LIBRARY MANAGER

About the role

The City of Stockton Community Services Department (CSD) is seeking a Library Manager to lead assigned branch library operations and systemwide youth services. This position offers a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership with hands-on operational management.

Responsibilities

• Participates as a member of the library management team and contributes to the development of departmental goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and service standards.
• Plans, organizes, schedules, supervises, reviews, and evaluates the work of professional, paraprofessional, and support staff.
• Recommends selection of assigned staff and provides for their training and professional development.
• Participates in Library operations, including collection development, public service and community relations, and reference and readers' advisory service.
• Represents the library in the community through participation in community organizations and in meetings with the public, citizen groups, and other agencies; makes presentations to community and outside agencies as required.
• Maintains records and prepares periodic or special reports regarding division activities or related matters.
• Performs other or related duties as assigned.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is an experienced and innovative library leader with a passion for serving children, teens, and families. They are equally comfortable providing operational support to branch managers and staff as they are developing and implementing systemwide youth services initiatives.

Qualifications

• Possession of a Master's degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited college or university, and two (2) years of lead or supervisory experience as a professional librarian.

Skills

Knowledge of principles and practices of professional library services and administration, including service objectives, organization and procedure; Collection and needs assessment methods; Theory and philosophy of library services; Books, authors, and reference sources in a variety of fields; Principles and practices of employee supervision, including selection, planning, training, work evaluation, and discipline; Information systems, automation, and technology as applied to library activities; Computer user applications pertaining to the work; and Budgetary principles and practices.

Benefits

This position is unclassified and is represented by the B&C- Supervisory Level bargaining unit (represented).

Pay

The pay range for this position is TBD.

Schedule

The position is on a City of Stockton 9/80 schedule: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fridays, with alternating Fridays off.