Polokwane Municipality Jobs – Senior Librarian

Job Description: 

Management/supervision of a large branch library. Responsible for short-termplanning of library activities and execution in accordance with library policy and procedures. Determine user needs by attending to inquiries through special requests and other interactions.
Perform professional duties e.g. stock evaluation, selection of library material, weeding of books, reader guidance, user orientation, cataloging, classification, etc. Perform routine tasks e.g. shelving of books, shelf reading, circulation, membership. Promote teamwork and verify work done by subordinates. Coordinate programs (holiday/children’s programs, book displays, outreach) and others. Responsible for administrative tasks and management of the library: stock control, financial procedures, membership, stock taking, statistics, etc.
Responsible for customer care, solving problems, recommending substitute reading material when necessary, monthly bulletin, etc. Supervise subordinates and deal with staff matters within the section, identify training needs, render inservice training, allocate tasks, conflict resolution, staff performance, etc. Supervise internet facilities and allocated staff. Verification of all data capturing for books and info files. Coaching and mentoring of library staff and volunteers. Report maintenance problems regarding buildings and equipment.

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Job Requirements:

Bibl/B. Inf Degree or Bachelor’s Degree plus Post Graduate Diploma in Library Science. 3 years of relevant experience as a librarian. Knowledge of authors and genres. Advanced internet usage (DDC, LCSH, AACR2), knowledge of Papyrus Library software. Online database. Good communication skills, good administration skills good customer relations, time management, and policy application.6- day worker. Extended Library hours till 18h00 on a roster basis. Valid driver’s license and own transport.

Job Details:

Company: Polokwane Municipality

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Polokwane, Limpopo, SA

Application Deadline: N/A

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