Director of Library Services & Resources

About Salem Academy and College

Salem Academy and College is the oldest continuously operating educational institution for girls and women in the country.  Since 1772, the institution has engaged in transformational change to innovate women’s education. Founded with the mission of making education accessible to all, Salem has a rich 253-year-old history and a long-standing track record of educating students who are prepared to make a bold impact locally, nationally and globally through liberal arts education.

Salem Academy is a boarding and day college preparatory school with focus on interdisciplinary learning using STEAM, wellness and leadership. Salem College is the nation’s only liberal arts college exclusively dedicated to developing the next generation of health leaders. Salem College has more than 40 full-time faculty and over 150 staff members who support approximately 500 students including full-time undergraduates, part-time students and graduate students. In 2023, Salem received a second $5M anonymous philanthropic gift equaling its largest in history focused on enabling our health leadership transformation. Our graduates are committed to making the world a better, healthier and more equitable place.

Niche lists Salem Academy as the No. 1 boarding school in North Carolina; No. 5 college prep high school in North Carolina as well as the No. 1 college prep school in the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, NC area. Salem Academy has students from more than 10 states and 5 countries. Over 85% of the faculty and staff have a master’s degree or higher.  Courses are taught at the college prep, honors, AP and dual enrollment levels.  The unique partnership and shared campus with Salem College allows for collaboration with college faculty/staff on curriculum ideas, club activities and more.

Recognized by the U.S. News & World Report, Washington Monthly, and the New York Times Magazine as a top liberal arts college in the nation, Salem College continues to lead among liberal arts colleges in social mobility and economic diversity. In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked Salem College #2 among all national liberal arts colleges in America as a top performer for social mobility. Salem performed as one of the best liberal arts colleges with the highest percentage of Pell-eligible students graduating in four years.  Out of 286 colleges in the country, the New York Times Magazine ranked Salem College as #2 for economic diversity – enrolling more economically disadvantaged students than its peers. This ranking is a reflection of Salem’s commitment to making education accessible and affordable for all students. In another 2023 national ranking, Washington Monthly ranked Salem College as #4 in the nation for Pell-eligible graduation rate, #8 in the country for earning performance, #14 best bang for your buck college in the southeast, and #24 best liberal arts college in the U.S.

Salem Academy and College is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a vibrant college town known as the “City of Arts and Innovation”. Winston-Salem is a lively academic community, home to six institutions of higher education and more than 26,000 students. Winston Salem has a collaborative and engaged academic community with strong private and public schools, excellent healthcare systems, and affordable housing. The Winston-Salem area also offers a rich variety of cultural opportunities and has a vibrant art and restaurant scene. Within a few hours of campus are mountains for skiing, camping, or hiking; rivers for whitewater rafting; and the beautiful ports and beaches of North and South Carolina.

Position Summary: As director for Salem Academy & College’s library services and resources, this position provides direction and supervision that ensures the library’s mission and goals align with the institution’s mission and strategic initiatives. This position provides leadership in library development in the areas of user services and resources, instruction, outreach, cooperative initiatives, and budget management. As a member of the college faculty this position also participates in faculty governance and committee(s) membership.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee innovation and development in the areas of user services and resources, instruction, cooperative initiatives, and outreach to enhance library effectiveness.
• Lead library personnel including full-time librarians, library staff, and library student workers. 
• Determine fiscal requirements of the library operations, prepare budget recommendations, and monitor, verify, and reconcile expenditure of budgeted funds to properly allocate budget dollars and maximize impact.
• Provide library instruction services for Salem College first-year student courses.
• Lead library assessment initiatives, including instruction assessment and regular organizational reviews, to improve library effectiveness.
• Work closely with library staff to develop and implement library policies and procedures to support the mission of the library.
• Work closely with consortia partners and library staff to develop shared services and collections.
• Work closely with library staff to prepare internal and external reports to support administrative, departmental, governmental, and accreditation requirements and standards.
• Work closely with the assistant directors of information technology services to ensure effective use of technology for the library and its users.
• Serve as a member of the college faculty, the Salem College Curriculum Committee, the General Education Committee, the Graduate Education Council, and other campus-wide and ad-hoc committees as needed to assist the academy and college and to advocate for the library.
• Participate actively in library associations and resource-sharing consortia, including, but not limited to, the Triad Academic Library Association (TALA), North Carolina Independent College & Universities (NCICU), NCLIVE, Carolina Consortium (CC), and WorldShare Management Services (WMS) to actively contribute to the effectiveness, advancement and professional relations of the library and the academy and college.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA accredited school.
• Record of success as a library administrator including evidence of planning, budgeting, assessment of library services, and at least two years of supervisory experience.
• Experience providing information literacy instruction.
• Demonstrated ability to act as an advocate for the library to both internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a collaborative and equitable approach to library leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstration of strong analytical skills.
• Familiarity with current and future academic library trends.
• Demonstration of initiative and strong project management skills in leading projects.

Physical Functions

While performing the responsibilities of the director of library services and resources, the employee is required to sit for varying lengths of time; bend, reach, lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds; occasionally stand, walk, and kneel and regularly ascend/descend stairs; use hands and fingers to handle or feel and manipulate keys on a keyboard; perform extended periods of work at a computer workstation, view a computer monitor; perceive sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and receive detailed information through oral communication; express and exchange ideas by means of spoken word; and work in an office setting.

Salem College is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.