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Job Description
Pay Range: $117,396 - $155,549
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
The City of Fort Worth Library System seeks an Assistant Library Director with proven leadership and team building ability. This individual should be strategic, and results driven with a deep knowledge and experience with managing multiple projects, operational improvements and change management. Also, this individual must have the ability to transform vision into reality, envisioning, creating, and implementing a fresh direction for library operations. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to blend traditional and leading-edge library services in an environment of continuous improvement and evolution. Additionally, the successful candidate will have demonstrated a desire to serve the public through excellent library service, strong commitment to staff development and well-being; and knowledge of library best practices around the country. One of two assistant directors, this position reports directly to the Library Director.
Under the general direction of the Library Director, the Assistant Libraries Director of Operations will oversee multiple internal support services of the library. The Assistant Director for Operations will also interface with executive management, business partners, stakeholders and staff. The individual we seek can quickly build trust, is politically savvy, and works successfully in large, diverse, urban environments. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, assisting in the management of all department services and activities related to finance and budget, communications, facilities, capital and bond projects, information technology (IT), human resources, safety and security, as well as assisting the Assistant Library Director for Public Services in the coordination and implementation of services. In the role as Assistant Director for Operations, this individual will serve on a variety of boards, commissions and committees; prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in library and information sciences from an American Library Association accredited college or university and six years of public library management and administrative experience
- Four years of administrative and supervisory responsibility
- Valid Texas driver's license or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire date
Preferred Qualifications:
- Preference may be given for additional education, knowledge, experience and/or certification as it relates to the position.
- Preference may also be given for leadership experience in a multi-branch and multi-million-dollar system.
The Assistant Library Director job responsibilities include:
- Supervise and provide leadership for library operations staff members, including daily management, performance evaluations, team building activities and staff recognitions.
- Oversee day-to-day library activities, ensuring smooth operations for the following FWPL work units: finance and human resources, communications, facilities, data collection and IT.
- Help prepare and manage the library department’s budget and act as a primary liaison for the city’s budget and finance offices.
- Monitor spending, ensuring that the library department stays within budget, and works with staff to seek and manage additional funding through grants, donations, or partnerships if necessary.
- Take the lead on specific initiatives including capital and bond projects, facility upgrades, and safety and security initiatives.
- Oversight for all library technology, with specific emphasis on strategic direction of public-facing technology.
- Work with other departments and external organizations on initiatives that benefit the library and its community.
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Operations, services and activities of a large, urban public library.
- Principles and practices of library management and professional library work.
- Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration.
- Human resources practices and regulations.
- Strategic planning with staff and public to create future roadmap for operations.
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions.
Physical Demand
Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to
10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or
constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work
involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are
required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
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The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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