Job Posting: WOSC LRC Director

Job Description
WESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE

Job Title: Director of Learning Resources Center

Qualifications
Education: Masters of Library Science, MLIS, M. Ed. in Library Science

Special Knowledge, Skill, or Ability: Must have extensive knowledge in computer aided referencing, CD ROM, and related software. Must be able to operate computers and know how to assist students with all facets of the learning center.

Training or Experience Required: Minimum of 3 years in academic library/media or related services position with at least one year in a supervisory/administrative level preferred.

Reports to: Director of Information Services, Distance Education and Chief Technology Officer

Performance Expectations: The incumbent/employee will be responsible for the following:

1. Be customer focused to resolve problems effectively
2. Manage human resources and diversity while promoting productivity and efficiency; employee training and development, empowerment, and appraisal
3. Manage resources with fiscal responsibility while maintaining proper accountability of records
4. Manage information and communications with staff and public effectively
5. Conduct short and long range planning to set and/or attain college goals and objectives
6. Demonstrate leadership by being a good role model to reinforce productive and customer focused behavior; use creativity, innovation, and initiative to identify solutions to problems
7. Be a team player with co workers, subordinates, other managers, and community leaders to accomplish college objective or goals
8. Contribute to quality of college programs including extracurricular programs; Be involved in personal growth and development

Job Goal (Purpose of Position): Performs administrative level duties under minimal supervision to provide leadership, supervision, and coordination over learning resources and instructional services. Works with faculty and staff to ensure the college=s mission is accomplished effectively.

An incumbent in this position will utilize discretion, ingenuity and independent judgment due to the complexity of the job. Since there may be several ways to solve a problem, an incumbent is free to choose the solution.

Contact with Others: An incumbent in this position has regular contact with persons outside the college which requires tact and diplomacy, independent judgment, and problem solving; making formal presentations; interpreting policies and procedures based on experience; May be required to make formal presentations and reports.

Essential Job Functions/Performance Responsibilities:

1. Oversees and administers all aspects of the Learning Resources Center.
2. Oversees personnel functions including staff scheduling, hiring, orientation, training, and performance appraisals.
3. Oversees and performs collection development.
4. Oversees ordering, purchase, acquisition, cataloguing of books, periodicals, other learning media,
and computer aided learning software for the college. Ensures that the learning center meets the instructional and learning needs of faculty, students, and the public.
5. Oversees and performs system administrator duties as they pertain to the library automation systems.
6. Coordinates instruction to faculty, staff, students and public on the effective use and utilization of information resources.
7. Ensures that Center follows accounting and fiscal policies and procedures; oversees departmental
budget and oversees purchasing and inventory/ordering of equipment use and replacement.
8. Oversees, administers and performs all aspects of Reference.
9. Oversees, administers and performs all aspects of Circulation.
10. Oversees and performs staff development and training activities.
11. Oversees Instructional Media Services.
12. Serves on/chairs institutional committees as needed.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision exercised: An incumbent serves as supervisor to a small staff of employees, responsible for training, assigning, and reviewing work, as well as performing similar work for approximately 25% of the time. Approximately 75% of time is performing higher level work or in supervision. Have additional responsibility of performance evaluation, hiring, discipline, and other such responsibilities for part time personnel.

Physical/Mental Requirements and Working Conditions: Other than those physical/mental requirements included in the essential functions: must be able to communicate on the telephone and in person; must be able to work with little supervision to accomplish goals of position.