The Bucks County Free Library is looking for an assistant library manager at our Doylestown branch.
Doylestown’s patrons depend on the library for a variety of services. If you like your library busy, this is the position for you. This is not a desk job! This position is a good fit for someone who loves helping people and engaging with the community. Are you passionate about community engagement and lifelong learning? Do you excel at organizing exciting programs and events for all ages? If this sounds like you, we hope you will consider joining a dedicated staff who work hard to make the library welcoming to all!
The Assistant Library Manager works within the larger framework of the library system’s strategic plan and make decisions based on established standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines. The Assistant Library Manager staffs the public floor and gives directional help and high levels of reference, reader’s advisory, and technology help to people of all ages. The ideal candidate will love engaging with and providing programs and services to people of all ages.
Job Summary:
Staffs the public floor. Provides directional assistance and high levels of reference and reader’s advisory services to library users of all ages.
Leads, participates, and assists with library programs and events for all ages, including in-house and offsite activities. Provides walk-in and scheduled technology help. Initiates contact in the community and works with individuals, groups, and agencies on library activities and programs for all age groups. Promotes library services inside and outside the library.
Manages the branch volunteer program. Assists with the daily operations of a branch library. Supervises day-to-day work of employees when the manager is away or as assigned.
Minimum two evenings per week, every other Saturday, occasional Sundays, and schedule changes as needed. Required to be on call or cover additional hours as needed or as scheduled. This is an FLSA exempt position.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires a bachelor’s degree. Master’s in Library Science degree preferred.
- With bachelor’s degree: Six years of progressively responsible public library or customer service experience, including one year of direct staff supervision. With master’s degree: Three years of progressively responsible public library or customer service experience, including one year direct staff supervision.
- Must have current driver’s license, insurance, and own transportation or ability to travel among many library sites.
- Applicant must provide on date of hire the following three required clearances: PA State Police Criminal Record Check; PA Child Abuse History Clearance; and FBI fingerprint-based background check.
Schedule: Full-time variable schedule, including weekdays, evenings, and weekends.
Starting Salary: $56,701 – $58,656 DOQ
Benefits: Medical and dental for self with premium copay. Vacation, sick, and personal leave and eleven paid holidays. 403b plan with a 5% match after one year enrollment. Life insurance, health advocate and employee assistance program. (Benefits subject to change at any time.)
To Apply: Links to job description and job application are below. You will also upload a cover letter and résumé, and complete a supplemental questionnaire and pre-employment testing. Pre-employment testing consists of five tests: cognitive aptitude, customer service, Word 2016, Excel 2016, and computer and Internet knowledge test (about 58 minutes for all five).
