Assistant Director

Essential Functions

• Assists the Executive Director in planning, organizing, and administering the programs, services, and operations of the Library.
• Oversees the Library’s Technical Services, Youth and Teen Services, Adult Services and Circulation Departments.
• Hires, trains, supervises, coaches, and evaluates the managers responsible for the public services departments.
• Works closely with the Executive Director and the Management Team to provide leadership and direction in the development of short and long-range library strategy and goals.
• Constructively responds to and addresses patron feedback regarding programs and services and resolves issues.
• Collaborates with the Management Team in resolving public service challenges and ensures library services are accessible and convenient.
• Regularly reviews and analyzes library policies/procedures affecting library services and recommends changes in library policies and procedures.
• Supervises the gathering, analyzing, and reporting of data related to the Library’s collections, services, and programs.
• Participates in the annual budget process.
• Oversees staff and volunteer committees and ensures a high level of collaboration, innovation, and response to service trends and community needs.
• Stays abreast of community needs, trends in libraries, and patron service expectations.
• Participates in local, state, and national library meetings and associations and attends relevant continuing education activities and community organization meetings and functions.
• Attends Library Board of Directors and Committee meetings, as appropriate.
• Acts as Person-in-Charge in the absence of the Executive Director

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will share the Desert Foothills Library’s commitment to its mission and will bring a broad range of skills and experience including but not limited to:

• Knowledge and experience in Design Thinking/ User Experience philosophy and projects.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead, motivate, and empower staff at all levels.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and productive working relationships with staff and the public to achieve overall library goals.
• Ability to successfully manage projects, organizational initiatives and efficiently meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates learning agility and the ability to take risks and change course.
• Be comfortable setting goals, delegating, and communicating expectations in a productive way.
• Demonstrates knowledge of trends in library service design, community engagement and collaboration, library programming, and experiential learning.
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrates proficient computer skills with the ability to learn and incorporate emerging technologies into daily work.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, and to be “on-call” for emergencies.
• Have a valid AZ driver’s license.

Education/Experience

• Masters of Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited school or a comparable degree.
• Five years of professional library experience, including at least three years of progressive supervisory work.