Job Description
About the Job:
The Community Engagement Librarian at the Goodman South Madison Library will be the face of the library in the vibrant South Madison area. This position will focus on working with the many community organizations in the neighborhood such as the Urban League, Access Health, Planned Parenthood, Centro Hispano, numerous churches and small businesses, and neighborhood residents to identify community needs and develop library services and programs to meet those needs. The Community Engagement Librarian will provide general leadership for the library staff, helping to coordinate the efforts of staff and provide training, when necessary. This position will also provide reference assistance at a busy, all ages desk where an emphasis is placed on technology assistance, job help, seeking information to meet basic needs, and engaging children and families.
About You:
You have a passion for working with the community and developing relationships with people and organizations. You can plan and carry out programs and services. You have a deep commitment to principles of racial equity, inclusion, and social justice. You have a complete understanding of library practices and principles. You can provide high-quality service to customers at an all-ages Help Desk. You are a good communicator, both in writing and in speech. You can coordinate the efforts of paraprofessional, clerical, and hourly staff and volunteers.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop a platform and service models focused on lifelong learning
- Facilitate connections between learners and instructors from a variety of environments and organizations to build inclusive communities
- Ensure equitable provision of learning resources and opportunities
- Lead staff in developing culturally competent models for learning services
- Plan and deliver library programs and services to a broad range of community members, both within and outside the library.
- Provide direct services to customers at an all-ages Ask Desk. Select, craft and execute a diverse programming repertoire.
- Coordinate paraprofessional, clerical and hourly staff and volunteers. Prioritize and monitor staff work activities. Hire pages, clerks and library assistants.
- Perform related work as assigned.
For the exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, please reference the Librarian 1 classification specification on-line at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/madisonwi/default.cfm?action=specbulletin&ClassSpecID=829972&headerfooter=0
For more information about the Madison Public Library and its programs, please visit:
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/
The Community
About the Madison Public Library:
The Madison Public Library is an award-winning library system, dedicated to celebrating ideas, promoting creativity, connecting people, and enriching lives. Working for Madison Public Library means working alongside a highly talented and truly outstanding group of people. And, we don't just excel in traditional library services: The Bubbler has received national attention for taking the makerspace concept into new and exciting directions; our youth services librarians are working with nurses to incorporate literacy into in-home prenatal care visits; and librarians lead four of the City of Madison's Neighborhood Resource Teams. Our spaces also shine, with a new community kitchen supporting youth nutrition and community meals at our Meadowridge Library, while the fully equipped Media Lab in our Central Library uses experts in the field to teach everything from audio engineering to video game design to Photoshop. Madison Public Library is bigger than our buildings, though – our focus is community engagement and empowerment – both within and outside the library walls. We are in the business of changing lives.
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