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Youth Services Manager

Basalt Regional Library

Single location

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Wages

$27.00 per Hour   Calculate

Location

Basalt, CO

Hours

40.00

MLS

Preferred

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Library Experience

Required

Supervisory Experience

Required

Type of Library

Public

This job is more than 3 weeks old or the application deadline has passed.
Job Description

This position is offered in addition to the Teen Librarian Position.  If you apply for the Youth Services Manager position, you are also applying for the Teen Librarian position.

About you:

  • You may not have management experience, but you have leadership experience
  • You are a born leader and decision-maker
  • You thrive on developing teams
  • You love working with children and teens and are passionate about early childhood literacy
  • You love books and reading and helping kids and teens find books they love
  • You want to give back to the community
  • You are a self-motivated hard worker with a positive attitude
  • You have excellent customer service skills and a desire to help others

About the job:

  • Starting pay $27.00 per hour
  • Manage two full-time staff
  • Serve on the library’s management team
  • 40 hours per week, can be flexible within open hours of the library
  • Earn three weeks of Personal Time Off per year for sick time and vacation
  • Earn 8 hours of holiday pay for seven holidays per year
  • Employee health insurance including medical, vision, and dental coverage is paid by the library ($7,272 per year benefit)
  • Library matches 2% retirement contribution after one year, 3% after two years, 4% after three years, and 5% for four years and longer

To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to

Amy Shipley, Executive Director, at ashipley@basaltlibrary.org

Benefits & Additional Compensation Info
  • $2 per hour additional
  • 40 hours per week, can be flexible within open hours of the library
  • Earn three weeks of Personal Time Off per year for sick time and vacation
  • Earn 8 hours of holiday pay for seven holidays per year
  • Employee health insurance including medical, vision, and dental coverage is paid by the library ($7,272 per year benefit)
  • Library matches 2% retirement contribution after one year, 3% after two years, 4% after three years, and 5% for four years and longer
Additional Info & Requirements
  • Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English is preferred
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered on the basis of one year of experience for each year of education.
The Community

About the library:

  • The Basalt Library is the living room of its community and is beloved by the people who visit it.  The library is known for its music events and its beautiful building.  Behind the scenes, a work culture of collaboration, appreciation, and fun make this an amazing place to work.
  • Basalt, named for the basaltic rock formation on Basalt Mountain, began as a railroad town and was incorporated in 1901. Basalt is a Statutory Town in Eagle and Pitkin counties in Colorado. Surrounded by wilderness, Basalt sits at the gate of the Fryingpan Valley along the Gold Medal waters of the Roaring Fork and Fryingpan Rivers in the White River National Forest at an elevation of 6,611 feet.
  • The library sits on the shore of the Roaring Fork River in historic downtown Basalt.
HR Info

Amy Shipley, Director, 970.927.4311 x8; ashipley@basaltlibrary.org

Posted Feb 14, 2023