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Careers at PPL

Portland Public Library is an equal-opportunity employer dedicated to providing everyone with safe and free access to educational and cultural resources. PPL is Maine’s most visited cultural institution and is a valued community asset, serving residents and visitors for over 150 years.

PPL offers free shared resources – books, film, history, big ideas – in a welcoming environment to foster meaningful connection and positive change in our dynamic City. PPL believes we are stronger the more fully we align our work and our resources toward equity, accessibility, inclusion, and representation of diverse experiences and perspectives. To succeed as a Library team member requires commitment to curiosity, inclusiveness, collaboration, and creativity. We enthusiastically invite you to apply.

PPL is committed to hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce of highly qualified staff to ensure broad perspectives, promote equity and inclusion, and connect to our wide community. Applicants with racially, ethnically, or culturally diverse identities or backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Current Job Openings

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Portland Public Library (PPL) is currently seeking an Associate Director, as part of the Library’s administration department and member of PPL’s senior leadership team.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Associate Director will be a critical leader for Library staff and will help deepen relationships with our non-profit and municipal partners; lead and supervise the Adult Services Director, Youth Services Director, Access Services Director, Annex and Bookmobile Manager, and the Branch Managers; and serve as the de facto manager of the Downtown location.

The Associate Director will be deeply involved in complex decision making, working integrally with PPL’s senior leadership, internal and external library colleagues, and designated Trustee committees. The Associate Director will actively represent PPL in statewide collaborative conversations and pursuits. The position serves as an advocate for services and operations, provides support to the Board of Trustees’ Planning Committee, and is in the first position to lead the Library in the absence of the Executive Director.

This is a full-time, 40 hours per week onsite position, normally scheduled for Monday through Friday; this is an $85,000/year salaried position.

Excellent benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance (among other voluntary benefits), retirement options (in lieu of Social Security), and paid leave. This position is non-union.

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Application Details

To apply, please send your resume, letter of interest, and three professional references via email at careers@portlib.org or via mail to:

Human Resources
Portland Public Library
5 Monument Square
Portland ME 04101

Initial consideration will begin April 10, 2022.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN II

Portland Public Library (PPL) is currently seeking a Maintenance Technician II.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager (or a Facilities Specialist in the Manager’s absence,) this position is responsible for performing a wide array of tasks to support library operations and facilities, including but not limited to deliveries, room set-ups, maintenance, and general repairs, while creating and maintaining a clean, pleasant, safe, and productive environment for library patrons and staff. This work is performed throughout the Downtown Library’s large public spaces, and at branch locations across Portland.

This is a full-time, 37.5 hour per week onsite position. This position operates Tuesday to Saturday. Hours from 12pm-8pm Tuesday-Friday, and 9:45am-5:45pm on Saturdays.

Pay begins at $18.38/hour. This position is union-represented. Excellent benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement options, and paid leave.

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Application Details

To apply, please send your resume, letter of interest, and three professional references via email at careers@portlib.org or via mail to:

Human Resources
Portland Public Library
5 Monument Square
Portland ME 04101

Initial consideration will begin March 13, 2022.

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Portland Public Library (PPL) is currently seeking a Human Resources Director, as a member of Administration.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Human Resources Director is responsible for the library’s human resources management in the areas of planning and policy development, staffing, training, benefits, work environment, employee relations, and volunteer development. This person assists in the general administrative support and management of library operations and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), to assure the most effective utilization of human resources. This individual promotes employee welfare in support of the Library’s service and organizational goals.

This person is responsible for all aspects of the library’s human resource management, working collaboratively with the Executive Director and in cooperation with members of Senior Leadership and area Directors. This person directs and supervises the work of the Finance & Human Resource Specialist in the activities which support the human resources functions.

This non-union, administrative position serves on the Library’s Senior Leadership team along with the Executive Director, Associate Director, Director of Finance, and Director of Advancement and External Relations.

This is a full-time, 37.5 hours per week onsite position, normally scheduled for Monday through Friday. Pay is salaried and begins at $80,000 per year. Excellent benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement options, and paid leave.

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Application Details

To apply, please send your resume, letter of interest, and three professional references via email at careers@portlib.org or via mail to:

Human Resources
Portland Public Library
5 Monument Square
Portland ME 04101

Initial consideration will begin March 24, 2022.