Librarian III - Adult Services Coordinator

City of Scottsdale • Scottsdale, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Scottsdale, Arizona is seeking a visionary and accomplished leader to serve as the Librarian III, responsible for adult learning services at the Civic Center Library. At Scottsdale Public Library, our mission is putting people at the heart of dynamic library services. We invite you to consider joining our innovative team in our efforts to achieve this mission. Our team continually work towards providing outstanding services every day and leaving our patrons feeling great after interacting with us. We like to keep things light by bringing fun and being a welcoming and inclusive library. Our organization prefers genuine learning and creativity. We want your unique perspective and skills to add to the make-up of how we serve Scottsdale residents. Performs professional library services by linking resources and customers and enables community civil discourse. Serves as an innovative leader within the library, City government, and the community. A Librarian III is an information advocate and forward thinker who inspires learning, discovery and the development of 21st century skills in staff, volunteers, and the community. Oversees and provides a variety of literacy programming, content creation, and preservation. Inspires continued learning, collaboration, skill development, and advocates for the library. Provides leadership and supervision to staff in one or more specialized aspects of library operations. Leads in the development and implementation of new and/or enhanced services. A Librarian III performs professional level work and supervision in one or more specific areas of library operations and coordination of a section within the library system and may have responsibility for a branch operation as well as a system-wide project(s). Anticipated starting salary for this position may be up to mid-point depending on candidate’s experience and internal equity. The full salary range is listed above and mid-point for this position is $90,833.60/annually.

Requirements

• A Master's Degree in library science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited university, or a Master's degree in a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible library experience, including at least one year of supervisory responsibilities.
• Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.

Nice To Haves

• An equivalent combination of education and job related experience may substitute for the educational requirements on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Performs professional library services by linking resources and customers and enables community civil discourse.
• Serves as an innovative leader within the library, City government, and the community.
• Oversees and provides a variety of literacy programming, content creation, and preservation.
• Inspires continued learning, collaboration, skill development, and advocates for the library.
• Provides leadership and supervision to staff in one or more specialized aspects of library operations.
• Leads in the development and implementation of new and/or enhanced services.
• Performs professional level work and supervision in one or more specific areas of library operations and coordination of a section within the library system and may have responsibility for a branch operation as well as a system-wide project(s).

Benefits

• 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
• Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month, eligible for use immediately following accrual
• Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month, eligible for use immediately following accrual
• Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
• City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 11.87% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
• Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457
• Pet Insurance
• Bilingual pay compensation
• Employee Wellness incentives
• Access to several city-owned fitness and recreational facilities at no cost

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior