<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">TITLE: </span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Head Librarian</span></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="background:transparent">INSTITUTION: </span></b><span style="background:transparent">Birthingway College of Midwifery, a 501(c)(3) non-profit private college</span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="background:transparent"><font>WEBSITE:</font></span></b><font><span style="background:transparent"> <a href="http://birthingway.edu/">birthingway.edu</a></span></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="background:transparent">HOURS: </span></b><span style="background:transparent">3</span>2-40 hours per week (negotiable)</font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="background:transparent">COMPENSATION: </span></b><span style="background:transparent"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">$</span></span><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">18-$22 per hour, DOE</span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="background:transparent">BENEFITS: </span></b><span style="background:transparent">Health Insurance, Tuition Waiver, Paid Time Off</span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="background:transparent">LOCATION: </span></b><span style="background:transparent">Outer SE Portland</span></font></p><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">Birthingway
College of Midwifery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit college </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">that
seeks to set the standard for educating excellent practitioners of
the midwifery arts and sciences</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">.
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">We’ve
been educating birth and lactation professionals for over twenty
years, with programs in midwifery, lactation consultation, labor
doula, postpartum doula, and childbirth education.</span><br></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">We
are looking for </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">someone
to </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">work
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">full
time </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">as
our head librarian</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">.</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">In
addition to managing the day-to-day operations of Birthingway’s
library </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">(including
circulation, reference, and cataloging)</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">,
we are hoping to find someone </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">who
is willing to </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">devote
energy to</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
making our library </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">more
of </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">a
community hub</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">.
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">We
have many wonderful resources, and we want to share them!</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">A
masters degree in Library or Information Sciences from an ALA
accredited institution is required.</span><br></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">We
also want to be open about the fact that the person who steps into
this position will be doing so during a time of transition. We will
be </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">making
two library moves in the next year—a temporary consolidation move,
followed by a move to a new campus a few months later. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">While
this </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">will</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
make the </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">on-boarding</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
process more challenging in the short term, this is a great
opportunity for someone excited about the prospect of taking
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">ownership
over </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">creating</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
a </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">new
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">library
space.</span><br></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">At
Birthingway, we </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">honor
the unique experience, knowle</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">d</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">ge,
and skills of each member of our community, and foster a work
environment committed to diversity, multi-vocal decision-making, and
compassionate communication. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">Benefits
include health insurance, </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">tuition
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">waivers</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">,
and four weeks of PTO per year to meet our employee’s needs for
work/life balance.</span><br></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">Please
click </span><a href="http://birthingway.edu/library/" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">here</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
for more information about Birthingway’s library.</span><br></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">HOW
TO APPLY: </b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">Please read the
complete job description </span><a href="http://birthingway.edu/hiring-head-librarian/" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><span style="background:transparent">here</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%;background:transparent">
and</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"> email your cover
letter and resume as PDF attachments to </span><a href="mailto:jobs@birthingway.edu"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">jobs</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%;background:transparent">@birthingway.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">.
Your email must have the subject “Applicant for </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">Head
Librarian</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">.” In your cover
letter, please address what drew you to this posting, why you think
Birthingway is a good fit for you, </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">and
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">what makes you</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
a good match for this position.</span><br></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><span style="background:transparent">Applications
must be submitted no later than 11:00pm on Wednesday, June 8. </span></b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%;background:transparent">We
plan to </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">start interviewing
candidates the week of </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">June
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">13</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">and are </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%">hoping
to find someone who can start prior to the end of June.</span><br></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background:transparent">Please
contact Claire at</span><b><span style="background:transparent">
</span></b><span style="background:transparent"><a href="mailto:jobs@birthingway.edu">jobs@birthingway.edu</a>
if you have any questions!</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%"><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><font color="#000000"><i><span style="background:transparent">Birthingway
does not discriminate on the basis of </span></i></font></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><font color="#000000"><i><span style="background:transparent">sex,
</span></i></font></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><i><span style="background:transparent">gender
identity, race, color, marital status, ethnic origin, religion, age,
sexual orientation, </span></i></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><font color="#000000"><i><span style="background:transparent">disability,
or </span></i></font></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><i><span style="background:transparent">socioeconomic
status</span></i></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:100%"><font color="#000000"><i><span style="background:transparent">
in employment decisions, admissions or other college activities.</span></i></font></font><br></p></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thank you, </font></div><br clear="all"></font><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Claire Hoffman</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Assistant to the President</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Birthingway College of Midwifery</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><a value="+15037603131" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">(503) 760-3131</a></font><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"></div></div></div></div></div>
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