City of Durango Library Assistant Director
City of Durango
Job Description
The City of Durango is accepting applications for a Library Assistant Director.
$63,523.20 annually, plus excellent benefits.
The Public Library is seeking a creative and innovative Assistant Director. The position requires strong team and leadership skills, supervisory experience, knowledge of current library trends and technology, and excellent communication skills. The Assistant Director oversees the daily operations of the Durango Public Library, providing leadership to staff at all levels, including management and evaluation of Library Professionals and coordination of staff training. The position also entails system-wide policy, budgetary, and supervisory responsibilities, liaison work with city staff and library support groups, and responsibility for excellent customer service delivery. The schedule may include evenings and weekends.
This position requires an MLS or MLIS from an ALA-accredited University, and a minimum of six years of increasingly responsible professional public library experience, including two years of public library managerial experience. Experience supervising and evaluating professional librarian staff is required. Requires successful completion of a pre-employment background check. Drug Free/EOE.
HR Info
In order to be considered as a candidate, the following are required: an online job application (go to www.durangogov.org/Jobs.aspx), a resume and cover letter (send by email to hr@durangogov.org). Materials must be received by 4:30pm May 6, 2015.