Santa Rosa - Sonoma County Library - Windsor Regional Library - Branch Manager - Full Time

BRANCH MANAGER

Salary $78,270.40-$97,739.20 Annually

Location 9291 Old Redwood Highway Windsor, 95492

CLOSING DATE: 5:00 pm, December 6, 2017

https://www.calopps.org/sonoma-county-library/job-17396241

THE POSITION:

• Under general direction of the Division Manager, Branches and Patron Services, directs the day-to-day operations and activities of the Library branch. Provides professional library services including reference, reader’s advisory, collection development, and performs related work as assigned. This position is responsible for all personnel and operations within the branch and for branch relationships with the community it services.

Definition

• Under general direction, provides excellent customer service, directs the day-to-day operations and activities of a regional branch library; evaluates the effectiveness of programs and services; develops related goals and objectives; supervises and coordinates staff and activities; provides professional library services including reference, readers’ advisory, collection development, and cataloging; and performs related duties as required. May perform grant writing activities as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

• Receives general direction from the Division Manager, Public Services. Exercises direct and/or general supervision over professional, technical, and paraprofessional staff and volunteers.

TYPICAL TASKS include, but are not limited to:

• Manages the day-to-day operations of a branch library including staff, materials, and facilities
• Schedules, trains, supervises and evaluates professional and support staff
• Oversees or participates in the recruitment, training and scheduling of volunteers
• Directs and coordinates activities of a branch library in conjunction with system policies and regulations
• Makes budget recommendations and monitors the branch library budget
• Participates in promotional and public relations tasks, such as creating interest in library services, and creating and implementing strategies for improving awareness of library services

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience: 

• Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), Master of Library Science (MLS), or Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS) degree from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of experience as a professional librarian, including two (2) years at a lead, supervisory, or managerial level.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Must possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver License.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of library policies, program planning and implementation, systems development, and library operational trends and practices
• Principles, practices, procedures, techniques, and materials of professional library work, including library reference, collection development, and other professional library services
• Principles of supervision and training, including work planning, assignment, performance review, discipline, and the training of staff in work procedures
• Current and new technologies and electronic resources related to library services
• Sound budgetary practices and development, monitoring, and implementation of a program budget

Ability to:

• Assist in developing goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards, and to oversee and coordinate library collection development and management activities
• Supervise, train, motivate, and evaluate staff
• Identify the needs of the public and develop, implement, and manage assigned programs, service areas, policies, procedures, and/or material collections
• Work closely and effectively with public officials, community groups, staff, volunteers, Library Advisory Boards, Friends of the Library, and the general public
• Use computer and other technology, including software, hardware, and the Internet sufficient to be able to assist customers, conduct research, prepare reports, and use email and other communications technologies

WORKING CONDITIONS

May be required to work flexible schedules including evenings and weekends.

Physical Demands

• Must possess mobility to work in a standard office and library setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone; and the ability to operate a motor vehicle in order to travel to various branches, meeting sites, educational institutions, and community events. This classification primarily works indoors and requires movement between work areas. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve materials and data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification frequently bend, stoop, kneel, and reach to retrieve and shelve materials. Incumbents must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull items, storage containers, and shelving units weighing an average of 20 pounds, and up to 50 pounds of weight, in order to move materials from one place to another, with the aid of lifting/moving equipment.

Class Characteristics

This is a management class within the bi-level Branch Manager series responsible for overseeing a branch library within the Sonoma County Library system. Incumbents are responsible for supervising professional and support staff and for providing autonomous operational support to the assigned branch. Responsibilities are defined by overall objectives. Incumbents perform professional librarian duties and exercise initiative and considerable independent judgment in the application of policies and procedural guides. The work requires a broad knowledge of professional methods and techniques to serve communities with differing needs and interests and to engage in collection administration and maintenance activities. Positions in this class are responsible for the formulation and administration of procedures, and programs for the branch, as well as system-wide policies and programs through participation on the Public Services Management Team (PSMT). Performance expectations of this class include the recommendation and implementation of new programs and services within a defined framework. This class is distinguished from the Central Branch Manager class in that the latter is assigned as manager of the system’s major resource library, Santa Rosa Central Library, with a wider scope of responsibilities including system-wide services.