Library Director

City of Portland

Portland

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Wages

$62,000.00 to $73,000.00 per Year   Calculate

Location

Portland, TX

Hours

40.00

MLS

Not Specified

Minimum Education

Master's Degree

Library Experience

Not Specified

Supervisory Experience

Required

Type of Library

Public

This job is more than 3 weeks old or the application deadline has passed.

Job Description

City of Portland, Texas
JOB DESCRIPTION
LIBRARY DIRECTOR


Job Title: Library Director

Department: Library

Reports To: City Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt


Summary

Highly responsible administrative work involving the direction of a broad range of public library functions. Work involves responsibility for the management of a mid-sized public library collection and for the provision of library services to patrons and community organizations. Duties include policy recommendation, departmental planning and direction and administration of library activities. The work requires that the employee have thorough knowledge, skill and ability in every phase of the public library field.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supervises the library staff, directly or through appropriate delegation, to create a harmonious team environment

  • Administers personnel policies and procedures for library employees, including training, development, scheduling, and evaluation, either directly or through appropriate delegation

  • Participates in the recruitment and selection of library personnel

  • Responsible for developing print and non-print collections, including selection, organization, maintenance, preservation, withdrawal, and disposal of materials, either directly or through appropriate delegation

  • Prepares and presents library budget proposal for approval, and monitors and approves expenditures from the official operating budget

  • Develops short-term and long-range goals and plans for collections, services, and programs in keeping with the library's mission statement and operating policies; studies and plans development of library services to meet present and future community needs

  • Participates in the planning, organization, and management of technical and automation services for the library

  • Directs a public relations program to promote and publicize the library's collections, services, and programs within the community

  • Maintains knowledge of new developments in the library profession, including technological advances, through professional development opportunities, including but not limited to participation in activities of professional organizations and networks and of the Texas State Library

  • Interacts with the appropriate city employees for the maintenance of the library's building, furnishings, and equipment

  • Responsible for the collection and accounting of fines, fees, and other charges

  • Administers the volunteer program, including recruitment, training, scheduling, and evaluating

  • Prepares regular narrative and statistical reports for the City Manager, Friends Library Board and the public.

  • Establishes priorities as determined by need

  • Prepares and submits an Annual Report to Texas State Library and Archives Commission to maintain accreditation

  • Presents special programs, such as book reviews, lectures, and instructional activities to extend library services and facilities into the community.

 

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Advises, consults, and confers with other libraries, professionals, officials, citizens, and community groups

  • Reviews and evaluates the library's services and programs on an annual basis

  • Prepares grant requests to state and federal agencies and non-profit foundations, and administers grant funds upon award

  • Maintains inventory of department equipment, furniture, and supplies

  • Prepares specifications for purchase of equipment and supplies

  • Assists with direct patron services, as needed

  • Works with the Friends of the Library organization in promoting the library before the community

  • Attends conferences, workshops, and meetings and reads professional literature to stay informed on issues related to library management and services

  • Serves on professional and community committees, as requested, to advance the library and the library profession

  • Performs other duties, as required

Supervision Exercised:

  • Supervises all library staff and volunteers

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Thorough knowledge of the principles, theories, objectives, and practices of library management and  library science

  • Committed to excellence in customer service

  • Strong oral and written communications skills

  • Ability to work independently

  • Ability to organize work for efficient use of time

  • Ability to prepare administrative reports in a clear, logical manner

  • Ability to understand and interpret library policies, procedures, and rules

  • Ability to keep records accurately

  • Ability to interact courteously and effectively with elected and appointed officials, town employees, library staff and volunteers, the library's business contacts, and the general public

  • Considerable knowledge of supervision, training, and staff utilization principles

  • Ability to plan, organize, supervise, and evaluate the work of employees and volunteers in diversified library activities

  • Ability to initiate, organize, and follow through on programs, services, and projects

  • Solid knowledge of current trends and developments in the library profession

  • Thorough knowledge of library resources: print, non-print, and electronic

  • Knowledge of library automation

  • Working knowledge of public relations procedures

  • Ability to represent the library at professional and community meetings

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution required

  • Minimum 5 years of increasingly responsible experience as a librarian in a public library of comparable size and complexity

  • Experience as a library director or assistant library director preferred

  • Active participation with Texas Library Association, ALA, or similar library association preferred

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to perform duties in an office environment

  • Ability to work in an environment subject to continuous interruptions and background noises

  • Ability to work under stress from deadlines, public contact, and changing priorities, and conditions

  • Ability to operate computers with proficiency using library software, word processing, and the Internet

  • Ability to view a computer monitor and/or operate a keyboard for extended periods of time

  • Ability to move and/or lift materials up to 25 pounds

  • Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crawl, reach, climb, balance, and sit

  • Regularly required to talk and/or hear; use hands to operate objects, tools, and controls; and reach with hands and arms

  • Vision and hearing at or correctable to "normal ranges"

  • Ability to read printed materials and information on computer screens

  • Ability to communicate effectively with individuals in person, over the telephone, and via the printed word

  • Ability to file books, periodicals, files, reports, notebooks, etc. on shelves ranging from 1 to 7 feet from the floor

  • Ability to work flexible hours to observe library during all hours of public operation

  • Ability to travel to attend meetings both inside and outside of Portland

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

 

The Community

Portland is a progressive community of 17,500 people, located in the Texas Coastal Bend and just 10 minutes from downtown Corpus Christi.

HR Info

Randy Wright, City Manager

1900 Billy G. Webb

City of Portland, Texas

361-777-4500

Posted Jul 2, 2014