What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lsslibraries is hiring : Library – Director I in Farmers Branch position at Lsslibraries?
Description
Farmers Branch Manske Library is hiring a Library Director!
The Director Libraries 1 supports the LS&S mission, vision, and values through exceptional leadership and dedicated customer focus. The Library Director 1 is responsible for ensuring contract requirements are met in a single-location library system. The Library Director 1 will lead a team of library staff members who are committed to creating a thriving library in the heart of their community. The Library Director 1 will be responsible for building, maintaining and nurturing communications with local official(s) and managing the customer relationship in partnership with the VP of Library Operations.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES
An individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily.
- Manages with integrity, honesty, and knowledge to promote the culture, values, and mission of LS&S and creates thriving libraries in the heart of our communities
- Evaluate library environments and key operational indicators to identify problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement
- Reports to the VP of Library Operations and prepares a written agenda in advance of weekly ZOOM meetings
- Coaches library staff to help achieve operational goals
- Monitors and manages staffing levels
- Develops the library team to deliver excellent customer service and patron experiences
- Evaluates and supports the performance of library staff
- Implements action plans that meet operational and organizational objectives
- Keeps current with library trends, issues, and technology as well as political, economic, and demographic issues that may affect library services and advanced programming
- Plans and executes local, regional, and company initiatives to achieve both operational excellence and business results; follows up consistently to ensure accountability to plans
- Utilizes existing tools and best practices to ensure effective library operations
- Utilizes and helps Library staff utilize management information tools and analyzes financial reports and other library-related data (usage, demographics, trends, etc.) to identify and address library system trends and issues
- Oversee the selection, acquisition, and processing of library materials to meet public needs within the structure of library selection policies and budgetary limitations
- Responsible for the local operations communications with the customer relationship (city / county officials, governing boards, library boards)
- Regularly solicit client, other stakeholder, and patron feedback to understand client needs and the needs of the local community
- Establish a positive, healthy, and safe work environment in accordance with all appropriate legislation and regulations
- Oversee the implementation of the human resources policies, procedures, and practices
- Know, understand, and administer the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, Freedom to Read Statement, and Freedom to View Statement, recognizing that freedom of access is a fundamental tenet of a public library. In addition to these freedoms, support client discretion of materials available at your local library(ies)
- Follow all legal and policy requirements related to patron privacy and custodianship of patron records
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
An individual should possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed and meet the amount of education, training, and / or work experience required.
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