Supervisory Library Technician

Summary

This position is located within the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Morale, Welfare and Recreation Program. This purpose of this position is to provide management and administration for a diverse cultural, educational, and recreational program at Naval Station Great Lakes. The library branch operates in support of the Library Program that also includes a Main Library.

Accepting applications

Open & closing dates 10/16/2025 to 11/13/2025

Salary $21 to – $24 per hour

Pay scale & grade NF 3

Location:

1 vacancy in the following location:
Great Lakes, IL

Remote job:
No Telework eligible

No Travel Required

Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed

No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None

Job family (Series) Supervisory status Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determination process

Financial disclosure Bargaining unit status Announcement number  Control number  This job is open to Clarification from the agency Please see the “Who May Apply” section under the Qualifications section.

• Performs supervisory duties which include mentoring, assigning work, defining priorities, selecting and recommending applicants for hire. Recommends pay adjustments/awards, recommends and executes training.
• Supervises federal civil service employees at the levels up to and including NF-03/ GS-5/6/7/8 whether full time, part time, intermittent, or temporary; assigned military employees, non-Federal workers; unpaid volunteers; student trainees, or others.
• Leads and instructs subordinate staff in administering traditional and non-traditional library programs that support diverse cultural, educational, and recreational community activities.
• Leads the day-to-day operations of a library branch to which assigned; assists with staffing, training, program planning and scheduling.

• Responsible for planning, coordinating, publicizing, marketing, and executing library programs at the branch level that include the Annual Summer Reading Program, story times, and other library events and activities for patrons of all ages and diverse backgrounds.
• Monitors and reviews library circulations at the branch level and all library system technical services operations and makes recommendations on procedural improvements to the library director.
• Utilizes on-line databases and computer systems to facilitate circulations, technical services and reference duties.
• Provides general reference and reader advisory service to patrons and refers advanced reference and bibliography requests to the library director.
• Performs accurate descriptive cataloging by modifying existing records to match items on hand.
• Assists the supervisor with library collection development projects to include weeding library materials, selecting library materials for collection implementation, and leading a collection development team at the branch library.
• Develops contacts and creates professional proposals, execution of agreements and follow ups.
• Develops library programs, services, publicity and marketing materials for review and approval.
• Partners with other MWR programs and personnel to promote library activities and provide programming assistance to MWR programs.
• Serves as the liaison for MWR related activities and other tenant commands on base, on an as needed basis.
• Seeks ways to promote and market library services through outreach opportunities on base which include but are not limited to CDCs, base leadership meetings, staff indoctrinations and other large group functions or gatherings (Promoting events and programs are done by speaking to large groups and using administrative resources to create and provide input for various print and digital marketing campaigns.)

• Provides administrative duties and support through after-action reports, data collection and database administration. All administrative duties are completed through a variety of sources including computer software which tracks patron’s usage and responses (includes providing information for metrics and…