Farmington, CT30+ days ago
In their operational leadership at the Lewis Walpole Library, the Head of Technical Services leads the planning, sequencing, and execution of technical services work; recruits, onboards, supervises, trains, and mentors a staff of two catalog assistants, as well as project staff and students; plans, implements, and assesses operational changes; assess and maintain a clear understanding of unit capacity; communicate capacity impacts with leadership and unit collaborators and ensure transparent and realistic commitments; and regularly reports on the unit's work. While the Head of Technical Services holds primary accountability for local technical services operations at the Lewis Walpole Library, they work in close collaboration with the Special Collections Technical Services leadership team and the broader technical services community to support system-wide technical services harmonization and sustainability.