Job Number: 2024-00047
This position is open until filled, but the next review of applicants will occur on September 16th, 2024.
King County Library System (KCLS) is looking for qualified, service-minded candidates to fill multiple Librarian Services Manager (official title: Librarian and Information Services Manager) positions.
About the Opportunity:
As a Librarian Services Manager you will have the opportunity to advance the KCLS mission, vision and values by supervising, mentoring, and supporting librarian staff in all specialties for service delivery in the library, in the community, and online. In this leadership role, you will collaborate closely with Operations Managers and Assistant Operations Managers in your region to provide managerial support and subject matter expertise to ensure the delivery of effective and efficient library and information services for a region consistent with KCLS standards, policies, and service directives.
As a member of the KCLS Team, your background in library service will directly inform your ability to apply a working knowledge of management/supervisory principles and practice, model, and champion Intellectual Freedom, and thrive in sometimes challenging situations. You will model cultivating positive relationships with patrons, library staff, and management and work to ensure that the library is proactively responsive to local community needs and interests.
This is a regional role; therefore, the schedule may require working in multiple locations across the region based on business needs.
The positions are available in the Riverview Region and Cedar Region.
The Riverview Region includes the following libraries:
Essential Duties/Major Responsibilities:
Any of the following duties may be performed. These examples are not necessarily performed by all incumbents, however, and do not include all specific tasks an incumbent may be expected to perform.
Secondary Duties:
Core Competencies:
Customer Focus
Primarily focused on customer needs, able to deliver high quality, value added services. Constantly strives to find new ways to increase customer satisfaction and understanding, foster equitable services, and forge meaningful connections.
Valuing Diversity
Manages relationships with all kinds and classes of people inclusively and equitably; respects, values, and encourages the unique dimension each employee adds to the organization and each member of the community brings to the whole. Seeks opportunities to learn from differences.
Ethics, Values, and Judgment
Exercises best judgment, trustworthiness, and professional standards of conduct; consistently demonstrates organizational values, moral principles, and accountability in behavior, character and action. Defends intellectual freedom and patron confidentiality.
Professional & Technical Knowledge
Demonstrates proficiency in professional and technical skills/ and or knowledge in position related areas; purposely keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise, in order to foster personal success and connections for others.
Coaching and Counseling
Facilitates the development of other’s knowledge, abilities, and skills to fulfill job and role responsibilities more effectively. Provides timely feedback, guidance, and encouragement to help others achieve better performance and goals; builds confidence of others.
Managerial Courage
Tactfully provides direct and actionable feedback in a timely manner, is open and direct but not intimidating; deals head-on with people and problems even in the most difficult situations.
Vision and Strategic Thinking
Supports, promotes, and ensures alignment with the organization’s vision, mission, and values; holds big picture view while setting priorities, often uses breakthrough strategies to find the way forward.
Building Effective Teams
Blends people into cohesive teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals; creates and supports strong morale and a healthy work environment.
Accountability
Holds self, direct reports, and others accountable for achieving intended outcomes; follows up and monitors progress to ensure that things stay on track; models organizational values and norms.
Desired Minimum Qualifications:
Special Requirements:
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly using hands in conjunction with frequent finger use and typing, this typing may be repetitive up to frequently. Frequently sits and occasionally will stand and walk. Will frequently reach up to chest level with hands and arms and up to occasionally will bend. The employee will frequently lift/carry less than 10 pounds and seldom lift to 20 pounds up to maximum 35 pounds and seldom push/pull carts using light force.
Work Environment: The job is performed indoors in a library setting and in the community. Job involves working a varied schedule, including evenings and weekends, which may change periodically. Work involves travel between libraries within a region. Encounters situations that involve behavioral issues. Position involves frequent interruptions with maximum flexibility required.