CROMAINE DISTRICT LIBRARY

Hartland, Michigan

 

Adult Services Manager

Starting Salary Range $50,500 - $53,000

37.5 hours/week

 

REPORTS TO:  Library Director

SUPERVISES:  Adult Services librarians and department volunteers

 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate services to adults.

·         Prepare and manage the budget for the Adult Services Department.

·         Assist the Library Director with long term planning and meeting Strategic Plan goals.

·         Investigate and recommend best practices that effectively improve services to the community.

·         Prepare reports, gather statistics, and coordinate collection of library output measures.

·         Assist in the search for community sponsorships, gifts, partnerships, and grants in collaboration with members of the management team.

·         Provide effective, positive, and personalized reference and reader’s advisory services.

·         Assist and instruct library users and staff using electronic information sources and the computer catalog as well as devices that provide access to both.

·         Coordinate collection development including the selection and withdrawal of materials for the reference, circulating, and adult periodical collections.

·         Arrange for, carry out, and evaluate programs, exhibits, displays, and other activities of community interest.

·         Assist with newsletter, website, social media and other forms of communication to the community, in collaboration with the management team.

·         Supervise staff and schedule the work of the Adult department.

·         Act as back-up for the members of the management team, including the Library Director, as needed.

·         Participate in professional meetings and continuing education activities.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, certification, training, and experience

·         Requires a master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program and 3 to 5 years’ experience in public library adult services. Supervisory experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities

·         Genuine interest in providing superior public service.

·         Ability to achieve and maintain cooperative and effective relations with members of the general public and with other employees.

·         Knowledge of popular reading materials, reference tools, and electronic resources.

·         Ability to work independently and take initiative.

·         Ability to use a variety of technologies, including operating systems, integrated library systems, software for communications and graphics, web design, and others.

·         Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

·         Flexibility in scheduling, including the ability to work evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, and occasionally required to travel to other locations.  The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and stoop, kneel, or crouch.  The employee regularly must lift and/or move moderately heavy objects.  Specific vision requirements of the job include near vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

 

BENEFITS

Full-time benefits include paid vacation, sick and business time (available after completion of the 6-month introductory period), plus holiday pay, paid birthday and paid bereavement leave. Health insurance (an HSA plan) is provided for the employee and the employee may purchase health insurance for dependents at the library’s rates. Dental insurance, optical coverage, life insurance, short- and long-term disability are all provided for the employee. You may purchase several AFLAC plans at the library’s rate with a pre-tax deduction. TIAA-CREF defined contribution retirement is provided at 10% employer contribution and immediately vested with no required employee match.

 

Lead a staff committed to public service for a community that loves its library and its library staff even more. Send your application (available at www.cromaine.org/job-board), resume, cover letter, and contact information for two professional references to brentola@cromaine.org as soon as possible—position applications received prior to February 16, 2020 preferred; applications accepted until filled.