Position Overview
The Adult Services Supervisor coordinates library services and supervises staff in the adult services section of a branch.
This Position is available at the NORTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY, located at 16089 N Bullard Avenue, Surprise, AZ 85374.
Position Qualifications
Minimum education and/or experience: Master's Degree in Library Science and one-year of professional library experience required. Prior library experience must have included adult services programming.
Specialized training, certifications, and/or other special requirements:
Must possess, or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire, a valid Arizona driver's license.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Knowledge of:
Preferred education and/or experience:
Supervisory or lead experience as well as public library experience.
Working conditions:
This position works in a library environment. Scheduling is varied, continually dependent on Branch needs, and often requires evening and weekend availability. Will be assigned to work at least one evening shift per week in addition to weekends (shift and frequency varies) in order to provide coverage for operations. Requires travel to and from job related locations during the course of a scheduled workday, subject to County policies regarding use of County vehicles and/or private vehicles used on County business.
The physical environment requires the following: Lifting bins, pushing carts, stooping (to shelve), kneeling (to shelve), walking to assist customers with finding materials, walking to and from staff area to public area, lifting cash drawers from the safe, moving craft and program supplies from various storage areas to site of program in the library and off-site. Work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Ability to lift 15 pounds from floor to waist, 10 pounds waist to shoulder, 5 pounds shoulder to overhead, carry 10 pounds 50 feet, and push/pull 50 pounds a distance of 100 feet. Must be able to manage deadlines, high work volumes, multiple and complicated tasks, unscheduled tasks, team-oriented activities, prompt decision-making and interaction with government officials and the public.
Essential Job Tasks
Selection Procedure
The Maricopa County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates considered to be the most highly qualified. Those selected will be assessed based on evaluation of listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a list provided by Human Resources.
Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity and budgetary allowances.