Closing Date: June 7, 2024 - 9:59 p.m.

Job Summary

The City of Edmonds is home to 42,000 residents located in South Snohomish County known for its charming downtown, arts and culture, and the local food and restaurant scene.

The Adult Services Librarian at the Edmonds Library plays a key role in implementing system-wide initiatives, connecting the library's strategic plan, mission and goals to the local community. Responsibilities include leading and mentoring the Edmonds team in information services, collection maintenance, program creation, community engagement and outreach. This position contributes to the Library District's effective operation, providing library services, spaces, and resources that are representative of diverse cultures and perspectives, intentionally inclusive, and accessible to everyone.

This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by AFSCME Council 2.

We Value Lived Experience

Sno-Isle Libraries is committed to embedding equity into our organization. As we engage in equity work, it's important to have a good foundation to frame the work and then provide training opportunities to build skills and knowledge.

We value and embrace the unique experiences our staff members bring to the organization and recognize how their experiences improve the service we provide.

Benefits

As a valued member of Sno-Isle Libraries, the person selected for this position is eligible for sick leave, vacation leave, paid holidays, comprehensive benefits that include medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement savings, life insurance, and flexible healthcare and day care spending accounts. For more information about these benefits, visit our Employment webpage.

Essential Functions

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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Provides professional research assistance to customers, either in-person, over the phone, or electronically.
2. Assists with collection maintenance duties for materials and resources in various formats.
3. Develops and presents various library programs (educational, early literacy, community interest, or civic engagement and individual customer research or instructional sessions).
4. Creates and curates online content to meet community needs and interests.
5. Assists in development and evaluation of library services in line with the strategic focus.
6. Represents the library to a wide variety of community groups.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

1. May be in charge of the building in the absence of other supervisory staff.
2. Serves on various library committees as assigned.
3. Coordinates library volunteers as needed.
4. Prepares correspondence and reports.
5. Trains new staff as needed.
6. Participates in ongoing professional development.
7. Assists with special projects as required.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision

The position typically reports to a community library manager, assistant manager, or the manager of a major functional area such as Information Services. Supervision of the work of others is not a normal part of the work of these positions, but incumbents may from time to time assist in the training of other staff in library-related work.

Education and Experience

1. Master's degree in library science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited university required, or completion of the degree within six months of hire.
2. Provide a Washington State Librarian certificate within 60 days of hire or degree completion.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Most of the work is carried out within a generally accessible, safe, indoor environment. While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is required to operate computers for extended periods of time. The incumbent must identify and organize library materials such as books, audiobooks, and DVDs based on small-print numbers and alphabetical characters; move library materials including transfer of books and other items to carts or shelves of varying heights; scan and inspect library materials including opening media cases.

While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent must communicate with coworkers and members of the public. There are regular interpersonal contacts with staff members and customers. These contacts and situations are deemed to be generally safe and free of undue stress, but require incumbents to be cordial, helpful, and skilled in interpersonal relations with others both in the public and within the Library District.

The following questions will be asked during the application process and will be considered during the application evaluation:

1. Describe your experience providing direct customer service including in-person, online, or by telephone. Provide an example of a time you provided excellent customer service.
2. Describe your experience being in charge of a building or facility.
3. Describe your experience responding to challenges of Intellectual Freedom.
4. Describe your experience presenting and/or developing library programs. Give one detailed example of a program you were involved in.
5. Describe your experience providing community outreach making connections and developing relationships in a library or related setting. Provide one detailed example of a time you interacted in a community to build relationships.
6. Describe your experience providing services to support community organizations and collaboration efforts with other community stakeholder groups.

Sno-Isle Libraries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. This and all Sno-Isle Libraries' positions are subject to transfer.