SENIOR LIBRARIAN - OUTREACH
PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
Are you passionate about getting out to reach people where they are and evolving services to meet community needs? Do you thrive in a highly energetic environment, leading many moving parts and coordinating simultaneous public services in multiple locations? Do you love working with customers of all ages and building partnerships of all kinds? The Senior Librarian for Outreach at Pierce County Library System leads a team whose mission is to provide equitable access for customers who are unable to regularly visit a library. We offer mobile library services at diverse community sites all across beautiful Pierce County, Washington, including elementary schools, senior residences, neighborhoods, and homebound delivery; operate a small library in our administrative building; and provide weekly library service to Anderson Island. The work is fun, challenging, and based in a twenty-branch library system committed to community engagement.
COMPENSATION
Pierce County Library System offers a compensation program which recognizes qualifications and experience relevant to each position. The starting pay is established typically within the hiring range below based upon the experience of the individual hired into the role. Our compensation package also includes annual increases for each additional year of experience and tenure in the role, up to the maximum (current year maximum outlined in pay grade range below). Eligibility for overtime is exclusive to positions which are FLSA status non-exempt below.
HIRING RANGE: $66,518.40 – $77,126.40 annually
PAY GRADE RANGE: $66,518.40 – $92,081.60 annually
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
POSITION STATUS: Regular
HOURS PER WEEK: 40
SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, occasional evenings and weekends. Schedule is subject to change.
UNION STATUS: Represented
CLOSING DATE: NOW EXTENDED THROUGH 5 PM, JULY 22, 2019.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS & REQUIREMENTS: In addition to completing the application, A COVER LETTER AND RESUME ARE REQUIRED. To be considered for this position, please apply and submit required documentation through this site no later than 5:00 P.M. ON CLOSING DATE (ABOVE). APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE AND RESUMES RECEIVED WITHOUT COVER LETTER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for leading a team of staff to provide quality customer service to diverse people of all ages within assigned communities for the Pierce County Library System; responsible for aligning programs and activities that supports the Library’s strategic plan; coordinates and facilitates the daily operations of an assigned location for the Pierce County Library System in partnership with support departments and other branches. Leads and directs customer service standards for all aspects of library service; coaches and ensures staff is skilled to identify community needs and work to attend to these needs through Library services; guides collection materials efforts in partnership with other departments; provides leadership to advance relationships; and performs other specialized duties relative to area of assignment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Class specifications are intended to provide a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employee in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties are considered non-essential and include the following:
Supervisory Responsibilities
CORE SKILLS & QUALITIES / LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
Employees are expected to demonstrate the following qualities at all times:
Leaders are expected to demonstrate the following competencies at all times:
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The employee is expected to perform or possess the following:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EDUCATION, LICENSE OR CERTIFICATIONS:
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:
Required:
Desired:
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
Work is conducted in a normal office setting that provides comfortable lighting, temperature and air conditions. When delivering service outside of Pierce County Library locations, weather and physical conditions will vary and work will adhere to additional PCLS safety protocols. Occasional light lifting, such as three to four reams of paper, four or five books, or other library materials up to 35 pounds may be required. Subject to sitting and standing for extended periods of time, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting objects weighing up to 30-35 pounds. May lift or push up to 50 pounds as needed with assistance.
Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices or meeting rooms, e.g. use of safe work place practices with office equipment, and/or avoidance of trips and falls and observance of fire regulations.
Work may be performed in a library environment and involve regular contact with the public, and/or require push/pull loaded carts.
BENEFITS:
The above position description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Required Skills Required Experience
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