Supervisor of Children’s Services, Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
Posted July 26, 2016
The Newton Free Library seeks a creative and innovative Supervisor of Children’s Services to lead one of the most active public library Youth Services programs in Massachusetts. Last year, materials from our 117,000 item Children’s collection were borrowed 591,081 times and 33,000 people attended 1426 Children’s programs and outreach visits. We seek a candidate with the organizational skills and background to manage this level of activity and the vision to help the library transform youth services both in the library’s organizational plan and physically as part of a building project with improvement to youth services as a core goal.
The successful candidate will demonstrate productive and positive work experience in a large, diverse, library environment. He or she will be knowledgeable of child development trends and issues as they relate to public library service. Responsibilities include leading a large talented staff of 17 people, developing an extensive youth collection and managing the Youth Services collection and programming budgets. The Supervisor of Children’s Services represents the library throughout the community and to agencies and organizations serving children and youth, as well as being part of the library’s collaborative leadership and planning team.
Qualifications: Master of Science in Library Science (MLS) and five to seven years of related experience including three years of supervisory experience. The successful candidate will demonstrate significant youth library service experience, understanding of library technology, and responsible management experience.
Salary Range: $67,757 – $91,060 in 11 steps
Individuals interested in the above position should submit a completed application, resume and cover letter addressed to Philip McNulty, Library Director, using the City of Newton’s online application process at https://cityofnewton.hyrell.