Librarian III

Description

This recruitment will be used to fill a vacancy at the Gateway Library Branch; however, this recruitment may also be used to establish an eligibility list to fill possible future vacancies in other library branch locations.  The new Gateway Library is located at 5036 S. Eastmark Parkway and is expected to open late Fall 2025.  This position will start before the Fall to help with the preparations to open the Gateway library and will temporarily work out of the Main Library Branch.  The Gateway Librarian III position will supervise professional Librarian I/II staff and includes responsibility for overseeing and coordinating library programming for youth, teens, and adults:  including THINKspot makerspace programming. 

A Librarian III is responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating the activities of a specialized functional program area and/or system-wide program area of the library.  Program areas may include:  Automation/Technology and Training, Collection Development Coordination, Youth Services, Reference Services, THINKspot (Collaborative Workspace), and special projects and initiatives.  Duties may include:  planning and coordinating program objectives; preparing written documentation and technical reports; and assisting with preparing and monitoring of a program budget.  Responsibilities may include supervision of professional or paraprofessional classes.  This class performs related duties as required.

This class is distinguished from the Librarian II class by a greater degree of autonomy in handling day-to-day decisions of a functional program, the more diverse and complex nature of assignments, and the greater independence under which the work is performed.  Supervision may be received from a Branch Coordinator or Administrative Supervisor, depending on assignment, who reviews work through conferences, meetings, reports, and results achieved.  Night and weekend work is required.  This class is FLSA exempt-professional.

Requirements

Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions. 

Qualifications & Requirements

Employee Values:  All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City's shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.

Minimum Qualifications Required.  Graduation from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in Library Science, Library Science and Information Studies, Education, or related field. Considerable (3 - 5 years) professional library experience. 

Preferred/Desirable Qualifications.  Experience in the program area is preferred (by assignment).  Good (1 - 3 years) experience in a supervisory capacity.

Link to Job Description

http://apps.mesaaz.gov/jobdescriptions/Documents/JobDescriptions/cs4784.pdf