DIRECTOR, LIBRARY & LEARNING SERVICES
- Employer
- Brazosport College
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Mar 23, 2021
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Librarians & Library Administration
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Job Summary/Basic Function:
Brazosport College, a two-time Top 10 finalist for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and Achieving the Dream Leader College, seeks a dynamic and innovative Director, Library and Learning Services. This position reports to the Dean of Instruction. This position:
- provides strategic and tactical planning for Library and Learning Services resources to meet the instructional and informational needs of the educational programs;
- assigns and monitors work of staff;
- conducts performance evaluations;
- responds to problems of staff;
- establishes and justifies budget requests, and if circumstances change, determines resource re-allocations;
- determines Library and Learning Services’ equipment and resource needs;
- determines Library and Learning Services’ staffing needs;
- interprets library statistics and prepares reports for state and national agencies, as well as writing applications and responses to accreditation agencies;
- mends, manages, inventories and weeds the library collection;
- assists patrons in finding information and using library;
- instructs in the use of ADA;
- produces braille documents for visually impaired students;
- issues photo ID cards and troubleshoots ID equipment;
- administers Horizon ILS;
- serves on college committees and provides input for support of educational programs, including chairing the Library and Learning Services Committee and other committees as appropriate; and
- supports the department’s student success initiatives.
The minimum qualifications for this position are:
- Masters of Library Science Degree (or equivalent) from an American Library Association accredited college/university;
- Five (5) years of library experience (desirable);
- Two (2) years supervision in an academic library (desirable);
- Two (2) years demonstrated expertise in collection development, including building collections for new instructional programs (desirable);
- Thorough understanding of acquisitions, circulation, cataloging, and serials concepts and preservation/book repair techniques;
- excellent organizational skills and detail oriented work habits;
- strong communication skills (oral and written), including strong human relations skills;
- demonstrated ability working with culturally diverse populations;
- other qualities, experiences, and skills that enhance one’s value to the institution; and
- exceptional employment or educational qualifications may be given special consideration.
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