Librarian 4, Mobile Services

Location Name: North Dade Regional Library

County: Miami-Dade

Region: Southeast Florida

Address: 2455 NW 183rd StreetCity: Miami GardensZipcode: 33056

ALA accredited Masters required: Yes

NATURE OF WORK:

This is advanced responsible professional library work with extensive supervisory and managerial responsibility.  Employees in this classification may serve as manager of a library or a specialized library department.  Responsibilities include assuring the successful operations of an assigned area by developing and coordinating collection development policy; overseeing staff development and training; and developing and implementing library goals and objectives.  Supervision is exercised over a staff of professional, paraprofessional, technical and clerical employees engaged in various phases of library operations.  Supervision is received from an administrative supervisor who reviews work for achievement of desired goals and objectives.

ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS:

Serves as manager and exercises responsibility for all operational aspects of a library facility; assumes responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of library facility and grounds in order to assure the safety of staff and public.  Serves as manager of a specialized library department.  Designs and implements short and long term goals and objectives for the assigned area of responsibility; provides input to administrators and supervisors for division and departmental goal setting; maintains awareness of current library trends and issues.  Serves as librarian-in-charge in the absence of the immediate supervisor.  Develops and implements collection development policy; oversees the selection of materials and the delivery of public services.  Provides and recommends staff development and training of professional and paraprofessional.  Performs and coordinates outreach services to the library community to promote community awareness of library services and programs.  Keeps supervisors informed of pertinent issues relating to the work site.  Facilitates library programming to develop public awareness and promote use of the library collection.  Makes recommendations regarding hiring and discipline; authorizes leave and recommends overtime; evaluates and rates employee performance.  Performs related lower level work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS:

Extensive knowledge of professional library principles, methods, materials, and practices.  Extensive knowledge of library reference materials and tools of research.  Thorough knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.  Thorough knowledge of Library and County administrative policies and procedures.  Considerable knowledge of information resources.  Considerable knowledge of customer service and public relations principles and techniques.  Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of professional, paraprofessional and support staff in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.  Ability to make independent decisions concerning personnel, facility or patron problems.  Ability to make independent decisions in the interpretation and implementation of administrative policies and procedures.  Ability to interpret library policies, objectives and services to staff, public officials and the public in a positive manner.  Ability to develop innovative programs for the library system.  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, superiors, public officials, library patrons, and community groups.  Ability to maintain fiscal and administrative records and prepare reports.  Ability to effectively express ideas and information, verbally, and in writing.

Education/Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in Library Science or a related program from an ALA accredited graduate school.  Four years of professional experience as a librarian are required.

Recruitment Notes

This position will be tasked with managing and overseeing the daily operations of the Library Department’s Mobile Services Unit, which includes Bookmobiles and Technobus; entailing the scheduling of the unit’s routes for regular outreach stops and special events. The incumbent in this position will be tasked with regularly monitoring and assessing scheduled routes to include weekly ride-alongs in the Mobile Library Services vehicles with unit staff to the assigned locations. The incumbent in this position will be responsible for developing appropriate Library programs presented at outreach locations for diverse audiences, as well as collection management. At times, the incumbent in this position may be required to operate a cargo van or 24’ Sprinter Bookmobile to service routes and make deliveries. The incumbent in this position will be required to work mornings, evenings, and/or weekends – subject to community requests for Mobile Services.

Multilingual Skills Required: No

Contact Person: Human Resources

Contact Email: [email protected]

Contact Phone: 3053752665

How to Apply / Instructions:

Please visit www.miamidade.gov/jobs on or before Sunday, January 5, 2025 using job opening number 90338 to apply!