Position as Head of Children's Services Open at Pequannock Township Public Library

 
From: "Sharon Rawlins srawlins@njstatelib.org [NJYAC]" ...@njstatelib.org>
Subject: Position as Head of Children's Services Open at Pequannock Township Public Library
Date: March 16th 2017

FYI,

 

Just passing this job posting along:

 

Below is the job posting (also at https://njla.org/content/head-childrens-services-pequannock-township-public-library). For geographical reference, Pequannock is located in northeastern Morris County and borders Wayne, Butler, Riverdale, Pompton Lakes, Kinnelon, and Lincoln Park.

 

Pequannock Township Public Library

Head of Children's Services

The Pequannock Township Public Library is seeking an energetic, innovative, outgoing and proactive candidate for the position of Head of Children's Services. Our busy Library is located in a growing diverse suburban community with a population of 15,000.

This management position requires proven experience in supervision, technology, customer service, collection development, finance and people skills. The successful candidate needs to be a person who is comfortable with multi-tasking. The position will be directly responsible for the busy children's department on a day-to-day basis. Pequannock Library offers hundreds of children’s story time, classes and special events ranging from S.T.E.M. focused science classes to petting zoos. We had 803 children registered for summer reading for children ages 2-14.

General responsibilities will include: story time, children's programming, children’s reference services and back up adult reference, reader's advisory, collection development, Summer Reading, Technology Training, website and social media updates. Visits to the Pequannock Township School District schools to promote the Summer Reading Program and library resources and programs for children and tweens generally is expected as is building upon relationships with school personnel to enrich established collaboration. Expertise in all Microsoft Office products and knowledge of Polaris library automation, Constant Contact, Evanced, WordPress, and E-book platforms is a plus.

In addition, this position supervises and manages the library’s pages and teen volunteers which include hiring or recruiting, training, scheduling and performance reviews, where applicable.  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and knowledge of managing a budget are required. It is expected that the person in this position will stay current with new technologies and popular trends especially as related to youth.

Qualifications include an MLS or MLIS from an ALA accredited institution and ability to obtain a NJ Professional Librarians Certification. A minimum of three years’ post MLS/MLIS experience is required including one year of proven supervisory/management/administration experience.

This is a 35 hour per week position and includes weekday, night and weekend hours. The salary for this position meets NJLA guidelines.  All employees are members of the NJ PERS pension plan. New Jersey residency is required within one year of the date of hire.

Employment offers include a three month probationary period.

Resume, cover letters and two references should be e-mailed to: Debbie Maynard, MLS, Library Director, at ...@montvillelibrary.org">debb...@pequannocklibrary.org.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

 

 

Molly Hone

Interim Assistant Director

Children's and Young Adult Library Associate

Pequannock Township Public Library

477 Newark Pompton Tpke.

Pompton Plains, NJ 07444

973-835-7460, ext. 3

...@pequannocklibrary.org">moll...@pequannocklibrary.org

 

Currently reading: Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle

 

 

Forwarded by:

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

...@njstatelib.org">sraw...@njstatelib.org

609-278-2640 ext. 116

609-278-2650 – fax

CSLP 2016-2017 President

 

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