Job details
Library Supervisor
Library Supervisor
Recruitment Start Date 11/19/2025
Recruitment End Date 12/25/2025
Open Until Filled
First Consideration Date
Salary Range 9
Pay Rate $86,712 - $116,184 annually. Typical salary placement for this position is at Step 1 of the Supervisor/Confidential salary schedule; however, the Superintendent/President may recommend an initial higher salary placement to the Board of Trustees.
FLSA Status Exempt
Benefits
Health & Wellness
. Basic Life and AD&D insurance for employees only
Work-Life Balance
. Close proximity to the Metro rail system
Financial & Retirement Benefits
. District paid post-retirement medical, dental and vision for those employees who qualify and their eligible dependents
General Description/Summary
POSITION SUMMARY
Under the general direction of the Dean of Language Arts & Library, coordinates and supervises activities, programs and services for the Library.
NOTE: INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD IN JANUARY 2026.
Minimum Qualifications/Education and Experience
- Possession of a bachelor's degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science, or other related degree, and three years of experience in a related management assignment in an educational environment.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to, understanding of, and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigrant status, and cultural backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff; and successfully fosters and supports an inclusive educational and work environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in library and information science (MLIS) or Library Science or similar.
- Three (3) or more years of experience in library supervision, administration, or management within an academic or community college setting.
- Proven experience in budget development and resource management, including effective allocation of staffing, materials, and technology. Possess operational knowledge of Ellucian Banner, Argos, or similar reporting systems.
- Demonstrated experience implementing Library Service Platforms (LSPs), Ex-Libris, integrated library systems, and other emerging digital tools to support teaching and learning.
- Strong commitment to providing high-quality customer service and creating a welcoming, student-centered library environment that supports learning and engagement.
- Knowledge and experience with artificial intelligence (AI) literacy initiatives and emerging technologies that enhance information access, research support, staff productivity, and student success.
Licenses and Certificates
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides leadership, oversight, long-range planning, and development for the Library with an emphasis on the development and implementation of technology applications.
- Prepares and administers budgets; allocates limited resources in a cost-effective manner; leads the development, management, and administration of the Library's annual planning and budgets; directs the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; approves and directs the monitoring of expenditures.
- Responsible for the acquisition of Library materials; identifies and recommends current and retrospective acquisition needs; coordinates with Purchasing and Accounting to verify that payments are commensurate with receipt of purchased items; places orders for books, periodicals, and a variety of supplies for Library use within pre-established parameters and procedures; reports on budgets to the dean.
- Researches and identifies appropriate funding opportunities and writes grant applications to support the Library; collaborates with faculty and staff to maximize use of free and existing resources and tools for online learning.
- Plans, organizes, controls, and directs designated operations, activities, programs, and services of the Library; assists in establishing and maintaining department timelines and priorities; ensures related activities comply with established standards, requirements, grant specifications, laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Selects, trains, motivates, and directs Library classified staff; supervises and evaluates assigned classified staff; implements professional development to update classified staff skills.
- Works with classified staff on performance issues.
- Coordinates and directs communications, personnel, resources, budgets, staff schedules, and information to support Library faculty and to meet the instructional needs of the Library.
- Collaborates with Library faculty and the campus community in the development and delivery of information, competency/literacy for the College.
- Promotes and maximizes faculty and student use of the Library.
- Monitors and recommends solutions for issues involving the Library building, physical facility, security, and technology.
- Conducts a variety of analytical and operational studies regarding the Library and programmatic activities; prepares comprehensive technical records and reports, identifies alternatives, and makes and justifies recommendations.
- Assists the dean in responding to and completing local, state, and national surveys on the Library; insures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
- Attends and participates in professional group meetings and various College committees and advisory boards; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in relation to the areas of assignment; advises, provides guidance, and prepares and delivers presentations on issues pertaining to the Library.
- Creates an atmosphere of collegiality, supports the goals of participatory governance, and engenders a positive, student-centered focus on services; visibly present in the Library.
- Schedules regular staff meetings; prepares, reviews, and presents staff reports, various management and information updates, and reports on special projects as assigned by the dean.
- Responds to student, staff, and faculty inquiries and complaints; manages and resolves conflict; administers the collective bargaining agreements among the College and the classified union.
- Plans and implements technological innovations including work on Library services platforms (LSP).
