FT Youth Librarian - Avondale Branch Date Posted: 8/28/2024 POSITION SUMMARY: The Youth Librarian creates, implements, and presents agency and community programs for youth and youth-related programs for parents, caregivers, and teachers. The Youth Librarian also maintains the youth collection, provides technology assistance and reader advisory services, interprets the Library's policies and procedures, and regularly serves as the designated staff member in charge. DUTIES: * Supervises the operation of the location in the absence of the Manager or Supervisor and may direct the work of staff when designated. * Plans and conducts programs for youth to encourage engagement with Library resources to create lifelong learners. * Serves the community and schools through outreach programming, teacher collections, and other Library services. * Performs reference and reader's advisory services in person, by telephone, and by e-mail, using materials in a variety of formats. * Performs duties that require proficiency with a variety of hardware/software and compiles statistics when needed. * Maintains youth collection. * Assists customers with various technologies such as phones, computers, copiers, scanners, faxing and tablets. * Assists customers with resumes, job searches, internet use, and basic word processing. * Interprets the Library's policies and procedures to the public in a customer-friendly manner. * Uses the Library's automated system to circulate materials to customers, including, checking materials in and out, processing holds, registering customers, and collecting fees. * Maintains awareness of current Library trends through professional reading, conference attendance, and organization participation. * Participates in the location's responsibilities including, but not limited to, desk set up, bookdrop, delivery, shelf reading, ILS reports, supply orders and filling interagency requests. QUALIFICATIONS: * Strong knowledge of youth literature, interests, and behaviors. * Demonstrates creativity through a variety of programs and storytelling techniques. * Demonstrates ability to train, direct, and supervise staff. * Understands and supports the Library's mission, beliefs, culture, and structure, and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the Library's policies and procedures. * Interacts with members of diverse ethnic and socio-economic communities, children, staff and management in a respectful and professional manner that reflects the Library's pillars of excellence. * Demonstrates on-brand customer service to internal and external customers by consistently fulfilling customer needs and expectations. * Handles and responds to concerns, complaints and difficult situations with patience and tact. * Communicates effectively in person, online, or by telephone, including formal communication and presentations, while consistently providing high-quality, proactive service to internal and external customers. * Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts of all colleagues and customers regardless of age, cultural background, ability, ethnicity, family status, gender identity, immigration status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and veteran status. * Demonstrates strong technology skills with the ability and willingness to learn new skills quickly. * Demonstrates professionalism in all settings, including an orientation toward teamwork, collaboration & building common ground with peers; arriving to work reliably, regularly, and on time; and behavior that is consistent with building a strong organizational culture, while performing work duties. * Possesses the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action. * Ability to maintain confidentiality of customers, peers, and department. * Ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices. * Seeks, accepts and incorporates feedback and direction. * Must be able to move frequently throughout the work location for the majority of the shift and have the ability to safely, frequently, and independently push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 30 lbs. to a minimum height of 2 feet and a minimum distance of 5 feet. Position Full Time Education * Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited library school * Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain a driving record that is acceptable to the Library's insurance provider. * 1-2 years' experience working with youth is preferred Hours 40 hours per week, schedule may include evenings and weekends Salary Grade 7: starting 46,945.60-$57,512.00 annually, based on experience level Deadline 9/10/2024 Equal Employment Opportunity Employer