Library Services Director - Higher Ed. jobs in Charleston, SC

POSITION: Adult Services Librarian

DEPARTMENT: Georgetown County Library Headquarters (Georgetown Library), 405 Cleland Street, Georgetown, SC

GRADE: Grade 128, with comprehensive benefits

STARTING SALARY: $44,121 to $45,445, depending on experience

CLOSING DATE: April 17, 2024 or until filled

POSTING DATE: April 3, 2024

General Summary

· Reports to the Associate Director; stationed at the Georgetown Library, the Headquarters of the Georgetown County Library, 405 Cleland Street, Georgetown, South Carolina; works weekdays, evenings, and some weekends; and demonstrates outstanding interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

· Performs duties listed below as essential job functions for which reasonable accommodations will be made; understands that this job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements

Essential Roles

· Supervises Circulation Department, Computer Services Librarian, Custodian, and Courier

· Collaborates with Programming Librarian, Videographer, Digital Librarian, Library Administration and others on special projects

· Provides informational and recreational public library services to a diverse customer base by offering reference assistance, grants guidance, genealogy research, readers’ advisory services, collection development, computer-area supervision, technology instruction, community outreach, high-interest displays and marketing, some adult programming, and other similar duties as required.

· Specializes in Adult and Teen Collection Development at the headquarters library

· Organizes popular-culture programming such as book clubs, poetry slams, bingo, yoga, crafts, musical instrument classes, calligraphy, quilting, indigo dyeing, and so forth

· Coordinates art exhibits by local artists

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

· Possesses knowledge of current technology, including production software (like the Microsoft Office Suite), online tools, and mobile devices

· Shows the ability to maintain and to expand such technological skills

· Utilizes an excellent command of written and spoken English along with public-relations software like Canva to disseminate information about popular-culture programming

· Has a track record of exhibiting an energetic, active, and outgoing nature in working with a diverse public, including in an instructional role

· Employs standard office equipment to do research, compile statistics, and create reports

· Is able to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects weighing approximately up to twenty-five pounds

Credentials

· Has an accredited Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies or an equivalent level of education and experience

· Possesses a valid South Carolina Driver’s License

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $44,121.00 - $45,445.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Wellness program

Patient demographics:

• Adults
• Children

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person