Branch Manager 3

Location: La Quinta Library

The City of La Quinta is nestled between the Santa Rosa and San Bernardino mountains and has the population of 41,000 permanent and 15,000 seasonal residents. World-renowned as a destination for art, health, golf, living, and well-being, La Quinta is a community that values cultural diversity, wellness, high quality aesthetics, safety, and it’s visual beauty. La Quinta hosts a variety of festivals and community events that showcase the City’s storied history and enhance its sense of community. La Quinta offers outstanding public education with numerous opportunities for higher education located nearby. With it’s beautiful natural setting, small town friendliness, historic charm, and world-class amenities, La Quinta truly is the desert’s paradise.

The 20,000-square-foot public library houses more than 75,000 items. Patrons enjoy a diverse collection of books, movies, audio books, reference resources and databases, downloadable eBooks as well as programs and services. The City’s Creation Station (Makerspace) is housed in the building providing additional programming opportunities. The nearby La Quinta Museum, works in partnership with library staff as well.

Position Summary:

This position is ideal for an enthusiastic librarian with a passion for exceptional library service for a staff of 16 full and part time employees.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

An individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily.

• An individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily
• Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible, versatile and/or tolerant in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency
• Understand ethical behavior and business practices, and ensure that own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization
• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques
• Develop new and unique ways to improve operations of the library and to create new opportunities
• Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters
• Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness
• Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization
• Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization
• Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities
• Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results
• Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem
• Assesses options and actions based on trends and conditions in the environment, and the vision and values of the organization
• Know, understand and administer the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, Freedom to Read Statement and Freedom to View Statement, recognizing that freedom of access is a fundamental tenet of a public library; in addition to these freedoms, support client discretion of materials available at your local library(ies)
• Follow all legal and policy requirements related to patron privacy and custodianship of patron records.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

An individual should possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed and meet the amount of education, training and/or work experience required.

• An individual should possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed and meet the amount of education, training and/or work experience required.
• BA/BS required, MLIS preferred
• Three years supervisory experience is preferred
• Three years of progressively responsible library managerial experience and/or administrative functions of a library, or equivalent knowledge is preferred
• Experience in a role that requires frequent interaction with customers, fulfilling the requests of customers and responsibility for addressing customer issues, questions and suggestions is preferred
• Experience analyzing and applying financial reports and library related data (usage, demographics, trends, etc.) is preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for long periods of time and to maintain focus on projects such as computer screens or detailed paperwork.
• Occasionally lift, push/pull, hold/carry of items weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds such as files, books, and other materials.

LS&S is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.