New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service is hiring: Senior Librari

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Pay Range

Base pay: $70,579.00/yr - $89,645.00/yr

Duties

• Plan and develop services for library clientele.
• Based on available resources, determine priorities in terms of material to be purchased, staff to be employed, and special services to be made available.
• Establish policies and procedures governing library services.
• Prepare written budget requests for the library.
• Determine the extent of the services to be available based on the needs of the library users and the resources available.
• Determine the physical layout of the library, including location and arrangement of books and materials, special reference areas, and reading and work areas.
• Manage and evaluate services provided by the library.
• Supervise subordinate professional and clerical staff by making assignments, observing their work activity, and reviewing reports, indexes, and catalogues prepared.
• Confer with library users to determine the extent to which library services meet their needs.
• Review the use of materials to determine whether materials are being utilized and to determine future acquisitions.
• Select and acquire library materials.
• Establish policies governing the selection and acquisition of library materials in consultation with library users or an agency library committee within available fiscal resources.
• Review available books, periodicals, and tapes or critical reviews of them to screen those best suited for the library.
• Review requests for the purchase of library materials within the framework of stated needs, availability of fiscal resources and the priorities established for the services in the library.
• In cooperation with library users and agency administrators, establish priorities in terms of services to be offered and materials to be purchased.
• Arrange for rotating collections with local and school libraries, the State Library and the inter-library loan services.
• Acquire library materials and funds made available under certain conditions from community organizations, federal aid grants, regional libraries, and the general public in order to assist in meeting library needs.
• Classify, catalogue, and index library material.
• Establish policies for the library governing classification, cataloging, and indexing.
• Assign materials to proper places using an established classification system such as the Dewey Decimal System or Library of Congress System.
• Catalogue material using established rules and reference works to identify its unique features, to describe it bibliographically and to integrate it with the rest of the collection.
• Assign subject headings by determining subject material dealt with and selecting standard subject headings which best indicate the subject matter.
• Index special collections or material of special interest to the library clientele to provide a more detailed listing of the contents of the material.
• Provide reference, searching, bibliographic, and reader assistance services to the library clientele.
• Establish policies concerning the type and extent of these services.
• Explain physical layout of the library, types of material available and procedures for obtaining material.
• Explain the use of various library tools such as catalogues, indexes, bibliographies, and standard reference books.
• Answer questions from clientele which require the searching of material within the library and from outside sources.
• Compile bibliographies at the request of clientele ranging from a short list of material pertinent to the subject matter to a long list of technical material with annotations describing and evaluating material.
• Maintain bibliographies in areas of special interests to clientele or agencies.
• Supervise and train subordinate staff of paid professional and clerical workers and volunteer and resident workers where they are employed.
• Interview applicants for positions and select individuals best suited for work in the library.
• Explain to staff the layout of the library, the use of standard library tools and materials, library services offered and library operating policies.
• Assign work to staff according to their qualifications, providing instruction and advice.
• Determine work priorities and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Eligible for transfer reassignment or reachable on Civil Service List or NY HELPS.
• NY HELPS—title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program, allowing non‑competitive appointment for a temporary term with eligibility to convert to permanent status within a year.
• Must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply; no examination required for temporary NY HELPS appointment.
• Employees hired under NY HELPS may, upon conversion to permanent, participate in promotion examinations for which they are qualified.
• None.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

General Business; Government Administration