Job Description

Requisition No: 873859

Agency: Department of State

Working Title: DOS - LIBRARY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 45000245

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 45000245

Salary: $50,898.12

Posting Closing Date: 05/04/2026

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Department of State

Division of Library and Information Services

Bureau of Library and Network Services

Library Program Administrator – SES, position # 000245

Open Competitive

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Six years of direct professional experience or master’s degree.
• Two years of professional library experience in reference or acquisitions.

PREFERENCES:

• Master’s degree in library and information science from nationally accredited program.
• Library supervisory experience.
• Three or more years working in acquisitions or collection development.
• Three or more years providing reference and research services to library users.

Special Note:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your employment history.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the State Library's materials book budget as well as all the associated collection development and acquisitions activities.
• Supervises and manages the operation of the activities and staff of the Library Lending Section. This includes statistics, narrative reports, performance appraisals, development of performance expectations, position descriptions, recruitment and disciplinary actions.
• Provides complex reference and research services as requested by state agency personnel and the general public. Provides complex online searches of multiple database services for bibliographic citations and full-text articles on subjects requested by patrons. Assists users in research directing their use of multiple sources and collections. Utilizes materials in all formats from all collections. Keeps appropriate statistics regarding the usage of collection.
• Promotes the library and services through presentations, webinars, tours and other types of targeted communication.

• Performs other work-related duties as required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of library and information science.
• Knowledge of automated library systems.
• Ability to provide reference and research services to library users.
• Ability to evaluate and make recommendations about the selection of library material.
• Ability to work with and balance budgets.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to work with a variety of computer applications.
• Ability to perform extended data entry
• Ability to lift and process boxes of books that may weigh up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to bend and reach to shelve materials.
• Ability to climb and descend stairs.
• Ability to push loaded book trucks.

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 Veterans, 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.gov.

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.