DATE OPENED 8/25/2016
5:00:00 PM
FILING DEADLINE: 9/19/2016
5:00:00 PM
SALARY $41.29 -
$50.20/hour; $85,883.20 - $104,416.00/year
EMPLOYMENT TYPE Permanent
Full-Time Employment
THE POSITION
Under the general direction of the Deputy County Librarian
or a Principal Librarian, assumes staff advisory responsibility for the
development and coordination of library service programs. This position will coordinate branch
operational service functions in the following areas as a member of the
administrative staff:
- Circulation Services
- Sunday Services
- Services-As-Needed Staff
- Staff Scheduling
- Accessibility Services
- This position works a Sunday - Thursday schedule.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
- In addition to the minimum requirements, the ideal candidate is a flexible leader with a proven track record advocating for and expanding patron services. The candidate will embrace change, will have high expectations for his/her own work and the work of others, and will excel at the following:
- Effective training and scheduling of library staff
- Drafting and implementing procedures
- Knowledge and expertise in both circulation and reference work and trends
- Relationship-building with all levels of staff and administration
- Internal and external customer service
- Effective oral and written communication
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Either I
Experience:
- The equivalent of two years' full-time experience as a Librarian II, having developed expertise relevant to the position.
Or II
Experience:
- The equivalent of 18 months full-time experience as a Librarian III, having developed expertise relevant to the position.
Or III
Experience:
- The equivalent of one-year full-time experience as a Supervising Librarian I in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts), having developed expertise relevant to the position.
Or IV
Education:
- Possession of a master's degree in Library Science or Public Administration awarded by an accredited college or university,
And
Experience:
- The equivalent of three years' full-time, responsible professional library experience, having developed specialized knowledge in a particular field or the equivalent of three years’ full-time program experience in a professional environment. Supervisory experience is desirable.
Special Requirements:
- Incumbents of this class may be assigned to work schedules including weekend and/or evening shifts.
- In addition to meeting the minimum requirements above, this position requires that applicants possess the equivalent of one year full-time experience, within the last 5 years, either providing or supervising staff providing library circulation services.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above
Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the
following competencies:
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of librarianship as applied to a public library system.
- Public library programs and their relationship to community needs.
- Current standards of library reference and services and familiarity with Adult, Teen and Children’s literature.
- Library reference and circulation methods, technology, procedures and organization.
- Principles of supervision and training.
Ability to:
- Plan and organize.
- Analyze and problem solve.
- Make decisions through weighted judgment.
- Direct, manage, and centralize coordinated tasks and duties.
- Lead and direct change.
- Use interpersonal sensitivity and emotional intelligence.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Conduct workshops.
- Maintain quality of system services in a specialized area.
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
- Deadline for Filing: Monday, September 19, 2016
- Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications: September 23, 2016
- Review of Supplemental Questionnaires for Best Qualified September 30, 2016
- *Oral Interviews Week of October 17, 2016
BENEFITS
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive
benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the
different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many
different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on
overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
- For your Health & Welfare Benefits
- Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
- Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance
- Vision
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage)
- County Allowance (Employer Credit)
- Health Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- For your Financial Future
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan
- For your Work/Life Balance
- 11 paid holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Management Paid Leave**
- Group Auto/Home Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Group Legal
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1st United Services Credit Union
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