Staffing Update

Submitted by Stephen Kight

As Anna discussed in her recent staff blog post, we are looking at a variety of options to fully fund the implementation of the salary study. The first important task is to ensure that we are utilizing staff in the most efficient ways we can. We recently conducted a thorough analysis of the level of staffing at each of the four branches related to the level of activity, and concluded that two staff transfers made at this time will help bring a little more balance to staff workloads among the four branches and will help to keep the Personnel budget in line with where it needs to be to achieve our goals.

Jane Elizabeth Sewell, who is currently a 25-hour Youth Specialist at Hampton Park, will transfer to Post Road as a 25-hour Youth Specialist. This will take the place of the 40-hour Youth Specialist position that became vacant when Leslie Marinelli was promoted to Communications Manager. Post Road had been the only branch to have two 40-hour Youth Specialists. With this change, Post Road’s Youth Services department will be staffed the same as those at Cumming and Sharon Forks, with a Youth Services Supervisor, one 40-hour Youth Specialist, and four 25-hour Youth Specialists. Going forward, Hampton Park’s Youth Services department will be staffed with a Youth Services Supervisor, one 40-hour Youth Specialist, and one 25-hour Youth Specialist.

Vaidhegi Vijayakumar, who is currently a 25-hour Information Specialist at Sharon Forks, will transfer to Post Road as a 25-hour Information Specialist. This is not to fill a current vacant position at Post Road (as previously noted, three vacant positions--one 25-hour Information Specialist position or Youth Specialist position at Cumming, Post Road, and Sharon Forks--were eliminated). Rather, this move is to help balance the workloads between Post Road and Sharon Forks. Both branches are extremely busy (Sharon Forks especially in circulation and Post Road especially in information questions) but Sharon Forks has been better staffed.

Both Jane Elizabeth and Vaidhegi will transfer to Post Road the week of October 31. Ann and the Post Road supervisors are excited to welcome these experienced FCPL staff members.