Librarian

Job Overview

Performs professional and supervisory library duties by managing a library agency or library function.

Library Services is seeking Librarians to provide in-person, front-line customer service and collection management in Hillsborough County public libraries. As part of the library’s Customer Service & Instruction Team, Librarians provide reference and reader’s advisory services, assist customers in accessing library information, develop and maintain the library’s collection of materials, facilitate library instruction and programming, and provide training and performance evaluation for library staff.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in Library Science.

Bilingual skills (speaking and writing proficiency in English and Spanish) are highly desirable.

Multiple positions in the Library’s Public Services Division, Support Services Division, and Brand Innovation Section may be filled with this announcement.

$46,654 - $60,652

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• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establish trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one’s personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Note:

The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform some or all of the activities described below.

• Provides reference and reader’s advisory services. Instructs and assists customers in accessing library information.
• Plans, promotes, and presents programming. Coordinates, markets and manages programming led by outside presenters. Participates in community engagement activities and community outreach.
• Executes performance management duties to include but not limited to: training, coaching, documenting and evaluating performance of subordinate staff.
• Effectively assumes in-charge responsibilities for routine daily operations of an agency, building and grounds as assigned.
• Trains, schedules, and supervises library volunteers.
• Actively seeks and participates in professional development opportunities and stays abreast of emerging technology and trends in the Library Information Science Field.
• Serves on library committees and task forces as directed.
• Performs collection development and management activities.
• Maintains knowledge and practices adherence to library and county policies and procedures, rules and practices.
• May include assuming agency in-charge responsibilities.

• Knowledge of public library principles and processes, including the creation, communication, identification, selection, organization, storage, retrieval, evaluation and dissemination of information.
• Knowledge of the role of the public library and the services it provides to a diverse clientele in an environment of rapid technological change.
• Knowledge of Library, County and HR policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the foundation and application of information technology, creation and management.
• Skill in the use of standard office equipment and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to apply the concepts of public library management, including effective decision making, problem solving, analysis and evaluation of professional issues, operational problems, policies and standards.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to make effective decisions.
• Ability to assist patrons in the use of library materials in all…