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Branch Manager/Librarian III - South

Livingston, LA • On-site

Livingston Parish Library
Libraries and Archives • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Livingston Parish Libraryexternal

$56K/yr

Full-time

Posted 9 days ago

Job description

Location: South Branch
Status: Full Time - Exempt (40 hours weekly)
Schedule: Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Tuesday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Wednesday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Thursday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Saturday: OFF
Every 4th week: Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Tuesday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Thursday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Friday: OFF, Saturday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
GENERAL INFORMATION
Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Branch Services, the Branch Manager oversees staff, buildings, and patron services for their assigned branch. The Branch Manager serves as a member of the Library's Leadership Team, and represents the system to the public, outside organizations, and the branch's service community. While the position is responsible for managerial duties, it is also a working manager position, meaning they should be ready to step into any service point to cover staff absences or in times of need.
The South Branch is located in the southernmost section of Livingston Parish and serves a rural area. The branch is located in a very rural, sparsely populated area, meaning its service community is widely dispersed across a large geographic area. Many of the patrons who come to this location are homeschoolers, retirees, and local residents. This facility has a dedicated Meeting Room, numerous public computers, and a copy station.
Facility Size: 9,148 square feet
Staff Size: 8
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
  • Daily oversight of branch operational integrity.
  • Training of new staff and re-training of existing staff in policies, procedures, and best practices.
  • Creating staff schedules to provide optimum coverage and service.
  • Encouraging, motivating, coaching, disciplining, and evaluating staff.
  • Ensuring accuracy and timely submission of payroll, leave records, challenge forms, and statistics.
  • Maintaining knowledge of library policies, procedures, and trends.
  • Interpreting library policies, resolving staff and patron grievances.
  • Facilitating branch money reports and maintaining the security and integrity of money onsite.
  • Monitoring, logging, and reporting maintenance issues with the building and grounds.
  • Serving on in-house committees as needed or as required by the Library Administration.
  • Weeding and branch collection management in coordination with the Head of Collection Development.
  • Coordinating with the Head of Community Engagement to facilitate systemwide events for adults, teens, and youth.
  • Working on large community events such as Comic Con, Book Festival, and Summer Reading Program.
  • Meeting regularly with Adult, Youth, and Circulation Coordinators to maintain quality events for the branch's service community and efficient delivery of services and resource access.
  • Overseeing art displays and rotating exhibits.
  • Responding to incidents and emergencies at the branch.
  • Attending monthly Leadership Team meetings to keep abreast of all system operations and changes.
  • Fulfill any additional duties as needed by the Library Director or Assistant Director of Branch Services.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
  • Ability to think critically, make sound independent judgments, and decisions.
  • Knowledge of the modern principles, methods, and practices of public library management. Ability to ascertain the needs of the community served and to develop programs and events responsive to those needs.
  • Ability to plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the activities of the library branch in a conducive environment to full performance and high morale.
  • Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, the administration, and the general public.
  • Ability to develop presentations for community partners that promote library programs and services.
  • Ability to manage time effectively and efficiently.
  • Ability to resolve problems and conflicts with diplomacy and discretion.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Required:
  • Master's degree in library science. (MLIS or equivalent)
  • Two or more years of progressively responsible experience in professional library work.

Preferred:
  • Five or more years of experience working in a public library.
  • Experience creating, organizing, and running community events or programs.
  • Experience in public speaking.
  • Supervisory experience.

Livingston Parish Library is an equal opportunity employer.
Conditions of employment: completion of assessment test, transcripts of degree earned (if applicable), and successful completion of background check.
Assessment tests are sent via email after the application is completed.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those required of an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands or fingers and handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each job duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or a significant risk to their own or others' health or safety. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

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