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Job Details Job Location : Bull Street Library - Savannah, GA Position Type : Full Time Education Level : Graduate Degree Salary Range : $56321.07 - $90113.72 Salary Travel Percentage : Up to 25% Job Shift : Day Job Category : Government Description

SENIOR LIBRRARY MANAGER

Department : As Assigned

Pay Grade : 115 ($56,321.07- $90,113.72)

FLSA Status : Exempt

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Library Manager provides professional, supervisory, and administrative work,

including servicing the public and directing the day-to-day operation of a large branch and

multiple library departments within the Live Oak Public Libraries system. This position leads and

manages staff and building resources in order to achieve stated library goals and objectives for a

specified library locations.

An employee assigned to this classification, under general direction, performs professional

library work at a large branch library as well as on a system-wide level; supervises the work of

branch managers, librarians and library support staff; assists the Director of Public Services in

analyzing applicable policies and procedures; may chair and / or participate on system-wide

committees to assist in development of policies and procedures on regional level; assists with

training new branch managers; performs related duties as assigned.

The Senior Library Manager handles a wide variety of operational details and aligns branch

initiatives with LOPL strategic plans.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Leads employees at specified library locations in the effective management of

day-to-day operations. Delegates tasks, fields questions and complaints and gathers data

to prepare supporting communications and reports. Serves as the location's primary

contact with other Library departments.

Senior Library Manager

for staff and holds them accountable. Responsibilities include managing, hiring,

orienting and evaluating.

LOPL policies and strategic direction.

ensuring alignment with LOPL policies and strategic direction.

community.

training of policies, procedures, and daily operations.

system-wide initiatives related to collection development.

function of policies and procedures on regional level.

the individual library level.

and objectives.

Owns customer complaints until issue resolution is reached.

fiscal and regulatory control. Assists in preparation and management of the library

budget.

personal skills to assure quality of service in areas of Library collection, technology,

reference, and circulation.

system-wide and location specific procedures, processes, policies and operations.

Utilizes e-mail, voicemail and other Library technology to maintain open channels of

communication.

maintaining sufficient supplies and ensuring inventory is appropriate.

Qualifications

Education and Experience :

Requires a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS); five (5) years of directly related experience, including previous Library Manager experience; and, two (2) years of supervisory experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Requirements :

challenging and stretching tasks and assignments, developing measures to monitor

progress, and the use of effective feedback. Works with personnel that need further

development.

Licenses or Certifications :

obtain within 6 months of hire.

able to travel between library locations.

Special Requirements :

the workday, and perform duties at other library locations.

machines and / or office equipment and be able to move or carry job related objects and

materials.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

community group members from all socioeconomic, educational, literacy, and cultural

backgrounds.

in terms of the whole team. Creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

input from each person and shares ownership and visibility. Is someone people like

working for and with.

simplify complex processes, see opportunities for synergy and integration and apply

appropriately to get more out of fewer resources.

Can see hidden problems and looks beyond the obvious to get to the core issue.

Investigates a variety of sources for answers.

Physical Demands :

Work is typically performed with the employee sitting at a desk, standing for extending periods,

or bending / stooping. The employee must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds routinely,

climb ladders, stand for extended periods of time, extended walking within and outside branch

locations, reach, bend, and stoop. Full range of hand and finger motion is required for data

entry purposes. The ability to distinguish color is required for network wiring purposes.

Additionally, the following physical abilities are required :

crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing

exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

have the ability to place records, files, and boxes weighing no more than 25 pounds on

shelves about head level.

rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to

make the discrimination in sound.

make the discrimination in sound. Must have the ability to hear well enough to carry on

a normal conversation with clients both in person and on the telephone.

from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use

of upper extremities and back muscles.

processes.

sustained motion.

to thrust forward, downward or outward.

ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately

and concisely.

a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back

muscles.

analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and / or extensive

reading. Must have the ability to see well enough to interpret data on a computer

monitor.

the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.

and / or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

moving from one work site to another.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a qualifying disability to perform the essential functions of the position.

Work Environment :

Typical office / library environment. Some fluctuations in building temperature related to HVAC

problems can cause uncomfortable periods of heat or cold. Some periods of elevated noise

levels. Some stress related to the type of work being performed may be encountered e.g.,

pressure related to periods of high-volume activity and multiple demands.

The work week is a 40-hour work week. After Hours and holiday availability, while rare, is required. This is a salaried exempt position.

Live Oak Public Libraries has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment. It is the policy of the Library to provide equal employment opportunities to all people in all aspects of

employer / employee relations without discrimination.

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