Archivist

About Our Job The Denver Public Library (DPL) isn't just a place to borrow books; it's a vibrant, essential hub for our diverse city. As a growing urban library system with 28 locations and over 4 million annual visitors, we're deeply woven into the fabric of Denver. Join a team where your values align with your work. At the Denver Public Library, we're not just serving our community; we're building a culture guided by values that empower both our staff and the public. Welcoming: We make our resources, services, and expertise accessible for all, recognize the inherent dignity in each person, and provide safe places where everyone can be themselves. Curiosity: We foster a culture of exploration, innovation, and forward thinking by creating environments that support learning and growth. Connection: We are neighbors. We foster relationships, listen and act to build and strengthen our community. We bring people together to share information, ideas, and experiences. Equity: We work to change inequitable practices, structures and policies, and attitudes that drive them, to provide opportunities for every person in our community to thrive. As we do so, we actively examine our roles in perpetuating oppressive systems. Stewardship: We are accountable to our community, using our resources responsibly. We lead with honesty and integrity, protect privacy and preserve and share the full history of our Denver community. If you're passionate about service, community engagement, and creating positive change, we invite you to explore career opportunities with us. Come join a team that believes in the power of knowledge, connection, and equity. Unrivaled Benefits The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to: Four (4) Medical Plans, Dental, Vision Insurance Pension Plan for Life (employee contributes 8.45%, employer contributes 17.95%) and 457 (b) Retirement Plan PTO (over 3 weeks in your first year), quarterly wellness hours, and 12 paid holidays CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits Enhanced Work/Life Balance: Employee Assistance Program (6 counseling sessions per year, legal assistance, financial counseling, discounted recreation center passes), Employee Volunteer Program Professional Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources ; Education Refund Program EcoPass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides) For more information please visit our website. About Our Team The Special Collections and Archives (SCA) unit at Denver Public Library comprises two archival repositories: at the Central Library, and the African American Research Library at Blair-Caldwell Library. Our team of over thirty librarians, archivists, and paraprofessionals are committed to exceptional access, preservation, and customer service for our world-class collections. About Our Position DPL is hiring 2 Archives Assistant 2-year limited-term position. In this position you will improve customer experiences by providing behind-the-scenes support for the library's growing collection of 6,000+ archival collections. You will work with and shape archival collections by accessioning (recording and describing material to officially transfer newly acquired collections to the library) papers, photographs, and born-digital collections. You'll gain expertise organizing and searching for records in our institutional archives. Your focus will be accessioning and describing an unprocessed backlog of archival material in the African American Research Library collection. Tasks may include reviewing papers, photographs and objects and creating descriptive inventories. You will contribute to museum inventory projects such as rehousing and identifying physical objects within existing collections, in addition to improving upon descriptions within the ARL collection. You will work with museum and library collections specialists to help care for physical objects and paper-based collections to make them accessible to the public. This role will occasionally travel between the two SCA repositories in downtown Denver. This position is an excellent opportunity for someone considering library, museum, or archives work as a career, or for someone in the early stages of obtaining higher education in those fields. Some of the tasks and abilities required by this position include: Ability to organize, arrange, and describe unpublished materials comprised of various formats. Knowledge of and interest in African American history and the history of the American West with emphasis on Denver and Colorado. Contribute to museum inventory projects such as rehousing and identifying physical objects within existing collections, in addition to improving upon descriptions within the ARL collection. This position will enable you to practice: arrangement and description of collections; best practices for housi #J-18808-Ljbffr