Closing Date/Time: Thu. 12/04/14 5:30 PM Pacific Time
Salary: $70,188.36 -
$85,314.36 Annually
Location: Main
Library, 40 E. Anapamu, Santa Barbara, California
THE POSITION
Under direction of the Library Services Manager, coordinates
and supervises the operations of Patron Services for the Santa Barbara Public
Library System (SBPL). This position manages, supervises, trains, and evaluates
a team of paraprofessional and clerical staff.
Professional library work will include overseeing all circulation
functions for the system, collection development and evaluation, project
management, and serving on a Black Gold committee. Other professional responsibilities may
include: cultivation and maintenance of community contacts; public
presentations; development of specialized collection(s) materials and
evaluation of collection/customer needs, interests, and requests; and other
work as required. An availability to
work some evening and weekend hours is required. An ideal candidate should have public library
experience in the area of circulation, two (2) years of supervisory experience,
and experience in collection development and managing a collection budget. The
ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Knowledge of: Public library services, organization, and
equipment, program development, promotion and implementation; methods and
principles of supervision and leadership; methods of collection development;
and general and specialized reference techniques and resources, including
online search techniques;
Skill in: Leading professional, paraprofessional and
clerical staff; working with the public, staff and management; performing
professional library work; library program planning; organizing a work unit;
collection development; technical reference work; using and maintaining library
equipment and tools.
Ability to: Effectively lead a work unit to provide quality
public service; coordinate reference services; assist in meeting the needs of
library clientele; assess community needs for library services and encourage
participation in new and established programs; develop, monitor and evaluate
collection(s) for quality and program effectiveness; perform difficult
reference searches and readers advisory assistance; communicate effectively in
oral and written form with library staff and patrons; prepare and conduct oral
and media presentations; write letters and statistical/narrative reports; use
online databases; supervise staff; explain rules, regulations, procedures and
work effectively with a variety of library patrons; make library procedures and
policy decisions in accordance with manager's guidelines.
License Requirements: California driver's license at time of
appointment.
Education: Equivalent to a Masters degree from an accredited
college or university with major course work in library or information science
or a related field.
SELECTION PROCESS
It is important that your application and supplemental
questionnaire show all the relevant education, training, and experience you
possess which qualifies you for this position.
All applications and supplemental questionnaires will be reviewed and
applications will be reviewed. Those
candidates that meet minimum qualifications will have their names placed on an
eligible list for this classification and have their names referred to the
Library management staff for a selection interview.
Senior Librarian Supplemental Questionnaire
*1. Describe
your experience in managing a work unit.
*2. Describe the two functions of public
library work that you have the most experience in.
*3. Describe your customer service
experience in a public library.
*4. This position has collection
development responsibilities, what actions would you take to evaluate and
improve your assigned area of the collection?
*5. Tell us about implementing a major
service change in a library, was it successful, what did you learn and what
might you do differently?
* Required Question
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