Job Description
Job Summary: The Teen Services Librarian provides programs and services that appeal to teens and primarily works in the teen and children’s areas. The Librarian provides reference and reader’s advisory services, oversees a teen advisory board, assists teens with conducting research, provides technical support, and contributes to collection maintenance.
Essential Functions:
- Provides reference, reader’s advisory, technology, research databases, and library account assistance to patrons at public service desks, by phone which may be in the call center and throughout the library. (25%)
- Provides leadership for planning, promoting, implementing, and evaluating programs for teen patrons. (25%)
- Develops and coordinates outreach events at middle and high schools and other community organizations. Assists with securing program funds from funding sources. (20%)
- Advances teen engagement with the library by guiding a Teen Advisory Board, eliciting teen input on library materials, programs and services, and recruiting teen volunteers. Collaborates with peers and other colleagues with expertise in serving teens. (15%)
- Collects teen services related statistical information and prepares reports including teen space usage, circulation statistics for teen materials and attendance at teen programs. (15%)
Additional Responsibilities:
- Manages, schedules, and maintains exhibits in the Teen Art Gallery. Evaluates and recommends library materials, technology of interest to teens.
- Serves as manager on duty with a focus on resolving patron issues through de-escalation tactics.
- Attends staff meetings and serves on committees with a focus on representing the needs and interests of the patrons living in the neighborhoods the library serves.
- Attends conferences, networks with other educational program professionals, and observes programs at other library and community locations to maintain knowledge of trends and interests regarding program offerings that sustain or increase audience engagement.
- Takes proper safety precautions to prevent accidents. Responsible for the safety of self, others, materials, and equipment. Uses all required safety equipment and follows all safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Reports all accidents and damage to library property.
This position is a full-time, 40-hour per week position.
Requirements
The tentative schedule for this position is:
Sundays 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mondays 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesdays Work From Home
Thursdays 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and experience: Master's degree in library and information science from an accredited program and three years of progressively responsible experience in a public library setting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Technical skills: Intermediate skills with using personal computers, performing data entry and using information databases.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience promoting programs for patrons of all ages using social media strategies, preferably in a public library setting.
- Language Skills: Reads, writes, and speaks Spanish fluently.
Working Conditions:
Primarily physical work with repetitive handling of items, frequent walking and standing, occasional lifting of items up to 40 pounds, and occasional pushing of wheeled carts over 100 pounds. Work may include extended periods of time viewing a computer monitor and operating a keyboard. Requires sufficient manual dexterity that permits the employee to operate a computer, office, and library equipment. Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes which permit the employee to work in a multilevel facility. Seeing, hearing, and speaking required.
Benefits & Additional Compensation Info
Benefits:
Health and Wellness Benefits
· Group medical, dental and vision benefits to employees who work 20 hours or more per week
· Lifestyle Spending Account for all benefit-eligible employees
· Employer paid basic life and long-term disability insurance
· Employer paid employee assistance program for employees and their household members
· Health Savings or Flexible Spending Accounts for all benefit-eligible employees
· Voluntary , employee paid, group accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity plans for all benefit-eligible employees
· Employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible to take up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave following the birth of an employee’s child or the placement of a child with an employee for adoption or foster care
· Infant at Work Program
Time-off Benefits
· 80 hours of paid sick leave per year for employees who work 20 hours or more per week
· 12 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
· Time off for jury duty, bereavement and voting
· Pet adoption leave
· New grandparent leave
Helping Your Future
· Public Employee Retirement Association of Colorado (PERA) Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan
· PERA 401(k) Plan
· Tuition reimbursement program and student debt repayment assistance
· Paid training and professional development
Libary Perks
· Easy access to unlimited resources—including books, movies, programs, digital technology and more
The Community
The BPLD is committed to advancing equity in our diverse community by providing accessible programs, print and digital materials, tools and technology, and educational opportunities. Across our five current locations, we are proud to offer resources such as a makerspace, art galleries, outdoor learning areas, a multimedia local history archive, community literacy programs, and a theater. Boulder Public Library strives to be a safe and welcoming place to all staff and patrons, alike. Through outreach, community partnerships, and volunteer-driven programs, we seek to adapt our services to those who may experience barriers to visiting our physical locations.
We circulate more than 1.5 million items annually, but we believe that a library is more than a place to borrow free materials. As a vital civic space, we provide opportunities for our more than 500,000 yearly visitors to study, host meetings, be introduced to new people or experiences, and connect to essential local services.
Our employees are part of a vibrant, uplifting workplace culture that honors the joy and commitment of meaningful public service, while still caring for the needs of the individual. Our work is highly collaborative, adaptive, inquisitive, and is always on-going. We are passionate individuals with diverse backgrounds, interests, and experiences and we are dedicated to our mission of connecting people, ideas and information to transform lives and strengthen our community.
Links
External Job Ad
https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/2197130
HR Info
For more information, contact:
Shannon Kincaid, Interim Youth Services Supervisor
kincaids@boulderlibrary.org