Jarian Jones
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
Talented librarian with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than 9 years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner/Licensed Inspector
Real Inspector
03.2021 - Current
- Prepare and facilitate residential & commercial inspections for clients
- Provide quotes for inspection inquiries
- Conduct and evaluate inspections of roofing, plumbing, HVAC systems
- Investigate and determine onsite damage issues found
- Conduct and evaluate inspections of interior and exterior components of the residential & commercial properties
- Negotiate with customers to resolve concerns of a property
- Analyze and input data of inspections including photos to complete inspection reports
- Maintain all client documents and contracts in Spectora
- Schedule and calendar task all appointments
- Partner with appraisers and pest control specialists to review inspection report findings
- Maintain accounts receivable funds in Quickbooks
- Complete building inspections ensuring up to code and safe to inhabit
- Provide yearly performance reporting for staff members.
Library Director
Georgia Central University
05.2018 - Current
- Serve as a planning member of the University Committee
- Demonstrate active training to ensure employees understand procedures and operations
- Develop and maintain updated information on public web pages
- Handle moderate - high complexity Cataloging of library materials
- Responsible for searching and applying for Local State Grants
- Responsible for ordering books and maintaining a monthly up-to-date collection
- Investigate and resolve onsite complaints or issues within the library
- Facilitate weekly reports of library status updates
- Coordinate vendor services such as contractors, emergency repair, cleaning services
- Identify and partner with faculty in developing and creating awareness of open education resources and open access materials to support the curriculum and teaching
- Identify profit and loss reports and refer past due accounts to collections
- Support faculty and students in the areas of copyright, open access, and intellectual property
- Responsible for supervising staff.
Branch Manager- Locust Grove Library
Henry County Library
09.2019 - 07.2021
- Responsible for scheduling staff work hours, PTO request, bereavement and disability request
- Supervise staff daily, weekly and monthly activities and performances
- Maintains and ensures public contact desks are covered at appropriate dates and time
- Train new staff in library operations procedures
- Facilitate staff continuing education
- Responsible for interviewing potential new employees
- Monitor and approve Branch staff vacation and sick leave; verifies staff time sheets
- Maintain building conditions and reports needed for repairs to Administration
- Manage System’s public relations efforts
- Assist with civic clubs, schools, groups and planning
- Provide yearly performance evaluations for staff members.
Electronic Resource Librarian
DeKalb County Public Library
10.2015 - 09.2019
- Performing circulation and reference duties at the main desk
- Participate in library committee meetings
- Perform duties as New Librarians Committee Chairman
- Supervising responsibilities of part-time staff
- Marketing and promotion of adult library programs
- Coordinate events at the Wesley Chapel Library
- Coordinator of the first Wesley Chapel Library Fair (2017)
- A fundraising event for the library involving book sales and performances and appearances from special celebrity guests
- Acquisition and sales of library materials for Wesley Chapel Library, and libraries in the region.
Library Office Manager
Georgia Military College
03.2014 - 10.2015
- Performing reference duties at the main desk
- Performing administrative tasks such as payroll and approving timecards
- Handling all past due and current funding accounts for consumers
- General shelving and keeping the collection in order and maintained
- Handle day-to-day responsibilities for the library.
Education
Master of Science in Library Science -
University at Buffalo
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts -
Excelsior University
Skills
- Staff hiring
- Budget Development
- Employee Scheduling
- Sales Promotion
- Program Administration
- Entrepreneurial personality
- Employee Motivation
- Payroll Administration and Timekeeping
- Recruitment
- Vendor Relationship Management
Certification
- State of Georgia Certified Librarian
- State of Georgia Licensed Residential & Commercial Inspector, 2021
Timeline
Owner/Licensed Inspector
Real Inspector
03.2021 - Current
Branch Manager- Locust Grove Library
Henry County Library
09.2019 - 07.2021
Library Director
Georgia Central University
05.2018 - Current
Electronic Resource Librarian
DeKalb County Public Library
10.2015 - 09.2019
Library Office Manager
Georgia Military College
03.2014 - 10.2015
Master of Science in Library Science -
University at Buffalo
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts -
Excelsior University