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Job Description

Location: Various Arapahoe Library District locations as needed. Starting Salary: $41,885 to $52,357 per year, plus benefits. Hours: Full-time, exempt-level position. Ability to work evenings and weekends, required. Role: We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic professional to join the expert team of Information Service and Intercultural librarians.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of success and a passion to run with the best, assisting school age patrons with diverse backgrounds and abilities and those who work with them with advanced search needs in all areas and developing innovative services for our school age patrons.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

60% ADVANCED SEARCH ASSISTANCE - Conducts patron interviews, employs search strategies, provides advanced reference and reader's advisory services, mentors staff, and recommends resources in order to satisfy patron requests of an advanced nature.

40% SERVICE DEVELOPMENT - Identifying, evaluating, recommending and implementing services for school age children and their caregivers, including but not limited to: technology services, community outreach, and creating web content.

Expectations:

1. CUSTOMER RELATIONS – Outstanding and personalized customer service.

2. ADVANCED SEARCH ASSISTANCE - Effective assistance for patrons with advanced search needs.

3. SERVICE DEVELOPMENT - Effective development of services.

Additional Info & Requirements

Qualifications:

Minimum of two years of similar or related experience, required.

Master's Degree in Library Science, required.

Intermediate knowledge and experience in youth library services.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly.

Evidence of ability to manage multiple responsibilities in a changing environment.

Experience with grant-writing, preferred.

Experience in public service, including the ability to interact effectively with patrons and staff.

Advanced technology skills, including advanced assessment scores for Windows, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Sierra, required.

Ability to travel to other work/library locations, as needed, required.

Ability to be mobile 100% of the time and sit as needed; ability to bend, stoop, reach, and push a loaded wheeled book cart weighing up to 100 pounds, 10% of the time, required.

Ability to work varying shifts, including evenings and weekends, required.

Committed to provide outstanding and personalized customer service to patrons, coworkers and customers.

Ability to demonstrate knowledge of library and information science theory, information creation, organization, and delivery as it applies to the Arapahoe Library District.

Ability to exhibit leadership skills including critical thinking, active listening, risk taking, and creativity, regardless of position within the organization structure.

Ability to exhibit an understanding of the importance of a multidisciplinary and cross-functional approach to programs and projects within the organization.

Ability to communicate openly, directly, clearly and respectfully with customers and colleagues to advance the interests of the library.

Ability to comfortably present information in a clear and engaging manner in dealing with customers and colleagues one-on-one or in groups, in both formal and informal settings.

Ability to focus on the customer, show integrity, be inclusive, enjoy learning and have fun.

Ability to exercise confidence and excitement in the vast technological and online resources the Library District has available.

The Community

Established in 1966, the Arapahoe Library District serves more than 200,000 residents living in Arapahoe County. Arapahoe County and other major suburban counties make up the greater metropolitan area surrounding Denver, Colorado. The Arapahoe Library District operates eight branch libraries, including mobile library services, and a library at the County Detention Center, funded by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department. A seven-member Board of Trustees sets the library budget and determines policy.

HR Info

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