- Applies emerging technologies and, as necessary, to perform duties in an efficient, organized, and timely manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position and the College's mission and philosophy.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Experience and training in the utilization of technology in the area of libraries.
- Experience and training in budget practices.
- Experience in acquisition procedures for a Library.
- Requires ability to interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Requires well-developed human relations written and oral communication skills to maintain professional liaisons with students, employees, and the general public, and to coordinate the work of Library classified staff.
- Requires a working knowledge of computer database and tracking system software as well as knowledge of commonly used office equipment and software programs.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population both orally and in writing.
- Requires the ability to carry out the essential functions of the position with only general direction.
- Requires the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work.
- Requires the ability to meet schedules and timelines.
- Requires the ability to explain and train the College's classified staff and student workers.
- Requires the ability to evaluate a complex program.
- Requires the ability to work effectively in a shared governance environment.
- Requires the ability to work effectively at a management level.
- Requires the ability to conduct long-range strategic planning.
- Requires the ability to provide customer service protocol with a customer service oriented priority.
- Sensitivity to, understanding of, and respect for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, cultural background, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Department Library Services
Job Category Supervisor/Confidential
Assignment
Percentage of Time 100%
Months per Year 12 months
Work Days per Week See "Work Schedule per Day" below.
Work Schedule per Day Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; however, this is an exempt confidential position and may require some weekend, holiday, and non-conventional working hours in addition to the regular working hours of a college environment.
Work Shift Days
Bargaining Unit Unrepresented
Citrus College Diversity Statement
CITRUS COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Citrus College to not discriminate against and to encourage a diversity of applicants based on national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, use of family and medical care leave, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or because they are perceived to have one or more of the preceding characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS:
Applications are considered legal documents, and as such, all areas of the application must be completed, or your application packet will be considered incomplete and will not be moved forward. While it may be appropriate in some areas of your application to use "NA" (not applicable), do not use terms such as "see resume" or "see attached". When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all required documents, and those additional documents you choose to include, are attached BEFORE clicking the "Finished Attaching Documents" button and confirming. It is advisable to attach "Optional" documents first, and then "Required" documents once you are ready to click on the "Finished Attaching Documents" button and confirming.
Application and Supplemental Questionnaire must be complete. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application and supplemental questionnaire. Incomplete applications will be rejected. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience.
Additional documents CANNOT be added to your electronic application packet once you click on "Finished Attaching Documents" and receive your confirmation number; so, please be sure you have all documents you will upload handy and in an electronic format. THE APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM WILL NOT ACCEPT DOCUMENTS LARGER THAN 2MB. IF YOUR DOCUMENTS DO NOT UPLOAD, PLEASE RESIZE/COMPRESS THE FILE. If you do not have all your documents handy at the time you are applying for the position, we advise you to click on "Finish Attaching Documents Later". Be sure, however, to finish attaching your documents BEFORE the close or first consideration date for the position. Please remember, you will NOT be able to attach additional documents after you have selected "Finished Attaching Documents" and have received a confirmation number, and you will not be able to apply for a position after the position has closed.
About Transcripts
- Candidates must upload copies of all transcripts (need not be official at the time of application) which prove sufficient for verifying minimum qualifications for this position.
- Official transcripts will be required at the time of the job offer.
- Transcripts must be from the awarding institution and must show that the degree has been awarded (or conferred) and the year.
- Degree(s) must be earned (or conferred) from accredited institution(s) or an equivalent foreign institution by the first consideration date for this position.
- All degrees must be verifiable on a legible transcript by the indicated first consideration date for this position.
- Foreign transcripts must be transcribed in English AND evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a bona fide U.S. evaluation service.
Selection Process
- A selection committee will review application packages of those candidates who have met the minimum qualifications for this position and will select a limited number of qualified candidates for an interview.
- Each candidate may be asked to deliver a presentation on a topic of the selection committee's choice. The candidate will be informed of the topic when an interview appointment is scheduled.
- Each candidate may be asked to complete a writing prompt just prior to the interview.
- Travel costs must be borne by the applicant.
- Final candidates for faculty, management, and supervisor/confidential positions may be interviewed by the Superintendent/President.
- If selected as a finalist, the candidate permits the District to contact current and former employer(s) to investigate employment history.
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