City of Avondale
Librarian III (Branch Manager)
City of Avondale, Avondale, Arizona, United States, 85323
The City of Avondale is currently seeking a Librarian III (Branch Manager) to join the Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department. This is a FLSA exempt, full-time position with benefits.Oversees all aspects of managing and supervising a library branch, including staffing, scheduling, facility maintenance, collection development, policies, and procedures, customer relations, community partnerships, reporting, and programming. Provides communication between the library branch, city administration, partner organizations, and customers. Ensures excellent and consistent patron services. Accepts responsibility for the overall effectiveness of branch operations.
Assists the Arts, Culture & Library Manager with establishing, evaluating, and revising system goals, objectives, policies, and procedures; implementing, monitoring, and reporting results of strategic initiatives and maintaining accurate statistical records thereof; managing contracts, budgets, financial reporting, and expenditure plans; and may be responsible for library system operations in the absence of the Arts, Culture & Library Manager.
Develops and implements goals, programs, services, policies, and procedures for a library branch. Finds the most effective and efficient ways to implement new initiatives.
Interprets and explains library policies, objectives, and services to community groups, business and educational leaders, publishing agency representatives, other City departments, and the general public. Supervises, hires, trains, evaluates, and provides exemplary leadership to all staff. Monitors and appraises employee performance. Ensures staff are knowledgeable of all library policies, procedures, resources, and services and can refer patrons as needed. Schedules staff and authorizes leave to ensure an equitable distribution of work and adequate staffing in both long-term and daily work.
Represents the library to community organizations in the service area. Coordinates, manages, and promotes partner-led Library programs and services with an emphasis on underserved and high-need populations and programs aligning with the Avondale Strategic Plan. Oversees implementation of children, teen, and adult programming performed by staff and community partners, including overseeing mobile library operations.
Contributes to public engagement with programs and services through active networking, public presentations, social media engagement, relationship building with relevant organizations, and collaboration with the City's marketing staff.
Reviews and selects library materials and digital access to library materials for purchase based on established selection criteria and the needs of the community. Oversees marketing of library collections.
Reviews annual budget with the Arts, Culture & Library Manager. Maintains staffing levels and purchases within the branch budget. Oversees supplies ordering. Researches and prepares the library's statistical reports. Reconciles library deposits and maintains revenue spreadsheets. Writes and applies for grants; manages grant execution, activities, and reporting.
Provides exceptional customer service by responding to customer queries and concerns, assisting customers with digital devices, and promoting all material types and products. Continuously monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures including a high level of customer service; identifies opportunities for improvements.
Submits work tickets for repairs and evaluates library branch regularly for outages/repairs/cleanliness. Ensures that facilities are safe, welcoming, and healthy for staff and patrons.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:Master's Degree in Library, Information Science, or a closely related field or any equivalent combination of experience, education, and technical training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, may qualify.Three (3) years of professional library experience working with budgets, collection development, and planning, implementing, and evaluating multiple community programs.Two (2) years of supervisory experience is required.Work requires the ability to read library literature and materials, reports, and statistical information.Work requires the ability to perform general accounting and math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.Work requires the ability to write reports, letters, memos, budgets, correspondence, and work orders.The incumbent prepares documents and does research to justify language used in documents for a unit of a department and recommends budget allocations.Work requires the direction of employees, helpers, assistants, seasonal employees, interns, volunteers, and/or temporary employees.Work is governed by broad instructions, objectives, and policies. Work requires the exercise of considerable initiative and independent analytical and evaluative judgment.The incumbent in this position has contact with others within the organization. These contacts may involve similar work units or departments within the City which may be involved in decision-making or providing approval or decision-making authority for purchases or projects. In addition, the incumbent works with individuals outside of the City who may belong to professional or peer organizations, and various state and federal agencies. Vendors and suppliers may also be called upon for information on purchases, supplies, or products. Meetings and discussions may be conducted with customers, brokers, and sales representatives.Employees must maintain regular attendance. Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
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Assists the Arts, Culture & Library Manager with establishing, evaluating, and revising system goals, objectives, policies, and procedures; implementing, monitoring, and reporting results of strategic initiatives and maintaining accurate statistical records thereof; managing contracts, budgets, financial reporting, and expenditure plans; and may be responsible for library system operations in the absence of the Arts, Culture & Library Manager.
Develops and implements goals, programs, services, policies, and procedures for a library branch. Finds the most effective and efficient ways to implement new initiatives.
Interprets and explains library policies, objectives, and services to community groups, business and educational leaders, publishing agency representatives, other City departments, and the general public. Supervises, hires, trains, evaluates, and provides exemplary leadership to all staff. Monitors and appraises employee performance. Ensures staff are knowledgeable of all library policies, procedures, resources, and services and can refer patrons as needed. Schedules staff and authorizes leave to ensure an equitable distribution of work and adequate staffing in both long-term and daily work.
Represents the library to community organizations in the service area. Coordinates, manages, and promotes partner-led Library programs and services with an emphasis on underserved and high-need populations and programs aligning with the Avondale Strategic Plan. Oversees implementation of children, teen, and adult programming performed by staff and community partners, including overseeing mobile library operations.
Contributes to public engagement with programs and services through active networking, public presentations, social media engagement, relationship building with relevant organizations, and collaboration with the City's marketing staff.
Reviews and selects library materials and digital access to library materials for purchase based on established selection criteria and the needs of the community. Oversees marketing of library collections.
Reviews annual budget with the Arts, Culture & Library Manager. Maintains staffing levels and purchases within the branch budget. Oversees supplies ordering. Researches and prepares the library's statistical reports. Reconciles library deposits and maintains revenue spreadsheets. Writes and applies for grants; manages grant execution, activities, and reporting.
Provides exceptional customer service by responding to customer queries and concerns, assisting customers with digital devices, and promoting all material types and products. Continuously monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures including a high level of customer service; identifies opportunities for improvements.
Submits work tickets for repairs and evaluates library branch regularly for outages/repairs/cleanliness. Ensures that facilities are safe, welcoming, and healthy for staff and patrons.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:Master's Degree in Library, Information Science, or a closely related field or any equivalent combination of experience, education, and technical training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, may qualify.Three (3) years of professional library experience working with budgets, collection development, and planning, implementing, and evaluating multiple community programs.Two (2) years of supervisory experience is required.Work requires the ability to read library literature and materials, reports, and statistical information.Work requires the ability to perform general accounting and math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.Work requires the ability to write reports, letters, memos, budgets, correspondence, and work orders.The incumbent prepares documents and does research to justify language used in documents for a unit of a department and recommends budget allocations.Work requires the direction of employees, helpers, assistants, seasonal employees, interns, volunteers, and/or temporary employees.Work is governed by broad instructions, objectives, and policies. Work requires the exercise of considerable initiative and independent analytical and evaluative judgment.The incumbent in this position has contact with others within the organization. These contacts may involve similar work units or departments within the City which may be involved in decision-making or providing approval or decision-making authority for purchases or projects. In addition, the incumbent works with individuals outside of the City who may belong to professional or peer organizations, and various state and federal agencies. Vendors and suppliers may also be called upon for information on purchases, supplies, or products. Meetings and discussions may be conducted with customers, brokers, and sales representatives.Employees must maintain regular attendance. Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
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