Senior Librarian

Newly-hired employees in this position may receive up to $5,000 relocation allowance for expenses incurred for the relocation of the employee and their immediate family to San Diego County. Additionally, this position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program. Eligible employees that make a successful referral will receive either 16 hours of leave or a referral payment of up to $3,000.

To perform the more difficult professional library and administrative work for a designated division or Library; and to perform related work. The Senior Librarian is a highly responsible middle management position in the professional Librarian series. This position is distinguished from the Librarian III position by its focus on the administration and operations management of a branch or library division.

Functions may include, but are not limited to, the following: oversee daily operations of a library facility to ensure a safe, healthy environment for community and employees; manage staff scheduling to ensure shifts are fully staffed; ensure daily cash receipts are reconciled as required; supervise staff and oversee the delegation of workload, participate in and recommend the selection of staff; develop and coordinate staff training;

conduct performance evaluations; recommend and implement progressive discipline as directed; supervise the maintenance of records and statistics; respond to inquiries from employees and the public; provide information in a timely and efficient manner; resolve complaints as necessary; conduct and coordinate work studies, financial studies and other special studies as required; represent the library to internal and external customers and outside agencies and serve on various internal and external committees as required;

establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with related organizations, school districts, and private industry; make presentations to staff, the community, outside agencies and City Council as required; analyze requests for information and interprets requests with respect to resources; apply knowledge of specialized information resources to satisfy requests for information; manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for system-wide areas of responsibility;

recommend and administer policies and procedures; assist in the preparation of the budget in assigned area and monitor budget expenditures; assist in the development of long‑range plans, program development and new services; respond to inquiries from employees and the public; provide information in a timely and efficient manner; resolve complaints as necessary; prepare reports and correspondence; build and maintain positive working relationships with co‑workers, other City employees and the public using principles of good customer service;

perform other related duties as assigned.

Any combination of education and/or experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• Masters Degree in Library Science from a college or university accredited by the American Library Association and four years of paid professional library experience, including two years of supervisory experience;
• Master of Arts or Science degree and five years of paid professional experience in a library, including two years of supervisory experience.

Knowledge of

• American Library Association guidelines that apply to practices and procedures of public libraries
• Principles and practices of assigning and reviewing the work of others, supervision, training and performance evaluation
• Effective work management and organization methods
• Principles and practices of research, analysis, data compilation and effective report writing
• Customer service and conflict resolution techniques
• Methods of data generation, data collection and data reporting
• Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations, and library rules and policies and procedures
• Computer equipment and software applications related to area of assignment
• English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation

Ability to

• Oversee and be responsible for division services in branch libraries where applicable
• Develop policies and make recommendations on policy
• Work independently within broad parameters
• Make sound, independent decisions within scope of position
• Promote effective working relationships within the division and with all levels of staff, other City employees and the general public
• Collect, compile and analyze complex information
• Interpret, explain and apply pertinent Federal, State and local laws, and library rules, and policy and procedures
• Interpret, explain and apply human resources policies and procedures and make recommendations on a variety of personnel issues
• Analyze and resolve problems
• Prepare clear and concise reports of varying complexity
  
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