Contingent Senior Librarian II **
Reference Department
Are you ready to take your next career step? Are you ready to join a growing team of professionals dedicated to providing excellent service? Are you ready to excel? The Great Neck Library is a multi-branch system seeking an energetic, detail oriented, service driven Senior Librarian in the Reference Department for a very active, culturally diverse library system in a highly educated community. **This position is currently a contingent permanent position, meaning that this position is left temporarily vacant by reason of a promotion. Full permanency of this position cannot be guaranteed. Should the permanent employee fail to complete the probationary period, such employee has the right to return to their previous position and displace the contingent employee.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
⦁ Provide Reference and reader’s advisory
⦁ Assist patrons with access to digital services
⦁ Collection development
⦁ Adult programming
⦁ Serials maintenance
⦁ Online database management
⦁ Weekly staff scheduling and staff supervision
⦁ In Department Heads absence, serve as Person in charge of department
⦁ Provide assistance with general administrative duties to the Head of Adult Services and Reference
⦁ Budgeting
⦁ Function as person-in-charge of the library on scheduled nights and weekends
⦁ Position may involve prolong periods of sitting and lifting of up to 25 lbs.
⦁ Other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Experience Required:
⦁ MLS or MLIS from an ALA accredited institution
⦁ New York State Public Librarian’s Professional Certificate required at time of employment
⦁ Minimum of three (3) years Librarian Experience
⦁ Excellent interpersonal, communication and professional skills are a must.
Schedule:
Full time – 35 hours/week, includes nights and weekends.
Sundays as needed.
Starting Salary Range:
The minimum starting salary is $65,000.00 + commensurate with experience and qualifications plus full benefit package including NYS Retirement System.
This is a Union Position and is non-civil service.
Reply with resume, cover letter, completed GNL employment application (found here -
https://greatnecklibrary.org/employment/) and references by August 31, 2023
Great Neck Library
159 Bayview Ave.
Great Neck, NY 11023
employment@greatnecklibrary.org
No Phone Calls Please. The Great Neck Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
