Librarian II - Phoenix Public Library

City of Phoenix -
Phoenix, AZ

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Job Details

Full-time
$64,313.60 - $104,624.00 a year
9 days ago

Benefits

401(a)
Commuter assistance
Paid parental leave
Health savings account
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Adoption assistance
Parental leave
Vision insurance
Loan forgiveness
Life insurance

Qualifications

Mandarin
Spanish
Committee work
Staff supervision
Customer training
Master's degree in business
Master's degree in information science
Library instructional services
Team supervision
Library event programming
Customer service
Master's degree in social science
Program development
Mid-level
Social Sciences
Team training
Master's degree in library science
Library Science
Master's degree in library and information science
Computer skills
Training & development
1 year
Adult education
Mobile devices

Full Job Description

Job ID

62184

Job Category

Administrative & Clerical

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Phoenix Public Library (PPL) serves a diverse multiethnic clientele of over 4.8 million people, with a central library and 16 branches. The library offers collections in multiple languages, a full range of cutting-edge electronic resources and customer focused public services. PPL is a large system seeking motivated candidates to advance their career opportunities through a pathway designed for upward mobility. We offer a variety of development opportunities for supervisors through leadership and mentor programs. Join this innovative team today!

Librarians II perform professional library work and are responsible for providing innovative and creative approaches to goal setting, planning, customer service, age level programming, information services, readers advisory and system wide committee work. Librarians II are hired for system wide positions and are required to move throughout the system based upon operational needs. Supervision is exercised over professional, paraprofessional, technical, and clerical level staff. Branch Library positions serve as Assistant Managers and Central Library positions serve as collection or program specialists.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Demonstrated ability with mobile devices, eBooks, eMedia resources, and technology, demonstrated customer service experience, ability to work in a team environment.

SALARY

Pay Range: $64,313.60 to $104,624.00 annually.

Hiring Range: $64,313.60 to $86,153.60 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Internal Only: Please understand that this is pay grade 057. If selected, your salary offer will be based on the applicable promotion or demotion worksheet in accordance with the City Pay Ordinance.

Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.

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BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,

for more details: Pension Information
401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
Dental, vision, and life insurance options
Employer paid long-term disability
Free Bus/light rail pass
Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in library science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution.
OR a Master's degree in an information science field such as business, education, humanities, law, science, or social science.
AND Two years of progressively responsible library experience, including one year of professional library work.
All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
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The City job description can be found here.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

Bilingual Spanish/Mandarin

Two years of experience creating and delivering programs and/or training to staff or customers in a library environment of which one year is in children, teen, or adult programming.
One year of supervisory experience including supervising, training, evaluating, and providing effective leadership to professional, paraprofessional, technical, and clerical level staff.
Two years of experience of providing customer service in a public library setting.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes July 13, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Librarian II, JC:30220, ID# 62184, 6/30/26, USM, AJ, Benefits:007

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