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Children’s Services Summer Assistants will be responsible for providing services to children and families through program planning and implementation, reference instruction and searches, and readers' advisory. Helen Hall Library Children’s Services is a fast paced, and often loud environment. This position is expected to work 40 hours which can be days, evenings, and weekends. The positions can be filled as early as mid-May and work through the end of August.
Example of Duties
Example of Duties
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
- Assist with children’s summer library program by preparing crafts, program setup and clean up, and shelving materials
- Assist patrons in obtaining information from library materials, databases, and electronic resources
- Assist patrons with Beanstack management, logs off-line patrons, and passes out prizes
- Provide reader's advisory to children and their caregivers
- Attend and assists with library outreach events and offsite programs
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be able to work 40 hours a week.
- Must be able to work any combination of days, nights, and weekends.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
- Professional experience working with children (birth to age 11).
- Experience working in a public or school library with children is preferred.
- Any combination of experience and education which provides the applicant with the level of required knowledge and abilities will be considered.
Supplemental Information
Skills, knowledge, and abilities:
- Knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System and children’s literature
- Knowledge of children’s developmental milestones
- Experience with e-mail, Microsoft Office Suite, databases, and Canva.
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects
- Willingness to expand skill set to keep current with advances in technology and field changes
- Ability to assist with and/or planning and implementing programs for families and children from birth to 11 years old
- Ability to provide excellent customer service in person, phone, or email to patrons of ages, abilities, and backgrounds
- Ability to work independently, self-motivated, and self-supervised
- Ability to work in a noisy and bustling environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (10-15 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a workstation or keyboard.
Seasonal, Temporary and Contractors are not eligible for employer paid benefits, holiday pay or vacation time.
