- Recruiting, training, placing and supervising Reading Troubadours and Hospital Storytellers
- Troubleshooting and support for a diverse group of Hospital Storytellers and Reading Troubadours
- Initial contact and liaison for participating sites
- Ongoing outreach for the program
- Coordinating special events
- Acting budget manager including writing contracts and RCQ requester for the program
- Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
- Acts as a liaison between Hospital Storytelling and other the Brooklyn Public Library departments
- Processing arriving shipments and book orders
- Shipping books and supplies to readers
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Understanding of and comfort in medical settings
- Excellent customer relations and communication skills
- Bilingual skills highly desirable
- Ability to navigate Brooklyn
- Ability to work independently
- Familiar with internet and basic computer applications
- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities and tasks
- Experience working with children a plus