Librarian Supervisor

University of Alabama Libraries; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Worth Public Library in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Librarian Supervisor to lead daily operations at the Summerglen Library. The role focuses on customer service, community outreach, and staff supervision, ensuring a welcoming branch with well-maintained collections.

The ideal candidate will interpret policies, resolve issues, and assist customers with computer needs while engaging diverse populations including all ages and backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in library and information sciences or related field.
• Three (3) years of professional library experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct daily operations and staff of a branch library.
• Provide excellent customer service and help customers locate materials and services.
• Interpret policies and procedures and resolve daily operational issues.
• Ensure the location is well-ordered and inviting; manage the collection including promotion and weeding.
• Supervise staff: assign work, manage performance, schedule, address complaints, and train.
• Plan and evaluate local outreach programs with staff.
• Evaluate library standards and services at the location.
• Assist customers with basic computer needs and emerging technologies.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Spanish communication

Evenings & weekends

Staff supervision

Interpersonal skills

Community outreach

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree in library information sciences

Job description

A Librarian Supervisor position is available at the Fort Worth Public Library at the Summerglen Library. The ideal candidate is customer-focused, enthusiastic about bringing library services to people in the community, and comfortable working with diverse populations including people of all ages, backgrounds, dispositions, and abilities.

All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered.

The Librarian Supervisor’s job responsibilities include:

• Planning, organizing, and directing the day-to-day operations and staff of a branch library to ensure efficient and effective public service
• Providing excellent customer service, including answering questions and helping customers locate materials and services of interest
• Interpreting policy and procedures and resolving daily operational and customer issues
• Ensuring that the location is well-ordered, appealing, and inviting; Manages the location’s overall collection, including promotion, maintenance, and weeding
• Supervising staff, including planning and assigning work, performance management, scheduling, addressing complaints and resolving problems; training staff on basic job functions
• Planning, implementing, and evaluating local outreach programs and services in conjunction with staff
• Evaluates/assesses Library standards and services at location
• Assisting customers with basic computer needs and emerging technologies

Working Conditions and Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting.

Medium work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in library and information sciences, Public Administration, Business Administration, Sociology, Human Relations or a closely related field
• Three (3) years of professional library experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of management principles and practices including goal setting, budget development/implementation, and staff development and motivation
• Knowledge of modern professional library principles, practices, and procedures
• Skill in using exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills that build and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external customers
• Skill in hiring, motivating, developing, and directing staff in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to work evenings and weekends
• Ability to work at/travel to various locations
• Ability to communicate with customers in Spanish