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fixfWWW1 CITY OF COLTON ASSISTANT CITY LIBRARIAN DEFINITION Under the direction of the City Librarian, the Assistant City Librarian is responsible for professional administrative work in planning and supervising the activities of public services, technical services, and the literacy division of the Colton Public Library. The Assistant City Librarian also performs, as needed, a variety of professional librarian duties for library customers; i.e., reference, selection, cataloging, literacy, etc. The Assistant City Librarian is second in command of the Library and acts in the City Librarian's place in his/her absence. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: The Assistant City Librarian is a management class responsible for planning, supervising, and performing professional librarian work within all library service areas. This classification is distinguished from the classification of City Librarian by receiving administrative direction from the City Librarian and by providing highly responsible and complex administrative support to the City Librarian. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Exercises direct supervision over assigned professional, technical, clerical and/or volunteer staff. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Include but are not limited to the following) • Assume responsibility for assigned sections and activities of the Library Department including adult, audio-visual, automation, children's, reference, and literacy. • Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for assigned programs; recommend and administer policies and procedures. • Monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; recommend, within departmental policy, appropriate service and staffing levels. • Plan, direct, coordinate and review the work plan for assigned sections and staff, assign work activities, projects and programs; review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures; meet with staff to identify and resolve problems. • Promote and coordinate specific activities within an assigned library program; ensure the preparation of program event and facility marketing material including news releases, flyers, schedules of events, pamphlets and brochures. • Review organizational, budgetary, personnel and operational problems with departmental staff; propose solutions and recommended courses of action. • Select, train, motivate and evaluate library personnel; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline and termination procedures.