Salary : $53,456.00 Annually
Location : Lubbock, TX
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: L254-5215
Department: Municipal Libraries
Division: 5215 - Godeke Library
Opening Date: 06/15/2024
Closing Date: 7/12/2024 5:00 PM Central
Summary
Supervised and administers library programs at a branch library or inter-library loan program.
Essential Functions

• Select, train, evaluate, and supervise employees providing library services; establish performance standards, work priorities, goals, objectives, and schedules:
• Organize and implement library programs to meet community needs; may plan and implement workshops for library staff; evaluate the effectiveness of programs;
• Evaluate, select, and purchase materials for library collections;
  Monitor budget expenditures for the branch;
• Answer questions from library patrons; assist in locating materials; and instruct patrons in the effective use of library equipment and resources;
• Use computer systems and microfilm to find lending locations;
• Assist paraprofessional and clerical staff in circulation as needed;
• Perform related duties as required.

Qualifications
Completion of a master's degree in library science with an additional two years of professional library experience or any combination of relevant education and experience which provides the following:
Valid TX Drivers License
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of library science;
• Computer applications related to library functions;
• Library organization, procedures, and policies.

Ability to:

• Effectively provide customer service to library patrons;
• Evaluate, acquire, and properly catalog library materials;
• Develop, coordinate, and implement library programs and procedures;
• Operate computer and software;
• Supervise the work of others.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds;
• Frequently walk and stand during a shift;
• Occasionally kneel;
• Frequently push and pull objects;
• Frequently rotate upper trunk to the right or left while sitting or standing;
• Reach above, at or below shoulder height;
• Frequently handle objects;
• Frequently crouch or stoop.

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