What are the responsibilities and job description for the Librarian II position at City of Avondale, AZ?
Job Description
The City of Avondale has an opportunity for a Librarian II in the Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department. This is a FLSA exempt, full-time position with benefits.
We’re seeking a dedicated and motivated individual to join our team as a Librarian II. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, train, and supervise staff and volunteers while assisting the Branch Manager with daily operations, collection maintenance, and staff coordination. You’ll also manage community outreach efforts and oversee mobile library services. Additionally, you will play a key role in planning and executing library programs, including budget management and staff supervision, while contributing to collection development and cataloging. You’ll provide excellent customer service, run engaging programs, and support overall library operations. When needed, you’ll step into the Branch Manager role and demonstrate your leadership skills. If you’re passionate about libraries and making an impact in the community, we’d love for you to apply!
Essential Functions
As a Librarian II, you will lead and supervise staff, providing training, evaluations, and ongoing support to ensure effective operations. You'll manage library public programs, oversee long-term program planning, and ensure alignment with library and city goals. You’ll also be responsible for the library programming budget and act as a liaison with outside organizations and committees.
In this role, you will manage library materials, including ordering, budgeting, and cataloging, while maintaining vibrant collections through creative displays and ongoing maintenance. You’ll provide excellent customer service, assist with reference questions, and resolve customer concerns. Additionally, you will manage branch supplies, ensure building safety and cleanliness, and handle cash deposits. You'll lead outreach efforts, participate in community programs, and represent the library at local and national events.
Assists the Librarian III with:
Establishing, evaluating, and revising branch goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Implementing, monitoring, compiling, and reporting statistical summaries of strategic initiatives.
Monitoring the branch budget for staffing and supplies.
Preparing and conducting regular staff meetings.
Overseeing maintenance, safety, and security of the branch.
In this role, you will manage library materials, including ordering, budgeting, and cataloging, while maintaining vibrant collections through creative displays and ongoing maintenance. You’ll provide excellent customer service, assist with reference questions, and resolve customer concerns. Additionally, you will manage branch supplies, ensure building safety and cleanliness, and handle cash deposits. You'll lead outreach efforts, participate in community programs, and represent the library at local and national events.
Assists the Librarian III with:
Establishing, evaluating, and revising branch goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Implementing, monitoring, compiling, and reporting statistical summaries of strategic initiatives.
Monitoring the branch budget for staffing and supplies.
Preparing and conducting regular staff meetings.
Overseeing maintenance, safety, and security of the branch.
This position also includes various other duties as needed. Click on this link to review the Librarian II job description.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
- Three (3) years of progressive experience in library services and in library programming.
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience.
- Planning includes coordinating tasks, events, programs, staff schedules, and preparing budgets.
- Demonstrates experience working with diverse high-needs populations and has knowledge of and experience working with local community stakeholders, volunteers, and community-based organizations.
- Comprehend and make inferences from written material and verbal and/or written instructions. Produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
- Bilingual speaking skills (Spanish) preferred.
Supplemental Information
Must be flexible, and able to handle multiple competing projects, priorities, and tasks.
Demonstrate superior seamless customer service, integrity, and commitment to innovation, and efficiency.
Strong interpersonal and oral skills. The ability to exercise tact and diplomacy during difficult conversations and when resolving conflict.
Intermediate knowledge of PCs in a Windows environment including comfort using MS Suite, Office 365 Cloud Suite, and presentation software. Experience using social media to research and promote programs and activities.
Works more than forty hours in a workweek without additional compensation to perform assigned job duties, including weekends, evenings, early morning hours, and holidays as required.
Work requires the direction of employees, helpers, assistants, seasonal employees, interns, volunteers, and/or temporary employees.
Ability to work independently and to exercise sound judgment.
Work is governed by broad instructions, objectives, and policies. Work requires the exercise of considerable initiative and independent analytical and evaluative judgment.
The incumbents in this position are in contact with others within the organization. These contacts may involve similar work units or departments within the City such as Finance and Human Resources which may involve decision-making, approvals, or authorizing purchases or projects. In addition, these incumbents work with individuals outside the City who may belong to professional or peer organizations. Working with various state and federal agencies may also be required of the employee. Vendors and suppliers may also be called upon for information on purchases, supplies, or products. Meetings and discussions may be conducted with customers, brokers, and sales representatives. The employee must maintain regular attendance. Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
