Library Manager

Live Oak Public Library•Savannah, GA

1d•$60,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Library Manager provides supervisory and administrative work, including servicing the public and overseeing the day-to-day operation of a small to medium sized branch within the Live Oak Public Libraries system. This position manages a small staff and oversees building resources to achieve stated library goals and objectives for a specified library location. An employee assigned to this classification, under supervision, performs library work at a small to medium sized branch library; supervises the work of library support staff; may participate on system-wide committees; performs related duties as assigned. The Library Manager handles a wide variety of operational details and aligns branch initiatives with LOPL strategic plans.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in library and information science or related field
Five (5) years of directly related experience, including previous Library Manager experience
Two (2) years of supervisory experience
Equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience at staff development including setting clear objectives, providing challenging and stretching tasks and assignments, developing measures to monitor progress, and the use of effective feedback.
Works with personnel that need further development.
Valid driver’s license and insurability required.
Must have reliable transportation.
Must be able to work nights and weekends, stand for extensive periods of time during the workday, and perform duties at other library locations.
Must be able to operate a variety of job-related machines and/or office equipment
Must be able to move or carry job related objects and materials.
Must possess interpersonal skills to work effectively with multi-level staff, patrons, and community group members from all socioeconomic, educational, literacy, and cultural backgrounds.
Supports strong morale and spirit in his/her team.
Fosters open dialogue.
Defines success in terms of the whole team.
Creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Empowers others and creates a climate in which people want to do their best.
Invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility.
Is someone people like working for and with.
Adept at process management; knows how to organize people and activities.
Can simplify complex processes, see opportunities for synergy and integration and apply appropriately to get more out of fewer resources.
Uses problem solving methods, as well as honest analysis, to solve difficult problems.
Can see hidden problems and looks beyond the obvious to get to the core issue.
Investigates a variety of sources for answers.
Ability to communicate effectively and concisely both orally and in writing.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with proven ability to lead.
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Must have the ability to place records, files, and boxes weighing no more than 25 pounds on shelves about head level.
Manual Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.
Must have the ability to hear well enough to carry on a normal conversation with clients both in person and on the telephone.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Visual Acuity 1: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
Must have the ability to see well enough to interpret data on a computer monitor.
Visual Acuity 2: Including color, depth perception, and field vision.
Visual Acuity 3: Visual Acuity determines the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
Visual Acuity 4: Have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
Visual Acuity 5: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Nice To Haves

Georgia State Certification of Librarians license preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads employees at a specified library in the effective management of day-to-day operations.
Delegates tasks, fields questions and complaints, and gathers data to prepare supporting communications and reports.
Serves as the location's primary contact with other Library departments.
Develops, coaches, and trains a small library staff.
Sets individual performance measurements for staff and holds them accountable.
Manages, branch-level orienting and evaluating.
Plans and implements adult and youth programming activities for specified branch location with minimal oversight from administrative staff.
Participates in outreach initiatives within the local community.
May participate on system-wide committees to assist in development and function of policies and procedures on regional level.
Communicates system-wide initiatives to staff and customers.
Coordinates objectives at the individual library level.
Communicates branch needs for resources and personnel required to meet established goals and objectives.
Assists with problem solving at the branch level.
Owns customer complaints until issue resolution is reached.
Communicates LOPL policies and procedures to staff and customers.
Assists with coordination of paperwork and documentation to assure proper fiscal and regulatory control, including bank deposits.
Assists in preparation and management of the library budget.
Assists in the delivery of services to the customer at all service points.
Maintains personal skills to assure quality of service in areas of Library collection, technology, reference, and circulation.
Utilizes computer applications and library equipment, maintains current knowledge of system-wide and location specific procedures, processes, policies and operations.
Utilizes e-mail, voicemail, and other Library technology to maintain open channels of communication.
Ensures that the building and grounds of the library are properly maintained; elevates issues to administration in a timely manner.
Prepares basic operational reports and statistics for the library branch.
May attend local, state, and national conferences or meetings as required.
Acts as the branch point-of-contact for supply orders for the library, responsible for maintaining sufficient supplies and ensuring inventory is appropriate.
May participate in community-wide projects.
Performs other related duties as assigned.