{"id":46,"date":"2020-08-24T16:19:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socpls.lib.ms.us\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:32:43","slug":"job-openings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/job-openings\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System only accepts job applications electronically through a survey format when there are positions available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When submitting applications there is an option for attaching a cover letter but no resumes will be accepted. <strong>No hard copies of application, cover letter, or resumes will be accepted.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have reference letters, they must be sealed and either brought or mailed to the Starkville Public Library with &#8220;Attention: Director; Re: Job applicant &#8211; [applicant&#8217;s name]&#8221; and will be taken into consideration during the reference checking portion of the interview process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there are no positions currently available, we will not be accepting applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Full Time Openings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Children&#8217;s Services Librarian &#8211; Starkville Public Library<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/2JW3Z68\">Job Application<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Childrens-Services-Librarian.pdf\">Job Description<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pay Rate:<\/strong> $18.50 \/ hour &#8211; 39 hours per week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Benefits include:<\/strong> 10 paid holidays, paid sick and vacation time, Mississippi PERS participation, eligibility for the Mississippi Deferred Compensation Program, base-level health insurance paid by SOCPLS with optional upgraded coverage available at low cost to the employee, additional employee paid insurance coverage (including dental and vision), SOCPLS subsidized life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP for telemental health services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Part Time Openings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No openings at this time <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System only accepts job applications electronically through a survey format when there are positions available. When submitting applications there is an option for attaching a cover letter but no resumes will be accepted. No hard copies of application, cover letter, or resumes will be accepted. If you have reference letters, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1574,"href":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/1574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.starkville.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}