Level: Community College Professional 20, 12-month, tenure track position
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Housatonic Campus, 900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT 06604. **This position is not remote**
Closing Date: The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
PLEASE SEE THE FULL POSITION POSTING HERE.
Position Summary: The Director of Campus Library Services is responsible for providing an excellent academic library experience for a diverse clientele of faculty, staff, students, and the community. The Director leads and manages the Campus Library, overseeing daily operations, staff, collections, services, assessment, collaborations, and initiatives serving Connecticut State Community College (CSCC) students, faculty, and staff in support of research, scholarship, and the curriculum. In addition, the Director supports multicultural engagement and the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the library and college and takes initiative to integrate the library in the day-to-day fabric of the campus.
Incumbents must possess proven ability to effectively work with a culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and student. They are expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.)
Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in library science from an American Library Association accredited institution, with three (3) or more years of related experience, including one (1) or more years of experience in supervising others or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties:
Successful Candidate must have or must possess: Demonstrated ability to perform and to supervise the full range of professional library services. Strong competencies in all areas of library service including but not limited to circulation, reference, technical services, technology platforms, collection development and instruction. Demonstrated ability to train and direct professional and support staff in comprehensive library services. Demonstrated ability to provide effective information literacy instruction. Demonstrated ability to guide the integration of appropriate and emerging technologies into the services and administrative operation of the library; able to lead the library successfully through changing work environments. Excellent interpersonal communication skills: ability to build effective working relationships with local campus and CSCC departments, faculty, staff, and administration. Experience managing library budgets; demonstrated ability to communicate with vendors and publishers; ability to advocate for student, faculty, staff, and community members' needs.
Preferred Qualifications: One (1) or more years’ experience in customer service management. Experience in an education setting. One (1) or more years’ experience supervising librarians and/or library support staff. Familiarity with the Alma/Primo library information management system.
Starting Salary: Anticipated Salary $85,993 approximate annual plus excellent State of CT medical insurance, retirement, and related fringe benefits.
Application Instructions: See the full position posting and apply online HERE.
To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume. Incomplete
applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be
considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not
acceptable.
Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination: CSCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. CSCC IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F
