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DATE ENTERED: May 8, 2025
POSITION: Coordinator of Learning Resources
LOCATION: Rappahannock Community College
APPLY BY: June 5, 2025
Coordinator of Learning Resources
Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs.
RCC’s annualized enrollment of 3,259 credit students in 2023-2024 and over 800 workforce and community development students are supported by over 120 full-time employees and 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and four satellite sites. RCC is a two-campus institution serving a rural and diverse 12-county area in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia, whose mission is to provide inclusive access to exceptional training and educational opportunities meeting the community’s needs and preparing individuals for success as learners, employees, and citizens.
Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams? Rappahannock Community College seeks applicants for the Coordinator of Learning Resources. This position is an administrative faculty appointment, with an excellent benefits package. The anticipated hiring range will be $79,000 to $87,000, commensurate with education and experience. This is an immediate appointment.
RCC is seeking a visionary to transform our libraries into centers for student academic engagement. The Coordinator of Learning Resource Centers (LRC) reports to the Vice President of Instruction and Student Success and is responsible for supervising the full services provided by the Rappahannock Community College Learning Resource Centers and the Richmond County Public Library (RCPL). This position will maintain a schedule on both the Warsaw and Glenns campuses.
The Coordinator supervises and coordinates all LRC/RCPL programs and services, including management of digital and non-digital information resources, staff, Student Learning Desks, and provision of appropriate support services for distance education classes at the Glenns and Warsaw Campuses and all other sites where the college provides instructional services. The Coordinator also supports Instructional Technology, Student Development and the College Navigators to provide first class service to students. The Coordinator develops, implements and evaluates short- and long-term plans for the LRC/RCPL, and related goals and objectives consistent with the college’s and RCPL’s missions.
A completed online employment application, CV, cover letter describing qualifications, and a complete, legible and updated set of unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended are required to be considered for this position. Finalists will be asked to complete a work sample.
KSA’s/Required Qualifications:
- This position requires a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an American Library Association accredited institution.
- Significant knowledge of library, information, and media services, and the management of such services and associated new and emerging technological systems is also required.
- Extensive knowledge of and skill in the use of automated library systems, including a firm understanding of electronic cataloging, electronic data/catalog management and other library database management systems.
- Demonstrated ability to provide a variety of college-wide support in areas such as research, technology and in-class teaching.
- Must be able to build relationships with all stakeholders of local and state levels and work collaboratively with a board of trustees.
- Knowledge and demonstrated ability of collection development best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to creatively solve problems and work collaboratively and independently as appropriate.
- Demonstrated knowledge of LibGuides, HTMLcoding/WordPress, and Alma software.
- Demonstrated ability to manage/supervise staff and complete special projects.
- Knowledge of academic accreditation requirements, assessment strategies and techniques to examine learners’ acquisition of information literacy skills.
- Must be comfortable with change and a rapidly changing technological environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively across departments.
- Ability to motivate people on the team and provide effective coaching.
Additional Considerations:
- Recent professional experience in an academic or public library.
Special Instructions to Applicants
A FULLY completed VCCS online employment application, cover letter and resume describing qualifications are required.
Applications will only be accepted online through the VCCS ATS system at https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/84934 and must be received on or before June 5, 2025.
Full description: https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/84934
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or other non-merit factors.
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the
Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of
access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested. |
