Assistant Library Director

Position Summary: Assistant Library Director is responsible to serve and manage all operational aspects related to it within the East Lake Fire District. The Assistant Director reports to the Director of the East Lake Community Library.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES:

· Assists the Director to plan, develop, implement, and maintain a high level of quality comprehensive program services that meets the needs of all participants in accordance with expected national library standards.

· Assists the Director to plan and direct an active and continuing public relations program such as press releases, marketing strategies, newspaper columns, involvement in civic organizations and speaking engagements to promote the use of the library.

· Assists the Director to plan, recommend, and implement all policies, practices and procedures that are approved by PHCSA and the county.

· Recruit, hire, deploy, train, supervise and discipline all staff in accordance with approved Agency personnel policy.

· Assists the Director to develop, implement, and maintain an on-going long-range strategic plan to include program development, fiscal development, facility development and staff development.

· Becomes a certified Passport Agent and assists with duties related to this service.

· Serve as “staff liaison” to the “Friends of the Library” and the “Advisory Board” as well as the Library Endowment Foundation and other relevant Library support groups by providing necessary leadership to assist them to fulfill their mission in the absence of the Director.

· Serve as “staff liaison” to the various departments of Pinellas County in the absence of the Director.

· Serve as the library’s representative to the various county and state library organizations such as the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative and the Tampa Bay Library Consortium in the absence of the Director.

· Assists the Director to develop, recommend, and implement a yearly operating budget as approved by PHCSA.

· Oversee and maintain employee work schedules, employee training and managing budgets.