Library Director - Edsel Ford Memorial Library, The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville. REPOSTED. The
Hotchkiss School seeks to inspire a diverse range of students who are
committed to the betterment of self and society, and to cultivate in
them, at the highest standards of excellence, imagination and intellect,
openness and personal integrity, and empathy and responsible
citizenship, so that they may discover and fulfill their potential as
individuals fully engaged in our world.
The Edsel Ford Memorial
Library is a welcoming place serving the Hotchkiss School community. It
supports the School's Mission by being a place where community members
discover new ideas, where reading and critical analysis are promoted,
and where the diversity of human culture, knowledge and experience is
celebrated. Professional librarians support the academic curriculum,
especially inquiry-based learning, utilizing extensive print and
electronic resources. The Library is also a space where students,
faculty or community members concentrate on reading, writing, and other
academic tasks or pause and re-energize.
Position summary: The
Director of the Edsel Ford Memorial Library (Library Director) will be a
student-centered educator with a proven leadership record. The Library
Director will guide a professional library team who support learning
through discovery. A successful Library Director will practice empathy
in listening and connecting to students and colleagues from diverse
places and backgrounds, express a vision for advancing the work of the
Library within the School community, adopt a flexible approach to
challenges and opportunities, model curiosity, and commit to reflective
practice and continual personal and professional growth.
Duties
and responsibilities: Collaborate with colleagues to continually
innovate new ways to promote teaching and learning at Hotchkiss,
particularly in areas of inquiry-based learning, research, and
information literacy. Cultivate a welcoming environment for community
members from diverse backgrounds and with diverse identities. Articulate
priorities within the framework of the School’s mission and the
Library’s ongoing commitments. Lead a team of eight librarians in an
environment that values collaboration. Coach team members toward their
individual and shared goals. Evaluate and direct resources to support
opportunities for professional growth and development. Manage the
Library’s annual budget (including over thirty endowed funds) and
develop and implement a plan to assess the impact of expenditures. Serve
as chief liaison from the Library to the community as well as promote a
sense of the Library as part of the larger School.
As a member
of an intentional residential-school community, the Library Director
will model curiosity and compassion, and serve as a role model for
others in maintaining appropriate standards of care for students and
maintaining healthy boundaries in professional relationships. They will
participate actively in community life through service in all aspects of
School life—residential, advising, and co-curricular programs. Typical
responsibilities of a full-time faculty member include 1-2 nights of
duty per week and one weekend of duty per month in a residential dorm,
and periodic service on faculty committees and/or as an advisor to
student clubs. Faculty members who serve a residential role receive
year-round housing (plus utilities), and meals when school is in
session. Full-time faculty members are generally expected to obtain a
public service endorsement on their Connecticut driver's license within
the first year of employment to drive students in School vehicles.
Qualifications: An MLS from an ALA-accredited institution or equivalent
advanced degree and experience is required; at least three years of
experience leading professional staff in a collaborative environment.
The ideal candidate will have: Experience managing budgets to align
expenditures with institutional priorities; experience stewarding
endowed funds. Demonstrated knowledge of current best practices for
teaching information literacy and collaborating with faculty to develop
and lead inquiry-based research projects. Teaching experience is
preferred. Advanced search and research skills using proprietary
databases. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal
skills.
Immediate supervisor: The Library Director reports to the Dean of Academic Life.
Compensation: Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience
and education level. Hotchkiss provides a comprehensive benefit package,
which includes a variety of health insurance offerings, dental, vision,
life, and short- and long-term disability offerings, HSA/FSA options,
and retirement benefits through TIAA with a robust matching program.
Ample funding exists to support participation in professional
conferences, workshops, summer study, and travel, as well as advanced
degree work.
Application information: Through our online
application process, interested candidates should submit a cover letter
with résumé/CV, a statement of teaching philosophy, relevant college and
graduate school transcripts, and three references. Apply Here.
The essential functions and basic skills have been included. It is not
intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions,
responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and
requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
The Hotchkiss School does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender,
religion, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic
information, disability, or national or ancestral origin in the
administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan
programs, athletic and other School-administered programs, or in the
administration of its hiring and employment practices.
The Hotchkiss School is a tobacco-free environment.
FLSA: Exempt. Reports to: Dean of Academic Life. Schedule: 11-month
schedule. Designation: Administrative Faculty. Travel: Rare.
