Librarian - Children's

Salary: $30.43 - $42.60 Hourly
Location : Prescott Valley, AZ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 00786
Department: Community Services
Division: Library
Opening Date: 10/31/2023
Closing Date: 11/30/2023 5:00 PM Arizona
Description
We invite you to join the high performing team at the Town of Prescott Valley, serving as our Children's Librarian in the Community Services Department. All librarians serve in a leadership role within the library, organization, and community with or without a formal supervisory assignment.
If you have a desire to serve the community in which you live, we encourage you to apply.
Examples of Duties
In this position you will:

• Plan, develop, schedule, and conduct activities and programs for an assigned service division. This Librarian position will be assigned to supervise the Children's division of the library mainly focusing on collections, services, and programs for ages 0-8.

• Maintain collections of materials and resources in diverse formats from various vendors, occasionally in collaboration with consortia partners. This involves reorganizing collections and weeding when necessary.

• Perform a variety of customer service duties including assisting patrons with Reference, Public Access Computers, databases, software, and other equipment.

• Publicize and promote library services, programs, and collections. Conduct public relations functions and attends community events. Provide tours of library facilities and make presentations on services.

• Perform a variety of general library and administrative work such as shelving, shelf reading, answering telephones, running errands, and pickup of supplies needed for activities.
• Serve as a professional library resource by recommending children's library materials in all formats to library patrons and community groups; provides leadership and trains staff in children's library materials recommendations, trends in reading and publishing, and community reading and learning interests.

Typical Qualification

• Requires a Master's Degree in Library Science (MLS), at least two (2) years of professional experience in a public library, and one (1) year of supervisory experience. Or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would provide the required knowledge skills and abilities.

• Working knowledge of principles and techniques of selecting and managing a library collection and library classification schemes (i.e. Dewey Decimal System).

• Skilled in developing, planning, organizing, and coordinating programs within assigned areas.

Compensation:
The salary range is $63,294 to $88,608. Starting salary depends on qualification and experience. The town provides a full range of benefits including no-cost to you health coverage and a generous retirement package including participation in the Arizona State Retirement.
First Review: November 13th
Closing Date: November 30th @ 5 pm
Apply online: prescottvalley-az.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
Supplemental Information
The Town of Prescott Valley-The Cooler Side of Arizona
The Town of Prescott Valley is located in beautiful central Arizona, set between the scenic Mingus and Bradshaw mountain ranges in the heart of Yavapai County. Our high desert elevation of 5,100 feet affords us four seasons with mild temperatures year-round. Prescott Valley is the largest and fastest-growing municipality in the county. (est. 50,000 pop.)
Founded in 1966, Prescott Valley offers a small-town, rural atmosphere filled with rich natural beauty and modern amenities. Three national forests are nearby, and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is a short two-hour drive away. The Prescott Valley lifestyle is for someone who enjoys a relaxed pace of life, but also wants the excitement of being part of a growing, evolving community!
Known as a diverse, welcoming community, Prescott Valley boasts excellent cultural, recreational and educational activities and superior public services. The Town's downtown area is anchored by a 5,000 seat, town-owned event center that hosts concerts, sporting events, and shows.
A carefully created General Plan serves to protect the quality of life that has been the reason that many have moved to Prescott Valley. The town has an excellent K-12 school system, local access to higher education, and offers a variety of shopping and restaurant options in and around its inviting central business district.
Town Values
Incorporated in 1978, the Town operates under the council-manager form of government. We believe our greatest resource in fulfilling our mission is our employees! Our signature count-on-me SERVICE culture means together, we roll up our sleeves and get the job done quickly and effectively. We value INTEGRITY, holding ourselves to the highest standards; we are responsible, honest and transparent. RESPECT, we treat others with dignity. We genuinely welcome differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences for a more inclusive workplace. TEAMWORK, honoring our commitments. FUN, our energizing force to create and innovate finding a new way to pioneer public services. When we have fun doing what we love our citizens love their experiences with us! With a sense of humility we give our time, attention and action in service to others.
Under the leadership of our Town Manager and Council, the Town of Prescott Valley is a proactive, visionary, and solution-oriented organization. Fiscally conservative, the Town is financially sound with little debt and healthy reserves, positioning us to move forward in continued smart and sustainable growth for years to come.
Benefits
Major benefits for a full-time regular, employee:

• Medical: United Healthcare; Employee coverage paid at 100% by Town. Family coverage optional at $341.55/month.
• Dental: Ameritas; Employee coverage paid at 100% by Town. Family coverage optional at $28.02/month.
• Vision: VSP Network or Eyemed Vision Care, Employee coverage paid at 100%. Family coverage optional at $5.50/month.
• Life Insurance: Town provided supplemental life insurance at one times the employee's base pay up to $100,000.
• Voluntary Individual and Family Term Life Insurance: Additional term life insurance coverage available for employee, spouse and children.
• General Leave: 120 hours the first year, increasing annually up to 200 hours for hourly employees. That is increased by 40 hours for salaried employees.
• Holidays: Eleven (11) paid holidays; Eight (8) hours per day for FT employees.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Pre-tax pay deductions to use for eligible medical or dependent daycare costs.
• Disability Insurance: Town provided personal illness or injury short and long term disability benefits with 50% and 60% lost wages replacement respectively.
• Workers' Compensation: Provides 100% lost wages and related medical benefits as for on the job work related illness or injuries.
• Retirement Plans: ASRS Arizona State Retirement effective January 1, 2023.
• MediCare: While the Town provides the required contributions towards MediCare we do not participate in Social Security.
• State Unemployment: State mandated coverage is provided.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling and referral services for employees and their immediate families is provided for financial planning, legal services, depression, substance abuse, family/marital and other relationship issues.
• Fit for Life Wellness Program: The Town is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. Participation is strictly voluntary and offers $200 participation incentive.
• Direct Deposit: Paychecks are deposited directly into the employee's bank account(s) on a bi-weekly schedule.

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Please prepare responses to each of the following items. Relevancy of your experience and training will be considered when evaluating responses. Provide as much detail as you believe will fully describe your experience and training. Applications without a cover letter and supplemental responses will not be considered. Do you understand these requirements?
02
Do you have a Master's degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited library school?

• Yes
• No

03
Have you researched this area and are you prepared to relocate? How soon can you start if hired?
04
This position requires some nights and weekends as scheduled. Do you have any scheduling concerns with this?

• Yes
• No

05
Describe an innovative program or project you created for children. Include in your answer why you chose program, how you determined the budget, if any, and how you evaluated the project to measure success?
06
You have a parent approach you about the book, This Day in June by Gayle Pittman, and says it is not appropriate for children and it should be removed immediately. How do you respond?
07
This position will supervise library assistants. Please describe in detail your management experience and management style.
08
This position requires strong communication and public relations skills. Please describe your experience in fostering relationships, cultivating contacts, and creating strategic and collaborative partnerships with other agencies, school districts, civic groups, or other organizations to raise awareness of library programs and services. Describe the duties that support how you gained this experience. If you do not have experience, please indicate "no experience" below.
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