Title: Supervisor Librarian (Adult Focus)
• Location: Pike Branch
• Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Schedule: May vary, but will consist of day, evening, and weekend hours, including some mandatory
Sundays
• Starting Hourly Rate: $23.65 per hour
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Submission Deadline: January 15, 2025 at 11:59 pm. Candidates must apply online at
https://www.indypl.org/work-at-the-library to be considered.
Position Summary
Under general guidance of a manager, the Supervisor Librarian supervises a team comprised of Pages
and/or Public Service Associates and Librarians while exercising professional librarian which
includes extensive knowledge of specialized print and electronic resources, knowledge and
maintenance of the collection, plans, schedules and implements programming, fosters community
partnerships as appropriate to promote and improve library services. The Supervisor Librarian is
responsible for conducting interviews, hiring, assignment of work responsibilities, training, and
performance management of assigned department staff.
A successful candidate will…
• Have an MLS or an MIS degree.
• Have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of Library/supervisory experience
• Indiana State Librarian Certificate 3 – Professional Assistant
• Previous experience with Adult programming and/or reference (preferred but not
required).
• Be bilingual (preferred but not required).
What does the job look like?
• Interviews, hires, trains and evaluates performance management for assigned personnel and
volunteers. Conducts regular staff meetings to communicate information to staff, listens to staff
concerns and reports them to senior management as appropriate.
• Provides direction, coaching and leadership to staff.
• Models and encourages staff to provide excellent customer service.
• Directs the plans for services and programs for the community; schedules, delivers and evaluates
programs based on feedback from participants, changing demographics, and customer needs and
interests.
• Directs staff in creating and implementing Community Action Plans.
• Directs staff in the maintenance of the collection. Recommends new materials, organizes displays
to promote the collection, and evaluates and discards damaged or lesser used titles.
• Directs staff in the marketing of the collection through comments and lists on Bibliocommons.
Creates comments, lists and blogs on Bibliocommons.
• Develops appropriate partnerships with groups and maintains a presence in the community to
promote library use, programs and services through presentations, e-mail, publicity and meeting
attendance.
• Provides information by searching or recommending print or electronic sources or titles, places
materials request, searches shelves, or refers to other libraries or community sources. Instructs
patrons in using online catalog, print and electronic sources to access information, and in using
computers and equipment, as well as other online resources including government and social services
websites.
• Assists in the collection and analysis of data on library use, services, trends and community
resources.
• Acts as person-in-charge on a regular basis; attends to patron, security and building issues as
needed. Informs and enforces library policies and procedures as needed. Determines if suspension of
patron privileges is warranted and length of time of suspension.
• Creates, monitors and adjusts long-range and weekly schedules for staff. Works with manager on
hourly staff budget.
Note: This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position.
The list of essential functions does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in
this position.
What’s In It for You?
We offer our employees a robust compensation package. Our comprehensive benefits include: medical,
dental and vision insurance coverage; 100% company-paid long term
disability, and low rates on group life coverage, a Library paid pension plan, and generous amounts
of PTO.
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V.
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