Head of Circulation Services, Princeton Theological Seminary, (Princeton, NJ)

Posted July 30, 2024

Status: Exempt
Purpose: Manages circulation staff and processes, and provides user-centered services
and support at the Circulation Desk
Supervision: Assistant Director for Research and Public Services

Responsibilities:

1. Manages all borrowing, lending, and reserves at the Circulation Desk, as well as stack
   maintenance.
2. Hires, trains, and manages part-time Circulation Assistants, creating work schedules
   to maximize desk coverage for the Wright Library’s seven-day per week, 80-100
   hours-per-week operating schedule (subject to change).
3. Hires, trains, schedules, and manages Circulation Desk student assistants, and
   approves their work time in the portal.
4. Locates, organizes, and makes available materials requested by faculty for course
   reserves, with assistance from the Circulation Assistants and student workers.
   Maintains and makes available a robust amount of digital reserves content for the
   Seminary course management system and encourages appropriate use of course
   reserve materials in accordance with copyright law.
5. Manages the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) lending service and delegates
   duties/responsibilities to staff accordingly.
6. Streamlines and automates Circulation Desk procedures, eliminating dated manual
   and paper-based workflows.
7. Maintains and communicates Circulation statistics for regular reports.
8. Works with the Systems and Data Management Librarian to maintain seamless
   performance and implementation of the Circulation module of the current Integrated
   Library System (Sierra).
9. Maintains up-to-date documentation and operations manuals including the Course
   Reserves Procedures Manual, Circulation Desk Manual, Student Worker Manual.
10. Develops collaborative relationships with Princeton University Circulation and
    Access departments.
11. Works with the Assistant Director for Research and Public Services and the
    Reference and Research Librarian to reshape and recommend access, research, and outreach policies, procedures, and services that focus on the user and improved user experience of the Library.
12. Creates signage throughout the Library as needed.
13. Assists as assigned with library assessment.
14. Contributes to the Library’s alignment with the institutional strategic plan.
15. Contributes to a user-centered service model.
16. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. College degree and a minimum of three years of library experience. Library degree
   preferred
2. Experience with both an integrated library system and a learning management system
   preferred (the Seminary currently uses Sierra for its ILS and Brightspace for its LMS)
3. Demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize, and perform detailed work accurately
4. Proficiency using office technology applications, including Microsoft Office Suite
5. Excellent organizational and communication skills
6. Supervisory experience, preferably with both staff and student workers
7. A commitment to a user-centered perspective
8. A spirit of hospitality and the ability to work under the pressure of regular public
   contact with a diverse patron community
9. Demonstrated flexibility, openness to change and innovation, and a tolerance for
   ambiguity

Princeton Theological Seminary reserves the right to amend this position description at any
time.

How to Apply

Applicants may apply at [email protected]