobs.stonehill.edu/postings/21662

Applicants who will enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. Stonehill College is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please email inquiries to Jennifer Macaulay, Director of the MacPhaidin Library at jmacaulay@stonehill.edu.