Youth Services Spanish Outreach Associate

The Joliet Public Library is seeking a community minded team player to join our dynamic and innovative Youth Services team as a Spanish Services Associate. Joliet Public Library serves a diverse community of over 147,000 with two branches. The ideal candidate has a passion for reaching everyone in our community with our mission to help the people of Joliet Read, Explore, Ask, and Discover.

This position will include creating English and Spanish language programming for preschool and school aged children and their families, staffing community outreach events for all ages, and providing outstanding customer service within the Library. The full-time position requires flexible scheduling including daytime, evening, and weekend hours and works out of the Ottawa Street Branch. Conversational and written fluency in Spanish and English is required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Participate in, and proactively promote, library services in the community.

- Represent the library in a positive and professional manner at library meetings, programs, and outreach events.

- Facilitate and assist with bilingual or Spanish language outreaches, storytimes and events in the community.

- Under the guidance of Communications Coordinator, assist with translation of digital and physical programs and departmental calendars into Spanish; collaborate on publicity of ELL programs, services, and displays; provide promotional text in English and Spanish, and assist in developing a variety of bilingual programming and communication tools.

- Assist patrons in using the library catalog, electronic resources, and other library resources. Assist and train patrons on library e-book resources.

- Perform all tasks with a high degree of independence and minimal supervision.