PT Circulation Clerk positions are available at Elizabeth, Plainfield, and Cranford campuses of Union County College for evenings and weekends.

Please visit :  www.ucc.edu --> Employment at Union County College

or  

https://ucc.peopleadmin.com

Our PT  librarian got a FT position in OCL! We're looking for a replacement to work the Info Services desk in the Lakewood Branch of the Ocean County Library. Join us in serving a diverse community approximately 10 miles west of Pt. Pleasant Beach!

For more info, see: http://theoceancountylibrary.org/Jobs/OCLjobs.htm

Metuchen Public Library is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual with a passion for exceptional library services to join our library team. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, technology, and customer service skills, support the library’s mission to inform, enrich and empower the community, encourage lifelong learning and strengthen community engagement. A commitment to excellent library services and recognition of the community’s diversity is essential. 

Job Summary

Under the general supervision of the Library Director, plans, organizes and directs user services such as services related to material circulation, adult, and reference services; supervises professional, paraprofessional staff and volunteers; performs community outreach and related work as assigned.

Primary Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Assumes leadership role, including administrative and supervisory responsibilities, in the absence of the Library Director.
• Oversees User Services in the absence of the Principal Library Assistant.
• Assists the Library Director in developing and implementing goals, objectives, policies, programs, procedures and work standards.
• Participates in the long-range planning process for the library, including recommending changes or improvements and developing new types of services and operations.
• Collaborates with the Library Director on hiring decisions and provides feedback on performance matters.
• Provides strong knowledge of collection development in the areas of adult nonfiction, reference, and digital e-resources.
• Supervises staff training of emerging technologies and provides computer and research assistance to the public.
• Develops grants for library programs and services as appropriate and available.
• Leads the design and provides support for updates and maintenance of the library website.
• Evaluates, purchases, installs and maintains library hardware and software and all related items.
• Promotes library programs and services for community engagement and outreach.
• Creates and maintains a welcoming, organized, accessible, and safe environment for patrons and staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates within the scope of this classification.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates strong team-building and management skills to work collaboratively and effectively with library staff and volunteers
• Strong technology skills and computer knowledge;   website design experience is preferred

• Graduation from an ALA-accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in Library Science
• Professional librarian certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of Education
• Progressive supervisory experiences as a full-time professional librarian in a public library during the past 3 years
• Must successfully pass a six-month probation period
• Must be a New Jersey resident at least within one year of employment. “New Jersey First Act” (P.L. 2011, c. 70)

Hours:

This is a full time 35 hours/week position, with one evening per week and rotational Saturday and Sunday schedule.

Salary:

Commensurate with experience. Full benefits package. 

To apply: 

Interested candidates, please send cover letter, resume and two references to Hsihsi Chung, Library Director, Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave, NJ 08840, or email to hsichung@lmxac.org. Applications will be accepted until the job is filled.