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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The Tuscarawas County Public Library System is seeking a motivated and customer service oriented library professional to fill the position of Children’s
Services Manager on its administrative team. Located in rural northeast central Ohio, the Tuscarawas County Public Library System’s service district is 54,807 in a county with a total population of approximately 92,500. </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The
Tuscarawas County Public Library System aspires to be an integral, forward-thinking component of the Tuscarawas County community, providing customers with relevant materials, innovative programs, and an extensive range of services that are of the highest degree
of excellence.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The Children’s Services Manager leads a dynamic children’s and mobile service staff of eleven (6.95 FTEs) at the county’s main library, provides
children’s collection development for the system’s five locations, serves as an active member of the system’s administrative team, and contributes to the library system’s presence within the community. The ideal candidate must have excellent communication
skills and possess a thorough knowledge of Children’s literature and trends in library service to children and families. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Position:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Children’s
Services Manager</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Status:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Full
Time, 40 hrs per week; some evenings and weekends required</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Salary: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Starting
salary range $19.50-$29.50 per hour plus benefits and strong commitment to continued professional development. Actual starting salary dependent upon education, qualifications and experience.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Qualifications:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">MLS/MLIS
degree from an ALA accredited program required, as well as at least two of the following: 1) coursework in youth services 2) three yrs experience working with children in a professional setting , 3) three yrs experience in a public library setting, or
4) two yrs experience managing people</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Required Knowledge:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">
Solid knowledge of children’s literature for children ages 0-12 year; Solid knowledge of current trends in library services to children ages 0-12 years and the adults who work with these children; Excellent knowledge of social media and emerging technologies
including digital formats; Proficiency with Microsoft applications</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Required Skills:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Self-motivation
and ability to motivate staff; Ability to prioritize varied tasks; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Ability to supervise others and to act independently; Ability to use evidence-based principles related
to creating and implementing departmental budgets and departmental strategic plan; Ability to effectively network and represent the library to children, parents, educators, business, and community leaders; </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Willingness
to be active in the Ohio Library Council including travel to trainings and meetings</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Duties Include:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> The
successful candidate will work closely with the Library’s Director and members of the management team in providing creative and innovative approaches to library services to children and families. Duties include but are not limited to the following:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Oversees
the main library’s children’s services, as well as the systems mobile service operations related to children; serves as a resource for branch children’s services operations</span></p>
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and evaluates children’s services staff; delegates responsibility appropriately</span></p>
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and administers the children’s departmental budget including funds for materials, equipment, and programs</span></p>
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outside sources of funding and writes effective grant applications related to children’s materials and services</span></p>
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and implements evidence-based collection development, selection and weeding policies in relation to system-wide children’s materials</span></p>
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promotes, executes, and evaluates children’s programming based on sound child development principles, current educational practices, emerging technologies, and popular youth trends</span></p>
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programs and services for parents, individuals, and agencies and other professionals who work with children in the community</span></p>
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departmental goals and objectives based upon the library’s strategic plan</span></p>
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to library management regarding a child’s right to access library materials and services; educates staff regarding these matters</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Applications will be reviewed as received. The position will be open until filled. </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Interested
persons should submit a completed job application, cover letter highlighting skills and experience related to this position, current resume, and 3 letters of recommendation to:</span></p>
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Human Resources Coordinator<br>
Tuscarawas County Public Library System<br>
121 Fair Avenue NW<br>
New Philadelphia, OH 44663</span></p>
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