Assoc Director, Learning Resources

Position Description

Compensation: $62,868.26 – $78,585.33

You
Belong…At SPC!

As a key component for faculty and student success within the College’s Academic Services division, Learning
Resources dynamically integrates library and tutoring services into one centralized department that supports the mission of developing and
sustaining innovation in research, learning, and technology; fostering and supporting intellectual curiosity, academic independence, and
student achievement; and establishing and nurturing strong partnerships and connections with students, faculty, staff, and the community.

Based on this mission, Learning Resources at the Clearwater Campus is currently in search of a strongly communicative,
collaborative, creative, and compassionate leader to shape and support the talent of a large team of disciplinarily diverse employees;
develop and contribute to a shared leadership model, both with direct reports and other team members; spearhead and implement innovative
solutions for campus and departmental success; and build and strengthen campus and community relations with major stakeholders, such as
faculty, administrators, and the partnership library. 

Applications without a cover letter addressing how the candidate
meets the qualfiications and expectations of the position may not receive the committee’s full
consideration. 

Position Expectations:

As part of the college-wide Learning Resources
leadership team, comprised of a shared governance model with other campus Associate Directors and the Executive Director of Learning
Resources, Clearwater campus’ Associate Director of Learning Resources will lead the academic library and tutoring staff, services, and
programs at the campus level; innovate and lead select strategic departmental initiatives, especially those committed to student and
employee retention and success; and serve as the College’s principal liaison to the on-site partnership library with the City of Clearwater.

The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate a genuine enthusiasm for creating a lifecycle of learning for students,
faculty, staff, and community patrons within busy library and tutoring environments and should possess proven experience in:

• Leading, evaluating, and innovating daily on-site and online operations within academic libraries and tutoring centers to support
  student and faculty success;
• Directing, scheduling, mentoring, and collaborating with a large and diverse library and tutoring
  staff of approximately 40 part-time and full-time employees;
• Managing shared spaces and developing programming and partnerships
  within a multi-use facility, especially creating connections between the College and the conjoined public library;
• Providing
  continued and successful outreach to faculty and academic administrators, deeply connecting library and tutoring personnel and services with
  the classroom;
• Leading, promoting, participating in, and evaluating information literacy education and academic support programs
  geared toward a wide range of undergraduate students;
• Connecting and collaborating with various college and community partners and
  stakeholders, such as fellow Learning Resources leaders, the Provost’s Office, Accessibility Services, Student Life and Leadership, and the
  City of Clearwater;
• Representing Learning Resources and the College by participating in and occasionally leading ongoing and
  ad-hoc committees and initiatives;
• Exploring and implementing innovations within library and tutoring services, including adoption
  of new and emerging technological and pedagogical trends.

Position
Summary

Typical Essential Duties

• Develops and leads on-campus and online library
  and learning center services and operations to meet the changing and continuous needs of students, faculty, and staff;
• Budgets,
  plans, implements, directs, and evaluates services, programs, resources, material collections, and personnel within libraries, learning
  centers, and computer labs;
• Facilitates staff, faculty, and student input into the planning and development of library and learning
  center resources and services;
• Evaluates library processes, procedures, policies, resources and services to determine value,
  efficiency, and effectiveness;
• Hires, leads, trains, schedules, and collaborates with department personnel to ensure implementation
  of best practices and ongoing employee empowerment, equity, and success; 
• Maintains quality and satisfaction with public services,
  equipment and technologies, and learning spaces and designs. Mitigates related grievances.
• Builds, directs, and schedules targeted
  instructional and outreach programs to promote Learning Resources across the campus and college;
• Forms and sustains strategic
  partnerships with faculty and administrators to integrate Learning Resources programming and materials into the curriculum and culture of
  the campus and the college;
• Adapts and integrates college initiatives into the mission and services of Learning Resources,
  especially commitments to retention, completion, and overall academic success.
• Monitors and advocates for personnel and program
  budgets.
• Tracks, evaluates, and reports statistics of facility and service usage.
• Coordinates with fellow Learning
  Resources administrators to create, communicate, and implement consistent policies and procedures for libraries and learning centers, as
  applicable to all stakeholders;
• Serves as member of college-wide Learning Resources leadership team; collaborates consistently with
  team to develop and implement innovative departmental programs and initiatives, especially those geared toward student retention and
  completion; and takes responsibility of certain initiatives or programs as part of a distributed leadership model;
• Assists the
  Executive Director, Learning Resources regarding budgetary matters, strategic planning, organizational visioning, departmental assessment,
  and ongoing innovations;
• Interviews, hires, trains, evaluates and manages the work performance of staff in accordance with college
  and departmental rules, policies and procedures;
• Controls equipment/materials utilized within the program;
• Serves as
  active member of campus leadership team;
• Interacts with external industries, businesses, and professional groups on behalf of the
  college.

