Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Boulder Public Library District (BPLD) is committed to advancing equity in our diverse community by providing accessible programs, print and digital materials, tools and technology, and educational opportunities. Across our five current locations, we are proud to offer resources such as a makerspace, art galleries, outdoor learning areas, a multimedia local history archive, community literacy programs, and a theater. Boulder Public Library strives to be a safe and welcoming place to all staff and patrons, alike. Through outreach, community partnerships, and volunteer-driven programs, we seek to adapt our services to those who may experience barriers to visiting our physical locations.

We circulate more than 1.5 million items annually, but we believe that a library is more than a place to borrow free materials. As a vital civic space, we provide opportunities for our more than 500,000 yearly visitors to study, host meetings, be introduced to new people or experiences, and connect to essential local services.

Our employees are part of a vibrant, uplifting workplace culture that honors the joy and commitment of meaningful public service, while still caring for the needs of the individual. Our work is highly collaborative, adaptive, inquisitive, and is always on-going. We are passionate individuals with diverse backgrounds, interests, and experiences and we are dedicated to our mission of connecting people, ideas and information to transform lives and strengthen our community.

This is a 40-hour per week, non-exempt, at-will role.

Job Summary: The DEI Coordinator serves as a coordinator and liaison between Staff, the BPLD Equity, Diversity & Inclusion team, and the community, who will help advance the Library & Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Team’s mission (see more information on the mission below). This role requires an understanding of best practices, process review, and coordinating learning and development. The ideal candidate will have built programs from the bottom up, and have creativity, flexibility, and the motivation to adapt, try, fail, and learn.

Mission: The EDI team seeks to achieve equity, diversity, and inclusion within the Boulder Public Library District. We are committed to creating a welcoming and equitable organization by fighting institutional prejudice and improving accessibility for all.

Essential Functions:

• Build and implement an ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy that supports and achieves identified goals for the organization. (20%)
• Consult and advise on including diversity, equity and inclusion practices in all phases of the employment cycle. (20%)
• Review, write, and implement processes and procedures that address diversity, cultural competency, and disproportionality. (20%)
• Develop, implement and monitor programs that promote and sustain diversity and equity. Host programs, training, facilitate focus groups, and create resources designed to increase learning among current and future staff. (20%)
• Track and evaluate the effectiveness of efforts and make recommendations to improve them. (10%)
• Serve as a coordinator and liaison to develop mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships with community organizations that surround issues of equity. (10%)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Research latest innovations and approaches in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Assist in improving community-wide engagement with diverse populations.
• Collaborate and support the EDI team to advance the committee’s and the library’s missions.
• Help staff get involved with EDI programs to incorporate it more into the day-to-day work.
• Work with staff as a consultant on projects and programs.
• In collaboration with the other HR team members, help with any resolution of equity issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Health and Wellness Benefits

• Group Medical, Dental & Vision benefits to employees who work 20 hours or more per week
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) for all benefit-eligible employees
• Employer paid Basic Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employer paid employee assistance program (EAP) for employees & their household members
• Health Savings (HSA) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for all benefit-eligible employees
• Voluntary, Employee Paid, Group Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity Plans for all benefit-eligible employees
• Employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible to take up to 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave following the birth of an employee’s child or the placement of a child with an employee for adoption or foster care
• Infant at Work Program
• Transportation and Parking Assistance

Time-off Benefits

• New employees accrue 4 weeks Paid Vacation
• 80 hours of Paid Sick leave per year for employees who work 20 hours or more per week
• 12 Paid Holidays and 3 Floating Holidays
• Time off for Jury Duty, Bereavement and Voting
• Pet Adoption Leave
• Grandparent Leave

Helping Your Future

• Public Employee Retirement Association of Colorado (PERA) Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan
• PERA 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Student Debt Repayment Assistance
• Paid Training and Professional Development

Library Perks

• Easy access to unlimited resources—including books, movies, programs, digital technology and more

This job post will be open until August 6th at 4PM, please submit your application prior to that time. Interviews for the position will begin the following week, August 12th.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education & experience: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources, social work, civil rights, ethnic or gender studies, or a related field with a minimum of three to five years of work experience. A background in or a strong understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion practices.
• Skills: Strategy building and implementation, learning and development coordination, critical thinking, attention to detail, excellent communication skills, data and analytical skills, interpersonal communication and relationship building with people from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, ages, and abilities.

• Preferred Qualifications:
• Speaks more than one language
• Experience working with individuals of diverse backgrounds
• Public library experience
• Experience writing and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion related policies in a similar institution

Working Conditions:

Work primarily in an office setting. Work may include extended periods of time viewing a computer monitor and operating a keyboard. Requires sufficient manual dexterity that permits the employee to operate a computer, office, and library equipment. Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes which permits the employee to work in a multilevel facility. Seeing, hearing, and speaking required.

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