Branch Manager (Librarian III) - Jersey City Free Public Library, Miller Branch

Job Description:

JCFPL JOB TITLE: Branch Manager  

LOCATION: Miller Branch

REPORTS TO:  South Regional Branch Manager

CIVIL SERVICE JOB TITLE: Librarian III

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $81,115 - $82,115 per year

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full-Time

WORKWEEK: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (35 hours/week). Evenings and weekends
will be scheduled as needed.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 18, 2025

JCFPL is the largest municipal library in the State of New Jersey, with ten
locations and growing, and a collection comprising over 2.5 million print and
digital items. Our staff of nearly 120 dedicated individuals serves the
residents, students, and workers of Jersey City: the largest city in Hudson
County, N.J., and the second-largest city in New Jersey.

The staff of JCFPL reflects the cultural and linguistic diversity of Jersey City, which is consistently ranked
as the most diverse community in the United States. Collectively, our staff speaks over 16 languages, including English, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Tagalog, Gujarati, Marathi, Igbo, Portuguese, and others.

JCFPL is committed to building on
our strong foundation and expanding our ability to meet the needs of Jersey
City’s growing and increasingly diverse community.

About the Position:

The Miller Branch Manager will oversee the
general operations of the library branch.  Manage the day to day operations of the library branch,
effectively coordinating activities involving routine to complex issues with
system-wide impact, like creating staff schedules, adhering to, explaining, and
recommending policies and rules to staff and patrons, and overseeing building
maintenance; assisting patrons at the circulation desk and with technology;
answer reference questions; conduct readers’ advisory; ensure adequate staff is
scheduled to run the branch each day.

Job Duties:

·     Supervise and train staff; assign tasks and
projects to staff and volunteers; train and evaluate staff; counsel and
motivate staff; develop staff skills, with continuous assessments to ensure
growth; proactively help resolve staff complaints and conflicts; communicating
with leadership on issues regarding staff and patrons; help recruit, interview,
and onboard new hires

·     Coordinate programming for all ages; share
program information with Communications team, including photos, blurbs, etc.;
collaborate with Program Coordinators to host programming

·     Coordinate, prioritize and assign tasks and
projects; track and review work progress and activities; set goals for the
branch, sharing resources and expertise when possible

·     Manage collection development and budget for the
branch, including weeding, buying, and shelf-reading the department collection;
compile and submit book orders; complete item requests; create displays,
special sections, etc. to support collection circulation; 

·     Prepare and submit reports relating to branch
activities, including statistical reports, timesheets, cash reports, and
monthly reports; attend meetings and serve on committees as needed; submit
timesheets correctly and on time

·     Promote good customer service, including some
public speaking involving tours and teaching library skills to small groups;
effectively handle patron complaints; develop and maintain a positive, helpful
and professional approach to the overall community as well as individual
library customers; meet the needs of a diverse community

·     Network and collaborate with outreach services,
educational entities, City departments, and other service agencies to promote
services, activities, and goals of the library within the community

·     Stay up-to-date of trends and innovations in the
fields of technology, management and administration

·     Know and develop the building, consistently
monitor physical location and work closely with facilities management staff for
preventive maintenance

Required Experience:

• Two (2) years of library experience.
• A Master’s degree in Library or Information Science in
      a library program accredited by the American Library Association or from a
      New Jersey college Master’s program in Library Science that has been
      deemed acceptable by Thomas Edison College.

Preferred Skills: 

• Four (4) years of library experience demonstrating a
      practical knowledge of library functions, services, terminology,
      techniques, procedures, and standard tools such as ILS (Integrated Library
      Systems), shelving arrangements, Dewey Decimal Classification System and
      equipment, and one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory
      capacity

Application link or email address: https://www.jclibrary.org/about/employment-opportunities/

Salary range or hourly wage: $81,115 - $82,115

MLS required: Yes, an MLS is required.

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