The classification is responsible for performing professional and/or program management duties in academic related
specialties in a single department or function.  Incumbents will manage the daily activities, develop plans to approach projects, implement
solutions, and perform professional level work in assigned area.  Incumbents are responsible for supervising employees or student workers,
and developing and monitoring a
budget.
Requirements

Education:

Master’s degree in Library and/or
Information Science or equivalent.  

Experience:

Three (3) years’ experience in an academic library,
including three years supervisory experience.

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully
perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed
above.

Knowledge:

• Organizational leadership principles and practices;
• Public relations
  principles and practices;
• High-impact practices for higher education;
• Library and learning center organizations,
  automation, and trends;
• Advisory and reference resources;
• Library resources;
• Knowledge of library management
  systems, electronic resources and services and emerging trends in library and learning center services and technologies.
• Collection
  development practices;
• Managerial principles and practices;

• Academic program requirements;
• Customer
  service principles;
• Program coordination principles, practices, and techniques;
• Program planning principles;
• Troubleshooting and solving complex program issues;
• Budgeting principles;
• Research methods;
• Applicable
  Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and/or statutes;
• Presentation principles and practices;
• Diverse
  populations and cultures;
• Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

• Evidence of
  exemplary collaborative work with departmental colleagues, discipline faculty and related student support units;
• Evidence of
  supervisory skills and ongoing commitment to employee development and success;
• Strong public service commitment and excellent
  written and oral communication skills;
• Current knowledge of relevant library and learning center technologies and trends in higher
  education;
• Preparing and proofreading a variety of reports and/or documentation;
• Exercising judgment and discretion;
• Analyzing library and learning center programs and making recommendations for improvements;
• Compiling data and
  information;
• Recognizing problems, identifying alternative solutions, and making appropriate recommendations.

• Managing and evaluating the work of lower level staff;
• Prioritizing and assigning work;
• Providing customer
  service;
• Managing and administering program budgets;
• Interpreting academic program requirements;
• Maintaining
  confidentiality;
• Planning, coordinating, and implementing program components and activities;
• Researching, analyzing, and
  applying relevant information to the development of departmental processes and programs;
• Ensuring compliance with applicable
  internal and/or external program requirements;
• Using a computer and related software applications;
• Communication,
  interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or
  convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

• Positions in this class
  typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions. 
• Sedentary
  Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly 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.

Responsibilities

1.

Manages staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance
evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working
environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.

Daily

20%

2.

Prepares cost
estimates for budget recommendations, submits justifications for budget items, and monitors and controls expenditures.

Daily

10%

3.

Manages the implementation of internal operations for an assigned academic department or
program, which includes: planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, processes, procedures, systems,
standards, and/or service offerings; ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards;
coordinating activities between multiple service areas; and working to integrate and coordinate service areas.

Daily

40%

4.

Prepares, reviews, and interprets a variety of applications, agreements, forms, records, needs
assessments, business correspondence, and reports; makes recommendations based on findings.

Daily

20%

5.

Responds to requests for information from faculty, staff, students, outside agencies, and community regarding academic or
operational programs in assigned area of responsibility; researches and resolves issues, complaints, and/or other related problems; provides
information to students as necessary.

Daily

10%

6.

Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

As Required

Equal Access/Equal Opportunity

The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College
affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state
and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age,
national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual
with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes
discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior,
please contact Dr. Devona Pierre, Executive Director, Organizational Culture and Engagement/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.