Senior Librarian - Cape Town, South Africa - City of Cape Town

City of Cape Town
City of Cape Town
Verified Company
Cape Town, South Africa

2 weeks ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

ELIGIBILITY
Internal/External

CLOSING DATE

REFERENCE NUMBER
LIB 03/24 ext


SALARY
Basic Salary R to R


DEPARTMENT
Library and Information

Services


DIRECTORATE
COMMUNITY SERVICES and


HEALTH
Senior Librarian - Koeberg


Requirements:


  • B. Bibl/B.LIS or PG Dipl. LIS or B. Inf (Hons)
  • At least four years' 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
  • Initiative, adaptability and advocacy skills
Saturdays on a roster basis

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
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