Senior Librarian - City of Cape Town

Key Performance Areas

• Ensuring the library is effectively managed
• Supervising, training and developing staff
• Developing and maintaining a balanced and relevant collection
• Assisting the public with information enquires and reader guidance
• Ensuring the administrative processes and procedures are undertaken and complied with
• Liaising with schools, educational institutions and community organisations
• Ensuring outreach activities and programmes are organised

Requirements

• B. Bibl/B.LIS or PG Dipl. LIS or B. Inf (Hons)
• At least four years’ of public library experience, including supervisory experience
• The ability to speak Afrikaans in this predominantly Afrikaans
• speaking community will be highly advantageous
• Fully conversant with all aspects of librarianship, in particular, the principles of collection development, reference work, information retrieval and bibliographic knowledge

• A wide reading background and knowledge of literature in general
• Sound leadership and management abilities
• Knowledge of the means to establish user needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• The initiative, adaptability and advocacy skills
• Successful candidates will be required to work evenings and on Saturdays on a roster basis
• Computer literacy in MS applications