Information Services Librarian – Community Services and Special Programs

St. Petersburg College

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Information Services Librarian – Community Services and Special Programs

DEPARTMENT: Academic & Student Affairs SITE: Various

SALARY SCHEDULE: Instructional - GRADE: N/A

BASIC FUNCTION:

Coordinate youth, young adult and adult services and programs for the college-city partnership library and provide reference and instructional services to diverse patron population.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversee all library programming for youth, young adults, and adults.

Serve as liaison to area schools to encourage library use by elementary-high school students.
Develop booktalks, discussion groups and youth activities.
Deliver information literacy instruction for K-12 students.
Coordinate public library summer reading program.
Provide input to the public library’s collection development committee.

Support the joint-use library mission by providing service to a diverse patron population that includes community and college patrons.

Serve as liaison to collegiate high school and the early childhood program.
Attend library faculty meetings, faculty in-service day and commencement activities.
Maintain currency in field through professional development and scholarly activities.

Provide instruction and develop instructional materials.

Deliver information literacy instruction for K-12 students.
Prepare and deliver workshops.
Participate in the creation of library guides for students and the community.
Collaborate with instructors in teaching specialized topics.

Supervisory or Support Duty:

Oversee support staff in youth services area.

Train and troubleshoot.
Evaluate staff.
Set and prioritize goals.
Evaluate policy.
Encourage employee development.
Foster cooperation among staff.
Coordinates budget and supplies.

Administrative Duty

Participate in collection development activities.

Faculty liaison to assigned academic programs.
Selection and de-selection of library collections.
Development of new services and resources.

Participate in college-wide strategic planning.

Evaluate services and resources.
Assess and plan library facilities.
Participate in library, campus, city, state and national committees.
Assist in formulating library policies and procedures.
Build partnerships and cooperatives ventures with other libraries/institutions.

Oversee staffing of service points in the community use area.

Assure that service points are adequately staffed during open hours.
Orient and train staff assigned to area as needed.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Two years or more progressive experience in professional library work, including some supervisory experience; demonstrated success in providing a broad range of library programs, reference, and instruction services.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Strong customer service focus. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and collegially in a culturally diverse and fast-paced environment. Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to develop and deliver high quality library instruction; knowledge of print, electronic and Internet resources; computer competency. Preferred: web page development, knowledge of social networking tools including chatting, blogs, audio/video file sharing.