Youth Services Manager Vancouver

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Full Time - Regular SALARIED Vancouver Community Library, Vancouver, WA, US

Salary Range: $79,901.94 To $ Annually

The Youth Services Manager will provide leadership for and manage staff and operations related to youth services at Vancouver Community Library, with a primary focus on the design, coordination, and delivery of high-quality youth and family programming. These services include, but are not limited to early learning, school-age, and teen programs; outreach and community-based programming; youth reference and reader’s advisory; and youth collection management in direct support of program goals.

This position will work closely with the Branch Manager to plan, implement, and evaluate youth-focused programs; align collections and services to enhance program outcomes; and contribute to the overall management of the branch.

This position will also represent the branch and library district in youth-serving community spaces and will be central to building and sustaining strong relationships with children, teens, families, schools, and community partners through responsive, inclusive, and community-centered programming.

Functions listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

• Within the respective areas of responsibility, control, lead operational and budget planning; help monitor expenditure of staffing and operating costs of the branch and participate in strategic planning for the district.
• Responsible for building and sustaining positive relationships with youth-serving service partners, schools, families, and community members.
• Oversee branch youth engagement operations including responsibility for youth services staff, youth reference and reader’s advisory, youth and family programming, and youth collection management.
• Supervise assigned staff and provide direction to other branch staff as needed; train, mentor, evaluate and provide performance feedback; address performance problems; interview and hire staff; establish and model customer service expectations for working with children, teens, and caregivers and ensure expectations are met.
• Ensure coverage as needed by overseeing youth services schedules and, if necessary, deploying staff and resources to accomplish tasks.
• Respond to patron problems and community concerns, seeking to resolve them and provide positive, developmentally appropriate outcomes.
• Provide youth-focused reference and reader’s advisory assistance to patrons and caregivers; refer questions as needed; provide instruction regarding library catalog searching, computer use, technology, and use of personal information devices; troubleshoot problems.
• Review and maintain youth collections to ensure they meet the needs of children, teens, families, and educators.
• Coordinate local youth collection management in the context of a dynamic and centrally developed district collection.
• Lead and collaborate with other branch staff to plan, coordinate, and implement youth programming for all ages, including early learning, school-age, teen, and district-wide programming initiatives.
• Lead and attend meetings and participate in committees and organizations that further the library’s mission and goals related to youth engagement.
• Keep informed of current youth services, library, and management practices by attending workshops and educational programs and reading specialized literature.

• Participate in various committees, work groups, and task forces for library and community projects or initiatives related to youth services.
• Compile statistics and prepare regular and special reports related to youth programming and engagement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent.
• Three (3) to five (5)…