NaperLaunch is hiring : Children's Services Manager - Naper Boulevard Library in

Overview Job Title : Children\'s Services Manager

Department : Children\'s Services Department, Naper Boulevard Library

Application Deadline : Open until filled

If you are passionate about children\'s services, librarianship, and serving the community, we would like to hear from you. The Children\'s Services Manager provides leadership and management for the development, implementation, and evaluation of Children\'s Services. This role oversees all related activities, including collection management, children\'s programming, reference services, and community partnerships.

Responsibilities Provides operational direction and hands-on leadership to the Children\'s Services Department.

Provides supervision, motivation, coaching, and discipline that leads to staff success; hires and trains new staff.

Develops a high-performing team with diverse skills; encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing to foster a supportive environment.

Delegates work assignments, grants authority to work independently, sets expectations, and monitors activities.

Models best practice behavior in customer service, accountability, communication, collaboration, and adaptability; establishes clear expectations for staff.

Collaborates with Leadership Team to develop and implement goals and recommend changes to the department.

Ensures the effectiveness of all children\'s services, programming, and collections through ongoing evaluation to meet community needs; prepares statistics and reports as needed.

Ensures staff develop knowledge and skills to provide programs that meet community needs.

Oversees collection maintenance including selection recommendation, weeding, replacement and analysis; collaborates with Collection Services and other departments to ensure relevance and quality of materials.

Identifies and develops outreach and partnership opportunities within the community; encourages staff participation.

Functions as lead in charge of building issues while on duty as Person-In-Charge.

Observes safety and security procedures and ensures staff training.

Attends professional development opportunities.

Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Excellent customer service skills; models these skills to all staff.

Strong leadership and team-building skills; ability to motivate staff; fosters growth and improvement; provides and accepts regular performance feedback.

Ability to manage through assessment, improvement, and follow-through; applies technologies to streamline processes and operations.

Strong written and verbal skills; clear speaking, group presentation, and productive meetings.

Strong interpersonal skills with individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Proactive self-starter with analytical and problem-solving abilities; identifies and resolves problems efficiently; analyzes information objectively.

Flexibility and change management skills to adapt to shifts in priorities.

Ability to make timely decisions and de-escalate conflict; sound judgment; remain calm in difficult situations.

Strategic planning and project management; develops effective action plans.

Effective communication; managerial courage to address concerns and problems.

Education / Experience / Qualifications Master of Library and Information Science degree (ALA accredited).

Leadership and management experience preferred.

Minimum three years of library-related experience.

Bilingual proficiency a plus.

Benefits Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Annual vacation accrual : 5 weeks per year

Holidays : 7 days per year

Annual sick accrual : 12 days per year

Up to 5 personal days per calendar year prorated based on hire date

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (pension plan)

Basic life insurance

12 weeks paid parental leave

Tution reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

About the organization Naperville Public Library; Naperville, IL. For more information, visit Naperville library job listings.

#J-18808-Ljbffr