Assistant Division Director - Library

Job Summary

Plans, directs, and oversees the daily operations of the Library System.

Essential Functions

• Interprets and applies County and Library policies for staff and the public; formulates Library policies and requests approval from the Division Director; evaluates procedures and policies.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Applies for state assistance, e-rate funds, and library grants.
• Evaluates and negotiates database licenses; evaluates, negotiates, and purchases services and equipment.
• Collects, interprets, and summarizes library use statistics; makes decisions based on statistical information; completes usage reports.
• Monitor personnel, operating and capital budgets; prepares cost estimates for budget preparation.
• Plans furnishings for new construction, including data wiring and phone systems.
  Updates long-range plan.
• Authorizes payments from Friends of the Library budget.
Attends LAB & Friends meetings, providing information as requested; speaks at programs for civic groups.

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  ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
• May serve as representative to the Southwest Florida Library Network (SWFLN); attends SWFLN Board and committee meetings; attends continuing education programs; provides information to and attends meetings.
• Replies to verbal and written customer complaints.
• Monitor cleanliness of buildings; monitors alarms.
• Repair computer and automation system problems.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library science required.
• No equivalency will be accepted.
• Five (5) years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.
  
  LICENSES/CERTIFICATES
  
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a county vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.

Supplemental information

• Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.
• This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.