Librarian IV

About the role

Librarian IV positions are primarily responsible for the supervision of a major section of the Central Library or a large branch library with an annual circulation of greater than 185,000 or the Catalog Section; and performing other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

You must meet ONE of the following options:

• Master of Library Science (MLS) or Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Degree AND three years of full-time experience as a professional Librarian.
• Master's Degree accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) AND three years of full-time experience as a professional Librarian.
• Master's Degree or equivalent education AND three and a half years of full-time experience as a professional Librarian.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (i.e., minimum completed units = 120 semester/180 quarter), which must include completion of at least 9 semester/14 quarter units of postgraduate or undergraduate library science course work, AND four and a half years of full-time experience as a professional Librarian.

Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One Year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.

Applicants who do not have a MLS, MLIS or ALA-accredited Master's Degree must provide proof of ALL library science course work completed, including the course codes, course titles, number of units, name of college/university and date the course was completed.

City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

Highly desirable

• Experience in serving diverse populations and working in a multicultural environment.
• Strong customer service, political acumen and program management skills.
• Supervisory experience in managing a branch library, a subject section or a major area of a Central Library.
• Experience with online electronic communication and information retrieval database systems and with automated bibliographic, cataloging, materials circulation, and patron database systems.
• Bilingual communication skills.