Librarian II

Job Duties:

The City of Virginia Beach Public Library's is seeking a full time  Librarian II  - Branch Program Coordinator to join our fantastic team of professionals. The successful candidate should fully embrace the library's commitment to "inspire learning, ignite imagination, create possibilities, and encourage understanding" through innovative programming and strong community engagement. Apply Today

  Librarian II  duties include but will not be limited to:

Supervising librarians and/or paraprofessional staff, documenting performance and conducting annual employee evaluations to provide feedback, identify training needs and set goals for staff. Developing and fostering a process improvement environment by encouraging ideas, identifying trends, evaluating processes, and data. Determining the scope and requirements of a project, coordinating and scheduling activities, controlling resources, and identifying and controlling risk for quality project completion. Tracking and collecting data to measure services, program and/or collections. Organizing and maintaining library records per an approved record retention schedule for easy access to all relevant data. Organizing and delegating library tours including information literacy classes, story times, and tours for school groups, community organizations and the public. Creating and/or conducting special programs to promote the library's collection and services. Generating age-appropriate library programs that are of interest to the community, planned collaboratively, aligned with strategic programming priorities, and developed using sound instructional design principles. Participating in departmental strategic teams to develop library system policies and procedures as needed. Helping to oversee the library branch and staff as needed. Managing daily service point schedules, supervising opening and closing procedures, including cash reconciliation and securing the building as needed. Performing other job duties requiring skills, knowledge and physical requirements as demanded by those duties described or less. Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on then current workloads and department needs.

The City of Virginia Beach provides a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and prescription insurance, Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Hybrid Retirement Plan & Basic Life insurance, paid time off (PTO), paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement/professional development.

Official City Job Description:

Working Conditions:

https://workingcondition-summary-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/B.007451.1.pdf

Minimum Requirements:

MINIMUMS: Requires a Master of Library and Information Science from an American Library Association accredited college or university, plus two (2) years of professional librarian experience, to reflect experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities (combination of supervisory and professional librarian experience). SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. Must be able to work rotating shifts (days/evenings) including weekends and holidays and be available to work overtime when required to meet operational needs. Positions within this class have been designated as Alpha I positions requiring employees to work during inclement weather, regardless of the City's operational status.

Additional Requirements:

DMV Transcript: Not Required
CDL: Not Required
DOT History: Not Required
CPS Check: Not Required
Physical: Not Required
Respirator: Not Required
Polygraph Review: Not Required
Psychological Screening: Not Required

Attachments Required: Please attach RESUME

Preferences:

Two (2) years of professional/administrative library work experience
Experience documenting performance and conducting annual employee evaluations
Experience developing and delivering competency-based trainings to meet the needs of library staff.
Experience with planning evaluating library services.
Experience Supervising librarians and/or paraprofessional staff (minimum 2 years)
Experience in reference interviewing and search technique
Experience with building and maintaining collaborative relationships, teamwork, and communication skills
Experience with the use of online library catalog, library data bases and business productivity applications
Evidence of planning, implementing, and evaluating programs for customers of all ages and abilities

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