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.
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 prolonged 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.
Salary Range:
Annual Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $85,000.00 plus full benefit package
including NYS Retirement System.
This is a Union Position and is non-civil service.
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, longevity, specialty and training.
Reply with resume, cover letter, completed GNL employment application (found here - https://greatnecklibrary.org/employment/) and references by November 9, 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.
