Salary: $82,777.50 - $139,288.50 Annually Location : Woodbridge, VA Job Type: Full-Time (PF) Job Number: 202409091 Department: LIBRARY Division: PUBLIC SERVICES Opening Date: 09/05/2024 Closing Date: 9/19/2024 11:59 PM Eastern GRADE: C51 Starting Salary: $82,777.50 - $94,905.25 IntroductionSave the Date: PWC Career Expo - Saturday, September 21st, 20249:30am to 1:30pm @ Hylton Performing Arts Center (10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas on the Prince William County campus of George Mason University) Click for more information Potomac Library seeks an innovative, forward thinking Information Services Manager to oversee the Adult and Youth Services Departments in our vibrant and diverse community. You will supervise staff, set goals, and cultivate a positive work environment. This position is perfect for an experienced, collaborative leader who is highly motivated to implement best practices in libraries. We are looking for a leader that is passionate about serving the community and who wants to strengthen their skills as a public services professional. If you are a tech savvy, detail-oriented, enthusiastic leader dedicated to inspiring a team, we invite you to apply for this position. About This Role: Supervises staff, including scheduling staff, creating goals, and writing evaluations, managing employees to maximize performance, approving timecards and facilitating the staff discipline process. Oversees library programming for Youth and Adult Services. Provides excellent customer service at an integrated service desk. Manages the facility including opening and closing duties. Serves as a branch liaison participating in policy and procedure improvements and revisions and special committee assignments. May include providing Passport Services. Minimum Requirements: Requires a Master's degree in library science and 2 years library systems experience, to include one year of supervision. Preferences: Supervisory experience to include scheduling, training and personnel management. Experience developing and implementing library programming for all ages. Experience providing excellent customer service including policy interpretation, helping visitors, and writing incident reports. Experience with collection management. Experience managing a facility to include opening/closing a building and submitting maintenance requests as needed. Special Requirements: The position may require travel to other branches within the system. A DMV check will be conducted for employees who drive while on County business. Work Schedule: This is a full-time, exempt 37.5 hours per week position. Hours are scheduled at Potomac Library Monday through Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The schedule includes days, one evening per week, and alternating Saturdays as assigned. Scheduling flexibility is imperative. Schedule may vary depending on the needs of the library. Starting Salary Range: $82,777.50 - $94,905.25 ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:
- Access to training and career development opportunities.
- Membership to the Virginia Library Association.
- We offer excellent benefits including comprehensive medical coverage options, paid holidays, personal days, and generous leave accrual.
- The County also participates in the Virginia Retirement System and offers 457 and 401a defined contribution plans.
Full time positions with Prince William County Government qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Learn more at . Prince William County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. Prince William County Government offers medical plans with corresponding pharmacy and basic vision coverage, as well as dental plans and a separate vision plan. Full-time and part-time Prince William County Government employees are eligible to participate in our plans; however, the level and cost of benefits depends on the classification of the position. The following positions do not accrue leave and are not eligible for holidays or other fringe benefits:
- Temporary
- Provisional
- Seasonal employees
Click on the link below to explore our plans and rates. 01 I understand that information provided on my application is used to determine my qualifications. Information on my resume will not substitute for the education, work experience and required fields on the County application. Only information provided at the time of the application submission will be considered when determining my qualifications. Only responses to Supplemental Questions that can be verified in my submitted education and work experience will be credited.
- I have read, understand, and acknowledge the above statement.
- I decline to proceed any further in this process.
02 This position requires a Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited college/university. Do you have a Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited College or University?
03 Please indicate the number of years of Library systems experience:
- 4 or more years
- 2 - 3 years
- 1 year
- No experience working in a library
04 Quantify your years of supervisory experience.
- 4 or more years
- 2 - 3 years
- 1 year
- None
05 Please select the choices that best represent your management/supervisory experience in the following areas (Select all that apply):
- Conducting performance evaluation for direct reports
- Participating in the hiring process of direct reports
- Managing progressive disciplinary process for direct reports
- Experience scheduling staff
- Approving electronic time sheets
- Providing staff training and development
- Experience supervising volunteers
- None of the above
06 Please indicate your experience with managing a building.
- Supervising/managing a building on a regular basis
- Experience with facilities management
- Supervising/managing a building as needed
- No experience managing a building
07 Please indicate the groups for which you have experience in planning and conducting programs. Check all that apply:
- Adults
- Children age 6 and younger
- Children ages 6 - 12 years old
- Teens
- No experience planning and conducting programs
08 Please select the options that best reflect your experience and responsibilities that you have been performing for 1 year or more. Make sure that your selected options correspond to the information in the Work History section of your application Check all that apply:
- Collection maintenance
- Managing a budget
- Library outreach
- None of the above
09 Please indicate your experience with working with an integrated service desk model.
- Regularly works at an integrated service desk
- Work experience is primarily with information desk services
- Work experience is primarily with circulation desk services
- No experience with integrated service desk
10 Please select the applications with which you have at least 6 months of experience:
- Excel
- Word
- Library software (For example, Polaris)
- Outlook
- Communico
- Beanstack
- SAM
- LEAP
- WebEx/Teams
- None of these
11 Please check any of the following areas in which you have experience working: (Check all that apply).
- Public Library
- Bookstore
- School Library
- None of the above
12 This position requires some evening and weekend hours. Please indicate the shifts you are unavailable:
- I am not available for the day shift 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- I am not available for an evening shift 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- I am not available for the weekend shift. Currently Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
- I am available all of the above shifts
13 Staff are scheduled during the following hours: Monday to Wednesday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, Thursday to Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm. Are there any days/times that you are unavailable? Required Question