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Form of workRequisition No: 814756Agency: Department of StateWorking Title: DOS - Library Program Administrator-SES - 45000619Position Number: 45000619Salary: $53,443.53Posting Closing Date: 11/03/2023Department of StateLibrary Program AdministratorDivision of Library and Information ServicesBureau of Library DevelopmentOpen CompetitiveMinimum Qualifications:* Six years of direct professional experience or master's degree.* Three years of experience as a supervisor of library or other professional / paraprofessional staff.* Three years of experience planning, evaluating, and presenting continuing education training.* Proficient with MS Office Suite and online presentation software.* Cover letter addressing the required knowledge, skills and abilities specified in the advertisement.Preferences:* Master's degree from a program accredited by a professional library association.* Experience planning, evaluating, and implementing continuing education training for library staff.* Experience writing grants.* Experience with grant and/or project management* Experience with a learning management system (LMS) and video editing.Special Note:Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your employment history.Duties and Responsibilities:Coordinates, manages, plans, and implements continuing education and training opportunities for library staff throughout Florida. Liaises with Continuing Education staff of the Florida Multitype Library Cooperatives and other partners. Works with Division staff across all grant programs, and with external partners, to create interactive training modules, videos, and online asynchronous courses.
Facilitates access to this content through a learning management system (e.g., Moodle) and other online repositories. Provides live and online training, workshops, and meetings. Identifies best practices, trends, and issues in the continuing education arena.
Ensures ADA compliance for Bureau content.Develops, coordinates, administers, and evaluates the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute. Participates in the continued development and implementation of the program, in collaboration with external partners and vendors. Coordinates development and implementation of the annual Public Library Directors Meeting.
Administers Florida Library Jobs grant project, with partner organization. Provides consulting services to library administrators and staff, library board members and citizen supporters.Supervises Bureau staff. Ensures that direct reports (and self) conform to all state and department rules and regulations.Participates in the management and supervisory team of the Bureau.
Manages a grant-funded program, writes and reviews grant applications and reports guided by the Bureau's strategic plan. Participates in strategic plan development.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:Experience with: Planning and conducting continuing education activities relating to libraries; grant and/or project management; online learning management systems; designing and developing online course modules; building partnerships; editing videos. Creating curricula; face to face and online teaching.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: A Level 2 criminal background check is a condition of employment. If selected for this position, you must provide your fingerprints. We will send your fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check.IMPORTANT NOTICES:We are committed to enhancing our workforce through the employment of Veteran's, individuals with disabilities and seek qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds, abilities, skills, and talents to join our workforce.Male applicants born on or after January 1, 1960, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.
For more information, please visit the SSS website: https://www.sss.govThe State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
