Manager III (2 Vacancies)

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) provide information services to & programming for children & adults from 22 library facilities. This is professional library administrative work having full accountability for management of a library branch in MCPL.  Employee will serve as a branch manager overseeing the provision of direct service & assistance to library customers.  Duties include:  assessing human resources & customer needs, planning goals & objectives for the branch, overseeing the supervision & performance  evaluations of branch staff, coordinating collection development activities, & establishing, maintaining, & improving communications & working relationships with diverse community groups, advisory committees, & the news media using a variety of social and traditional media methods.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Master's degree in library science or library information science from a college or university accredited by the American Library Association plus four  years of progressively responsible professional experience in a field related to the assigned area. Employees will be responsible for maintaining appropriate level of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to sustain State licensure requirements for this position.

TO VIEW THE ENTIRE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT & TO APPLY ON-LINE, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE &  www.montgomerycountymd.gov, click on “Careers” view requisition #irc10650.  Position will be advertised from 3/15/13 to 3/30/13.  RESUMES MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THE PREFERRED CRITERIA IDENTIFIED IN THE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT AS THIS WILL DETERMINE OUR POOL OF APPLICANTS.