Major Functions

Illustrative Duties

• Provides front-line, telephone, and/or electronic Youth Services to residents and visitors.
• Plans and presents age appropriate library programs for children and teens.
• Furnishes information on library activities, facilities, rules and services. Explains the use of print and electronic reference sources.
• Trains, supervises, and evaluates the performance of paraprofessional and professional employees and/or volunteers.
• Compiles formal and informal reports regarding progress toward library's general/specific objectives.
• Assists in developing recommendations on policy and procedural changes.
• May participate in professional and community associations and organizations.
• Uses the integrated library system, online databases, the Internet, electronic catalog, and may assist with maintenance of library equipment, software, or hardware.
• May actively prepare, monitor, update, and approve employee schedules and work time in the County's electronic payroll system.
• May be responsible for daily and/or weekly money deposits.
• Attends library committee meetings, trainings, workshops, outreach and other various meetings as required. This includes traveling to other library branches, other county offices, various outreach locations, and out of county.
• Performs work of all lower level library classifications and related work as required.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends as needed.
• May be assigned to other county locations based upon operational needs.
• Attends work on a regular and consistent basis.
• Must adhere to Federal, State, County and Local ordinances.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of complex library functions and operations.
• Knowledge of the methods of analyzing library needs and reader interests, and other aspects of the information sciences.
• Knowledge of library management and ability to supervise subordinate employees and/or volunteers.
• Advanced knowledge of library material selection standards and policies of the library system.
• Customer service skills.
• Skill in operating integrated library systems and other relevant computer operations.
• Ability to plan, promote, and execute age appropriate library programs and outreach activities.
• Ability to offer age appropriate reader's advisory services.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to prepare and present reports.
• Ability to keep abreast of current trends in library science.
• Ability to perform basic to moderate mathematical computations including cash-handling techniques.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate subordinate employees and/or volunteers.
• Ability to make independent decisions and use judgment on routine and non-routine matters.
• Ability to employ appropriate policies and procedures and to explain them to others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or political affiliation.