This is professional youth related librarian work at the working supervisor level providing management and supervision to assigned staff.  Work includes providing complex research and reference services, development and maintenance of collections, program development and presentation, reader’s advisory, and outreach establishing community partnerships.   Work will serve youth from 0 – 18 years of age and their families. Serves as assistant manager and person in charge as directed in the absence of the designated supervisor.  Work requires an understanding and application of Library Science and management theories, principles, and practices gained through an American Library Association accredited program.  Schedules, assigns, monitors, reviews and evaluates the work of assigned staff.  Work involves frequent contact with library customers, co-workers, volunteers, and others requiring skill in understanding people, sensitivity to varying points of view, and persuasiveness necessary to influence behavior, change an opinion, or resolve a situation.  Although the work is standardized in that tasks are covered by diversified procedures, because of changing priorities or different situations, employees have the latitude to consider which of the many procedures or standards should be followed and in what sequence.  This requires the use of judgment in searching for solutions or new applications.    Work is performed in an office, library, or community environment to promote library services. Due to the nature of library operations, the employee may be required to work evenings and on weekends, and at various branch locations. Physical demands consist mainly of moving from one work location to another, sitting or standing at a work station for extended periods of time, walking, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, reaching and squatting, and using standard office and library equipment on an ongoing basis.  May be required to lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds and push loaded book trucks weighing up to 50 pounds.  The work is performed under limited supervision where the work assignments are subject to established procedures, practices, techniques, and/or policies, and the employee plans and organizes the work, determines their own priorities, and the work is reviewed, usually after the fact, in terms of quality, volume, timeliness, and adherence to established procedures and policies.

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