Collections Manager, Worcester Public Library, Worcester MA
Posted May 20, 2014
SALARY:
$48,567.81 – $70,816.76 annually; $23.27 – $33.93 hourly
A high level professional supervisory position under the general direction of the Associate Head Librarian with overall responsibility for collection analysis, maintenance, and selection criteria. Other subject matter areas may be assigned to include, but not limited to, e-resources, outreach, and programming.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Acts as a supervisor on major initiatives within the areas of adult programming, collections, outreach, electronic resources and training and business.
- Establishes targets, assigning and monitoring staff work, collecting and reporting metrics to ensure efforts are aligned with system strategic goals.
- Trains, schedules, supervises, evaluates, and inspires reference librarians
- Provides exemplary reference and reader’s advisory service for customers; looks for opportunities to help customers feel welcome
- Teaches customers and staff use of basic and specialized reference tools, computer, equipment, etc.
- Builds, manages, maintains and promotes extraordinary collections in all formats
- Represents the library to the community
- Performs a variety of direct public service work such and assists with circulation duties as needed
- Utilizes the best technological developments to enhance user’s experience
- Collaborates with fellow staff members, city agencies and organizations
- Takes pride in our library, creating and maintaining beautiful displays and spaces
- Maintains professional growth, stays informed about professional and community developments affecting the library and librarianship, engages in professional activities
- Serves as Librarian-in-Charge as scheduled
- Performs other tasks, as assigned, consistent with the functions of the work unit and level of responsibility
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR PERFORMING ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Demonstrated knowledge in and experience with managing complex, challenging projects
- Proven managerial, organizational and project management skills in a library organization
- Evidence of leadership in the provision of knowledge access to library resources
- Ability to form and nurture a productive team environment and work effectively with others
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines
- Proven written and oral communication skills
- Keep current with knowledge of trends, issues and methods of information access to library resources as well as emerging technology
- Ability to plan short-term and long-term work objectives with staff
- Ability to assign tasks and to follow-up to ensure quality of work and completeness of tasks
- Ability to resolve conflict with staff/customers
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Master’s degree in Library Science from a Graduate School of Library Science accredited by the American Library Association or approved by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Experience: Two years of professional library work with broad working knowledge of general reference practices in public libraries. Personnel management and/or supervision experience in a library setting or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Schedule: Includes evening and weekend assignments and working at other locations.
Travel: Ability to travel to required locations in a timely manner.
Other: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently walk, stand, bend, stoop and reach above the head. Strength is needed to push loaded book trucks. The ability to work with the public for periods of a minimum of two hours at a time while maintaining good communication.
To apply, please visit: www.worcesterma.gov/employment or send resume, cover letter to: City of Worcester, 455 Main Street, Room 109, Worcester, MA 01608. EOE/AA employer. Application deadline is Friday, May 30, 2014.
The information in this summary indicates the general nature and level of work performed within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.
The Worcester Public Library makes every effort to support ALA’s “Core Competences of Librarianship” http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/careers/corecomp/corecompetences/index.cfm as approved and adopted as policy by the ALA Council, January 27th 2009 and, as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, values diversity and aims to have its workforce reflect the community.