Senior Librarian: North at Saldanha Municipality

Minimum Requirements:

• B.Bibl/ B.LIS / B tech:LIS / B.Inf (Hons) or PG DIP LIS or Equivalent 4-year post matric qualification
• 5-8 years relevant experience
• Code B Driver’s License
• Registered member of LIASA.

Duties will entail: Report to the Manager: Library and Information Services

• Responsible to co-ordinate the libraries, staff and operations of the Saldanha Bay Library Services in the
• Northern cluster (St Helena Bay, Vredenburg, Laingville and Paternoster) by monitoring the execution of procedural sequences/requirements in associate with aligning standards to meet customer objectives
• The organisation of information, interacting and providing users with information from various media, creating an environment conducive to learning through the arrangement of displays and signage of new library materials and attending to administrative reporting and record updating requirements of the various sections of the Saldanha Bay library services in the Northern cluster in accordance with the relevant legislation and policies Implement procedures and processes and manages all aspects associated with the provision of a comprehensive library services, by supervising day-to-day functions; performance managing personnel; providing professional direction ; developing and maintaining partnership and relations, to ensure that the communities in the Northern cluster receives an effective and efficient service that is relevant to their needs.

Competencies:

• People Management
• Conceptual thinking
• Organisational Awareness
• Attention to detail
• Professional proficiency
• Interpersonal relations
• Communication
• Service delivery orientation
• Client Orientation & customer focus
• Accountability and ethical conduct
• Resilience
• Management of learning
• Direction Setting
• Coaching & mentoring
• Advocacy skills
• Impact and Influence
• Team Orientation.