Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Assistant Library Director - West Haven Public Library
Assistant Library Director - The West Haven Public Library,
West Haven, CT, seeks a part-time (21 hours) service oriented Assistant
Library Director. The Assistant Director assists in the supervision of
Technical, Reference, Circulation and Children’s Services departments of
the Library and reports to the Director. The West Haven Public Library
employs 27 full and part time employees and has an operating budget of
$1.6 million, and is a system with a main building, two branches and a
bookmobile. As a member of the administrative team, the Assistant
Director assists in the planning, directing, supervising, implementing
and overseeing of the activities and operations of the West Haven Public
Library. The Assistant Director exercises direct supervision over
management, professional, and technical staff. The ideal candidate will
be an innovator and creative problem solver, a skilled leader and
manager of motivating and developing staff, working with a belief in
team work and staff empowerment, ability to communicate at all levels,
strong multi-tasking skills with the ability to analyze situations
quickly and objectively in order to determine proper course of action.
The ideal candidate must have experience working in a public library,
advanced knowledge of the operational services and activities of a
library system, extensive knowledge and experience of public library
services in an urban setting. Must be technology savvy. The position
requires a Master’s Degree in Library Science, five years of
professional experience related to managing or supporting library
services, including four years of administrative and supervisory
responsibility at the managerial level is required. Salary is
commensurate with experience. Please e-mail cover letter and resume to dir@westhavenpl.org or Director, West Haven Public Library, 300 Elm Street, West Haven, CT 06516. Deadline for applications: May 4, 2012 at 5:00. EOE/MF NO CALLS PLEASE.
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manager,
new haven county,
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public libraries
Location:
West Haven, CT, USA