Assistant Library Supervisor - Oil Springs, Canada - County of Lambton

County of Lambton

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Oil Springs, Canada

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Company Biography
The County of Lambton is an urban-rural area in southwestern Ontario that is home to over 126,000 residents.

The Corporation's seven divisions operate programs and services for the residents of Lambton County such as land ambulance, provincial offences court, three Long-Term Care Homes, 25 library branches, two museums, an art gallery, archives, local roadways, public health services, housing services, social services, building services and planning and development services.

Lambton County is a community dedicated to economic growth, environmental stewardship and an enhanced quality of life through the provision of responsive and efficient services and collaborative efforts with its municipal and community partners.

Position Overview

As a member of the Lambton County Library system, the Assistant Library Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the work of employees delivering front-line customer service to visitors of Lambton County Library.

The Assistant Library Supervisor is also responsible for ensuring that the physical environment meets the needs of the community.

The Assistant Library Supervisor will hold responsibility for ensuring the successful operation of library branches located within geographic regions of Lambton County.

The Assistant Library Supervisor is responsible for delivering a library service that meets the strategic direction set forth by senior management and Lambton County Council.

Responsibilities:

Library Operations:

Provide direction, instruction and support to Branch Assistants, Library Technicians, Community Librarians and Student Pages ensuring that the County of Lambton's policies and procedures are followed
Ensure the library branches are appropriately staffed
Conduct onsite training and orientation, and/or coordinate offsite training and orientation for new employees to the library
Determine, in consultation with the Community Library Supervisor and the Facilities Supervisor, the needs of libraries for effective operation, such as furnishings and equipment
Maintain working relationships with local municipal staff and work with the Facilities Supervisor to plan and complete renovation projects
Maintain working relationships with local municipal staff to build an awareness of community projects, lowertier municipal goals and community needs
Recommend revisions to policies and procedures to improve workflow
Evaluate programs, outreach and partnership opportunities with organizations, groups, agencies, businesses and other stakeholders
Oversee the collaborative efforts between branch library staff and Public Services Coordinators, Technical Librarian and other staff to develop community initiatives in alignment with library goals and objectives and to achieve the Department's strategic

priorities

Human Resources:

Participate in recruitment, selection, orientation and training of departmental staff.
Ensure appropriate quality, accuracy and quantity of work for assigned staff and that

policies and procedures are followed and that performance standards are met

Conduct ongoing performance management of staff, including the delivery of

performance appraisals and exit interviews

Follow the County of Lambton's Progressive Discipline procedures and conduct

discipline when required.

Monitor staff attendance and schedule workload
Provide supervision to another region in a Supervisor's absence
Ensure adherence to legislation such as the Employment Standards Act, Occupational

Health and Safety Act, Human Rights Code, collective agreements and County of
Lambton policies.

Identify community needs, trends and demographics

Financial Accountability:

Assist in monitoring budget and tracking expenses
Assist in developing the annual departmental budget
Authorize program purchases, overtime, resource acquisition, mileage and other

expenditures within the approved budgetary guidelines

Assign purchases to appropriate accounts

Customer Service / Communication Responsibilities:

Represent the library effectively in the community
Interact pleasantly and courteously with the public, community partners and staff,

promoting a harmonious workplace

Other Job Tasks / Responsibilities:

Ensure the effective use of the Integrated Library System (ILS)
Develop an understanding of electronic platforms and resources that can be used by

patrons to enhance their library experience

Maintain necessary corporate files in accordance with the County of Lambton's

Records Retention By-law

General:

Incumbents must keep uptodate on all relevant legislation, collective bargaining agreements, County Policies and Procedures, etc. ensuring that these are implemented as prescribed
Incumbents must possess the physical ability to meet the duties and responsibilities of the job description and/or the requirements identified within the position's Physical Demands Analysis

These describe the general nature a