The Monroe Township Public Library is a vibrant, well-used facility providing a high level of service to all community residents. The Library and staff enjoy the support of Township residents, and administrative and financial support from municipal officials. A highly dedicated, skilled staff enables the Library to provide a level of personalized service that is unavailable at many other libraries of comparable size. High quality community engagement is an essential component of the Library’s work.
The Monroe Township Library is seeking a dynamic and creative individual for Adult Services Coordinator. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of adult services including patron/visitor service, Reference/Welcome service, and Circulation service. The Coordinator of Adult Services will coordinate with other Library staff to provide a robust schedule of programs, events, and classes for Library patrons and the community of Monroe Township. As a part of the Library management team, this person will participate in planning, policy development and special projects.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, schedule, train and evaluate professional and paraprofessional staff working in the areas of Reference and Welcome.
- Prepare statistics, reports, and grants related to Adult Services.
- Staff service desks as needed.
- Provide reference and reader's advisory guidance to patrons.
- Participate in developing and maintaining the adult collection.
- Develop, coordinate, schedule, promote and conduct a variety of adult programming which address community interests and educational needs.
- Regularly monitor adult programming initiatives, programs and services; evaluate impact, and provide analysis and advice that contributes to the ongoing development of adult programming.
- Manage available program and or project resources, develop budgets, track spending and provide reports as needed.
- Facilitate meetings of the inter-departmental Program Team to assist in the development of strategic goals and library-wide programming.
- Maintain existing and develop new relationships with community groups, arts organizations and professional library groups.
- Participate in professional library organizations to remain informed on trends in library services and attend
scontinuing education workshops and conferences.Qualifications
- A Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited program.
- Public Library experience.
- Minimum 3 years management experience including supervising, leading and delegating tasks and authority.
- Strong customer service skills.
- History of successful project management.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must be 18 years of age or older and reside in New Jersey unless otherwise exempted by law. Successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical, background / reference check and motor vehicle record check.
Hours for this position are Monday - Friday 9am-5pm. This position may require night and weekend hours.
Starting Salary: $75,000
Apply by sending a cover letter, resume and three personal references to jobs [at] monroetwplibrary.org and include Adult Services Coordinator in the subject line. Deadline for submission is January 10, 2025.