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Job Description

Monday-Friday 9-5:30. Occasional nights and Saturdays.

Basic Function: Performs a variety of standard clerical and paraprofessional duties in the children’s reading room. Develops and implements outreach programs. Shelves materials. Provides reader’s advisory and circulation services. Responsible for planning and implementing teen programing including Summer Reading Club and Outreach.

Physical Requirements:  Hearing and vision corrected to normal ranges. Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds, and push a loaded book truck weighing 120 pounds. Ability to reach up to seven feet to retrieve and replace books with a stool or ladder, as needed.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree preferred. One year of library experience or experience working with children. Ability to learn to operate equipment as required by the position; establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and library patrons. Familiarity with personal computers and appropriate software required. Requires a valid Colorado driver’s license.Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides efficient, courteous public service and presents a positive image of the library in attitude, appearance and performance of duties.
• In the absence of the Children’s Manager, supervises unit activities.
• Clerical tasks, as needed.
• Helps plan and execute preschool storytimes.
• Responsible for outreach programs for all ages.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates specific programs and activities (both in the library and in the community) for young adults, based on their needs and interests.
• Involves young adults in planning and implementing services for their age group.
• Publicizes teen services in the library through newspapers, posters, displays, social media and website.
• Works as a liaison with the schools to encourage young adults to use the library.
• Shelves library materials. Maintains order of the collection to facilitate public access to resources.
• Provides reader’s advisory service for parents and youth.
• Provides library tours for WSD#3 elementary schools, as well as scout groups, church groups, and daycares, as needed. 
• Maintains summer reading program files and distribution of prizes.
• Work in the Technical Services or Circulation units, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Ability to keep confidential records and perform routine tasks; learn library methods, techniques and computerized databases; work in a team environment; use good judgment.
  • Ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately; pay attention to detail.
  • Ability to work nights and weekends, as needed.
  • Demonstrates effective interpersonal relations with young adults and other professionals who work with young adults.
  • Communicates effectively orally and in writing.
  • Demonstrates a knowledge and appreciation of literature for young adults.
  • Has knowledge of current reading, viewing, and listening interests of young adults.

Additional Info & Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to keep confidential records and perform routine tasks; learn library methods, techniques and computerized databases; work in a team environment; use good judgment.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately; pay attention to detail.
• Ability to work nights and weekends, as needed.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal relations with young adults and other professionals who work with young adults.
• Communicates effectively orally and in writing.
• Demonstrates a knowledge and appreciation of literature for young adults.
• Has knowledge of current reading, viewing, and listening interests of young adults.

The Community

Security Public Library serves the communities of Security/Widefield (population 45,000) in southern El Paso County, Colorado. With a beautiful view of Pikes Peak, Security/Widefield prides itself on its small town atmosphere and strong sense of community. Set in a 59 square mile area, the largest populated unincorporated area in Colorado, Security/Widefield has all the advantages of being adjacent to Colorado Springs, a city of 500,000, and only an hour drive to Denver.

HR Info

Questions for Molly Reimers, Children's Librarian 719-391-3192 or reimersm@wsd3.org

Resume to:
Molly Reimers
reimersm@wsd3.org
Security Public Library
715 Aspen Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-3192
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