KNOWLEDGE OF
- Principles and practices of technical services.
- Principles and practices of supervision.
- Work planning and control, including selection, appraisal, counseling, and motivation of employees, and planning, scheduling, and directing work.
- Library terminology, cataloging standards, and standard library techniques.
- Organization, categorization, and location of library materials.
- Systems and processes for materials flow management.
ABILITY TO
- Supervise para-professional library staff directly and through subordinate lead workers, including planning, scheduling, assigning, and appraising work, and counseling employees.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other library staff, employees, and patrons.
- Identify problems related to technical services management and workflow and develop effective courses of action for their resolution.
- Maintain records and preparing reports and correspondence regarding technical services activities and processes.
- Work evenings and weekends as needed.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Equivalent to graduation from high school and five years of experience comparable to the Library Assistant I/II classifications at the City of San Rafael. Course work in library science is desirable and may substitute for up to one year of experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, patrons, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra.
REASONING ABILITY
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: