[Web4lib] Position: St. Charles County, Missouri -- St. Charles City - County Library District -- Branch Manager

[Jim Brown]

St. Charles City-County Library District
BRANCH MANAGER
Kisker Road Branch Library


The St. Charles City – County Library District seeks a dynamic, energetic
and innovative full time manager for its Kisker Road Branch location.  With
a budget of approximately $903,000 and a staff of 13.522 FTE, the Kisker
Road Branch, one of four general purpose branch libraries in the District,
circulated approximately 460,000 items and had approximately 187,000
customer visits in FY 11.

The St. Charles City – County Library District, which serves an estimated
population of 360,000 through 12 locations, is located in St. Charles
County, Missouri, a growing suburban community located on the western side
of the St. Louis metropolitan area. Good schools, solid educational and
recreational amenities and a low cost of living make St. Charles County an
attractive place to live. With an operating budget of $16.7 million, the
Library District had over 2.1 million customer visits and loaned
approximately 7.3 million items during FY 11.  The District has a dynamic,
progressive presence within the community and, with a strong commitment
toward information resources development, provides an array of programs and
unique information services to the community. The District actively seeks
out strategic partnerships for the purpose of enhancing the delivery of
library services. For 10 consecutive years, the St. Charles City-County
Library District has been ranked by Thomas J. Hennens American Public
Library Ratings (HAPLR) as one the top 10 libraries in the United States
serving populations of 250,000 to 499,999.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  The Kisker Road branch manager will be responsible for
oversight of the daily operations of the branch including staffing, customer
service issues, branch programs, collection management, budget preparation,
community liaison, and facility maintenance. Other duties include direct
public service responsibilities in general reference, responding to customer
inquiries in person, by telephone and by email, using general reference
collections and electronic resource products.  Must have the ability to
establish and maintain an effective working relationship with all other
branch locations and administrative departments in furtherance of District
wide goals. The work schedule will include days, evenings and weekends.

REQUIREMENTS:  Minimum requirements include an accredited Masters in Library
Science and at least seven (7) years progressively responsible public
library experience with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in
management. Essential attributes and skills include: excellent
communication, customer service and organizational skills; creativity,
energy and enthusiasm; a strong commitment to participatory management;
working in open and transparent organizations; demonstrated success in
effectively promoting library services to the community; collaborative and
consensus-building skills; political acumen; experience in providing sound
fiscal planning and management; and a thorough knowledge of current trends
and leading practices for library service, including knowledge and
experience in library technology. Experience working in a culture of
learning and inquiry coupled with demonstrated experience working with local
governments, demonstrated experience developing and working with strategic
partners, experience with program management, project management and process
analysis are highly desirable.   Demonstrated ability in developing staff
including training, coaching, and mentoring especially in the areas of
customer service, basic computer skills and library resources preferred.
Advanced course work (MPA, MBA, etc.) is also desirable.

SCHEDULE:  Days, evenings and weekends.

SALARY:  Excellent benefits and salary:  General Purpose Branch Manager
$57,660.00 to $70,152.00 for MLS; and $64,860 to $78,912.00 for second
masters.

DEADLINE:  5pm on Sunday, November 6, 2011.

If you are interested in this position please submit a current resume and
cover letter to Denise Mandle at dmandle at stchlibrary.org by 5pm Sunday,
November 6, 2011.


EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER


-- 
Denise M. Mandle
Human Resources Coordinator
St. Charles City-County Library District
77 Boone Hills Dr.
St. Peters, MO   63376
636-441-2300 (ext) 1581
636-441-3132 (fax)
dmandle at stchlibrary.org
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