[OPLINLIST] position available- Chief Youth and Family Services Officer, Hartford (CT) Public Library

[Karen E Miller]

The Hartford Public Library (http://www.hplct.org/) -seeks a Chief Youth &
Family Services Officer to be a vital dynamic part of the Library’s
leadership team. This new leader will be a key Library partner working with
City agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the Hartford Public Schools
setting the vision for the future for Hartford’s children and young adults.
The successful candidate will be customer-focused, forward-thinking, and
collaborative with both internal and external customers. Creativity and
innovation are part of the complete package and a joy for working in a
large, diverse, urban environment is crucial.  Ongoing programs include
YOUmedia Hartford and the YOUmedia Makers Space, the Library’s Great Summer
Read, and many others.  Hartford Public Library serves 124,775 residents
with ten facilities and a $9.6 million annual budget. In FY14, the library
staff (98FTE) hosted 833,000 visits and circulated nearly 500,000 items.

Responsibilities. The Chief Youth & Family Services Officer is responsible
for the successful delivery of services and programs to families, children
and young adults through cooperative and collaborative external
partnerships; designs and executes the strategic initiatives to address
needs; coordinates collection development and selects materials for
purchase; and ensures effective communication with other departments and
partners. Reporting to the chief executive officer and serving on the
Library’s leadership team, the Chief Youth & Family Services Officer
performs professional, managerial, and administrative work of a highly
responsible nature in directing and coordinating the activities of the
library program. With considerable independent judgment, discretion, and
initiative, this position develops youth collections, plans, and implements
services and activities to meet present and anticipated community needs
ensuring the highest level of service is provided by staff to all customers.
This position also acknowledges and accepts the library’s vision, mission
and core values, respects the library’s confidentiality policy and maintains
the integrity of Hartford Public Library. 

 

Qualifications.  Minimum qualifications include: an ALA–accredited Master’s
Degree in Library Science with a minimum of five years of increasingly
responsible leadership experience in public services with a concentration in
youth and family services.  The successful candidate will also demonstrate
the ability to think strategically at a high leadership level, proven
success in system-wide and community partnerships, project management
skills, sound public presentation skills, thorough knowledge of the
principles, practices and techniques of modern library operation and
administration, and a strong commitment to working in a team environment.
Expectations also include strong oral and written communication skills and
budgeting experience. Experience working in a multi-branch urban setting and
a union environment is preferred. 

Compensation. The position’s salary range is $79,720 - $113,533 annually and
a competitive employee benefits package. 

For more information, contact Bradbury Associates/Gossage Sager Associates
(http://www.gossagesager.com/contactus.html).  To start the application
process, send a meaningful cover letter and your résumé as Word or pdf
attachments to Jobeth Bradbury, jobethbradbury at gossagesager.com
<mailto:jobethbradbury at gossagesager.com> , or Karen Miller,
karenmiller at gossagesager.com <mailto:karenmiller at gossagesager.com> , and
apply on or before the closing date of February 1, 2015. 

Happy New Year!  

Karen

 

Karen E. Miller

Managing Consultant

Bradbury Associates/Gossage Sager Associates

Ohio Office:

3513 E. Harvard Blvd.

Canton, OH 44709

330.224.9177

karenmiller at gossagesager.com <mailto:karenmiller at gossagesager.com> 

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