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| - | Job Title: | + | ===== Deputy Director for Public Services [MO1A] ===== |
| - | Department: | + | \\ |
| - | Supervisor: | + | Job Title: **Deputy Director for Public Services**\\ |
| - | Status: | + | Department: Your Library\\ |
| - | Date: | + | Supervisor: Director of Library\\ |
| + | Status: Exempt\\ | ||
| + | Date: September 2012\\ | ||
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| + | **Definition: | ||
| - | Definition: | + | **Job Functions and General Responsibilities: |
| - | This is a professional library position with the Secretary of State’s Office with broad responsibility for public services provided by the Library. | + | |
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| - | Job Functions and General Responsibilities: | + | |
| Public Services Supervision and Management | Public Services Supervision and Management | ||
| - | * • Train, supervise and evaluate Reader Advisors and support staff directly related to readers’ advisory work. | + | * Train, supervise and evaluate Reader Advisors and support staff directly related to readers’ advisory work. |
| - | * • Supervises Youth Services | + | * Supervises Youth Services |
| - | * • Facilitate public services staff training and cross training. | + | * Facilitate public services staff training and cross training |
| - | * • Develop and implement procedures to improve patron services. | + | * Develop and implement procedures to improve patron services |
| - | * • Maintain good relations with library patrons by resolving problems and ensuring patrons receive prompt and courteous service. | + | * Maintain good relations with library patrons by resolving problems and ensuring patrons receive prompt and courteous service |
| - | * • Update and maintain a public services policy and procedure manual. | + | * Update and maintain a public services policy and procedure manual |
| - | * • Work with the National Library Service to reach, maintain, or exceed service standards. | + | * Work with the National Library Service to reach, maintain, or exceed service standards |
| - | * • Monitor current trends and services provided by other libraries for the blind to ensure stays abreast with current services. | + | * Monitor current trends and services provided by other libraries for the blind to ensure stays abreast with current services |
| - | * • Assist with planning, implementing, | + | * Assist with planning, implementing, |
| - | * • Complete annual and bi-annual NLS reports and other reports as requested by the Director and State Librarian. | + | * Complete annual and bi-annual NLS reports and other reports as requested by the Director and State Librarian |
| - | * • Work with the Director to formulate and update library policies for recommendation to the State Librarian. | + | * Work with the Director to formulate and update library policies for recommendation to the State Librarian |
| - | * • Work with the Director to develop strategic public services initiatives. | + | * Work with the Director to develop strategic public services initiatives. |
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| * Keystone Library Automation System (KLAS) | * Keystone Library Automation System (KLAS) | ||
| - | * • KLAS administrator | + | * KLAS administrator |
| - | * • Serve as primary liaison to Keystone for KLAS system updates. | + | * Serve as primary liaison to Keystone for KLAS system updates. |
| - | * • Train staff in the use of various modules of KLAS. | + | * Train staff in the use of various modules of KLAS\\ |
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| - | Public Education/ | + | Public Education/ |
| - | • Work with the Director, Special Services Librarian and other staff as appropriate to develop and implement outreach strategies. | + | |
| - | • Promote the library to library patrons, agencies, organizations, | + | |
| - | Collection Management | + | Collection Management\\ |
| - | • Develop and manage those parts of the collection aimed at adult patrons, including selection, acquisition, | + | |
| - | • Assist the Duplication department in prioritizing books needing duplication. | + | |
| - | Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: | + | **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**\\ |
| - | • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to work closely with patrons, staff and the public in a positive manner | + | |
| - | • Excellent written and oral communication skills | + | |
| - | • Ability to prepare written instructions and procedure manuals library operations | + | |
| - | • Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment | + | |
| - | • Ability to work independently | + | |
| - | • Ability to train and supervise clerical and technical staff | + | |
| - | • Knowledge of online services, ebooks, and electronic information resources | + | |
| - | • Ability to identify and analyze needs of patrons and to plan and implement programs which respond to those needs | + | |
| - | • Ability to function effectively as a leader of or participant in work teams | + | |
| - | • Ability to travel as needed for outreach. | + | |
| - | • Possess strong working knowledge of library automation, Microsoft Office applications and other appropriate office computer applications | + | |
| - | Qualifications: | + | **Qualifications: |
| - | A Master’s degree, preferably in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited school, is required. Five years progressively responsible library work experience is required. | + | A Master’s degree, preferably in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited school, is required. Five years progressively responsible library work experience is required. Supervisory experience strongly preferred; experience in collection development and library automation is desired. |
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