Director, Library Services - Northwest State College

In over 50 years of service, Northwest Florida State College has earned a reputation for educational excellence and community involvement. As part of Florida's public system of 28 state and community colleges, NWFSC offers bachelor's degree programs, associate degrees, and certificates.

Reporting to the Dean of Academic Services and Support, the Director of Learning Resources and Library Services is responsible for providing leadership, supervision, planning, and oversight of library operations to meet the evolving information needs of the students, faculty, and staff. The individual filling this position is expected to play a positive leadership role in helping the College effectively manage change and continuous improvement.

• Responsible for the efficient management and direction of library services, including operations, budget, supervision and scheduling of library staff, compliance with federal, state, and institutional requirements, and the effective coordination of services with the rest of the College community.
• Ensures the library's collections (print and digital), discovery tools, open educational resources (OER), and services support and advance the teaching, learning, and research needs of students, faculty, and staff.
• Provides fiscal oversight, best practices, and efficient procedures in library acquisition and collections management workflow from evaluation and selection, licensing, and contract negotiation entirely through receipt, payment, cataloging, and recordkeeping.
• Oversees data and statistics for required reports (including FLVC, ALS, IPEDS and CIP) and analyzes collection usage statistics and other quality data for decision‑making and allocation of resources and services.
• Manages the Library Services budget and participates in the ongoing assessment and review of the library's collections and services for continuous improvement benchmarks used during the budget development process.
• Creates an environment in which service, communication, and outreach to students, faculty, and staff is proactive and of the highest importance, building relationships, providing instruction, reference, and liaison services for student success and in support of faculty development. Applies and supports best practices in library services.
• Develops, organizes, and leads a variety of projects and initiatives including but not limited to, textbook affordability, development/adoption of OER, measurable impact of services on student achievement, etc.
• Works with the joint campus library administered by UWF to provide materials, services, and staffing for NWFSC in support of programs and personnel on the FWB campus.
• Serves on assigned work groups, committees, or tasks forces to meet changing academic needs and follow the strategic vision and mission of the College.
• Serves as the contact for copyright and fair use information for students, faculty, and staff.
• Participates in continuous professional development, completing mandatory compliance training, and assisting library staff to complete all necessary training for library operation and advancement.
• Represents the College library locally, regionally, and in statewide organizations. Specifically serving on the FLVC Member's Council for Library Services, the Council of Instructional Affairs Learning Resources Standing Committee, and other Association of College and Research Libraries organizations.
• Performs such other duties and services as may be assigned.
• Health insurance for employee and dependent coverage available.
• College-paid basic life insurance for employee with additional coverage for employee and/or dependents at employee's expense
• College-paid retirement with 3% employee contribution to the Florida Retirement System (FRS)
• Optional…