Library Manager Job at City of Memphis, Memphis, TN

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  • City of Memphis
  • Memphis, TN

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Works under the direction of a Regional Manager to manage the operations and maintain safety standards. Performs adult, young adult, and children’s readers’ advisory and reference services. Identifies barriers to library services, such as illiteracy, homelessness, poverty, etc., that might prohibit learning within a library setting and recommends educational tactics/programs to enable learning. Manages the overall productivity, policies, goals, and objectives of a library agency. Directs the work of subordinate personnel. Develops and uses instruments and procedures for assessing community needs and the library agency’s effectiveness. Conducts trainings for staff development, provides work direction, evaluates performance, and in consultation with the Regional Manager, administers discipline, and makes hiring, promotion, and discharge recommendations for library agency personnel. Coordinates the collection of books, audio-visual materials, and magazines with system-wide, regional, and library agency staff; manages the library agency’s budget. Communicates information from meetings and other sources to staff. Composes various written materials, such as policies, memorandum, and agency reports. Makes oral presentations pertaining to library services. Serves as a liaison between the library and community organizations, schools, government boards, and commissions. Serves as a leader, facilitator, and/or member of various library committees. Develops operational and strategic plans on behalf of the library agency. Implements systems for gathering statistics. Monitors the physical condition of facilities and equipment for damages, security, and safety standards and submits reports of impairment and safety, if necessary.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

  1. Performs additional functions (essential or otherwise) which may be assigned.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. Requires the ability to operate general office equipment, such as a computer and telephone. Requires some stooping, bending, stretching, lifting, carrying, and moving throughout the building. May lift books weighing up to 40 lbs.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed in a public library environment. Occasional travel to meetings across the city and out-of-town may be required. Some evening, weekend, or holiday work may be required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or related field and five (5) years’ experience in library operations; or any combination of experience or training which enables one to perform the essential job functions. Experience in a large public library agency preferred.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Afternoon shift,

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