[LIBJOBS] United States - Santa Clara County, CA - Supervising Librarian

Would you like to work in a library with:

a)       incredible community support

b)       a dynamic staff

c)       a robust materials budget

d)       leading edge automation and technology

e)       an ambitious strategic plan

f)         all of the above

 

If you answered F, read on!

 

Santa Clara County Library invites applications for the position of Supervising Librarian. Supervising Librarians supervise the adult, teen and/or children's programs, services, and staff in a Community Library in one of the cities served by the Santa Clara County Library system.

Current openings include two positions as Supervising Librarian for Adult & Teen Services, one at the Cupertino Library and one at the Saratoga Library. However, the list established through this application process may also be used for future openings in either Children’s Services or Adult & Teen Services.

Santa Clara County Library is one of the most heavily used library systems in the country, and enjoys strong financial support that includes property taxes and a voter-approved special tax. The Library is one of eleven libraries nationwide to be included in the top ten in its population category in every published edition of Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings Survey. The Library includes seven community libraries and one branch in addition to administrative offices, bookmobile service and a literacy program. Serving a population of 425,000 residents in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Library circulates over 12 million items per year to 3.7 million visitors. The $35 million annual budget includes over $4 million for materials. For more information about Santa Clara County Library, please visit: http://www.santaclaracountylib.org

Salary:

$33.39 - $40.61 Hourly
$2,671.20 - $3,248.96 Biweekly
$5,787.60 - $7,039.41 Monthly
$69,451.20 - $84,472.92 Annually

 

Benefits:

There are a wide variety of benefits available to County of Santa Clara employees. These benefits include: health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life and disability insurance plans, flexible spending account for health care, dependent care assistance program, an employee assistance program, and a deferred compensation program.  The County of Santa Clara participates in the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). The County pays 100% of the employer share and, in most cases, pays and reports 100% of the value of the employee share as special for the purpose of retirement benefit calculations. The PERS retirement program is 2.5% at 55 for the Supervising Librarian position.

 

Employment Standards:

• Possession of a Master in Library and Information Science or a Master in Library Science Degree from a graduate school accredited by the American Library Association (ALA)
• Possession of a valid California driver’s license prior to appointment
• One (1) year of experience equivalent to Librarian II with Santa Clara County
• Supervisory or lead experience is desirable

 

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices and techniques of modern public administration, with special reference to organization, personnel management, and budgetary preparation and control;
• Principles of management including training, directing, evaluating and supervising subordinates;
• Library tools, methods and procedures;
• Principles and practices of planning; organizing and implementing adult, teen, and children programs to meet community needs;
• A wide variety of reading material;
• Library reference materials;
• Principles and procedures of reference services;
• Classification and cataloging systems and principles;
• Principles and techniques of material selection and evaluation to establish balanced library collections;
• Library facilities;
• Library programs and services;
• The selection, evaluation and organization of library materials

 

Ability to:

• Plan, organize and conduct programs for all ages;
• Supervise, train and evaluate subordinate staff;
• Advise and instruct patrons in the use of library facilities and reference tools;
• Demonstrate effective and tactful oral and written communications in serving a wide variety of individuals and diverse communities;
• Use library tools effectively;
• Analyze community needs and develop programs and policies to meet those needs;
• Define problems, collect and process data, and reach valid conclusions to solve problems and develop programs and procedures;
• Recommend and/or select library materials for purchase using library selection techniques;
• Make budget recommendations for program; monitor and control allocated budget;
• Analyze collection and budget to fulfill needs of the community.

 

All applicants are required to complete an online application, including a supplemental questionnaire, no later than October 25. Applications received without the supplemental questionnaire will be rejected. For more details about the duties and benefits associated with the position, please visit: http://bit.ly/SCCLjob-SupLib

 

 

Derek E. Wolfgram

Deputy County Librarian, Community Libraries and Human Resources

Santa Clara County Library

14600 Winchester Blvd.

Los Gatos, CA 95032

 

Phone: 408.293.2326, ext. 3002

Email:  derek.wolfgram@lib.sccgov.org

Web:   www.santaclaracountylib.org

 

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