Clearview Library District is a special place to work. Our professional community is supportive, kind, and committed to ensuring excellent library service to all our patrons. We value compassion, integrity, collaboration and open communication. Our mission is to: cultivate curiosity, enlighten the mind, strengthen the community.
Job Overview & Essential Functions
The Youth Services Assistant provides support to the Youth Services Department by assisting with programming, providing customer service at the youth services desk, staffing library events, and contributing to library services.
- Contributes ideas for a regular schedule of programs for children ages 0-5, including STEAM, storytimes, and family programming, with an emphasis on age-appropriate content and engagement strategies.
- Works with librarians and/or supervisor, who provide guidance, to develop and facilitate program concepts that reflect library goals and strategic direction.
- Supports and engages with the public through library events, such as Summer Adventure Program, Summer Carnival, and Santa’s Workshop. Library events may occur on weekends or evenings.
- Provides exemplary customer service for all patrons using the library, primarily at the youth services desk. This includes contributing to a welcoming children’s area, providing reader’s advisory services, enforcing library policy, evaluating the use of the children’s area, and making recommendations as needed.
- Trains patrons on the use of the library catalog and how to locate items. Offers customer assistance on the use of computers, computer programs, databases, printing, scanning, and photocopiers.
- Creates and maintains holiday and special occasion displays; develops engaging early literacy activities.
- Supports and educates the public about services and resources, such as 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, and early literacy activities.
- Wellness benefit
- 75% paid health, dental, and vision insurance for the employee
- Paid disability insurance
- Paid life insurance
- Accrued sick leave
- Accrued vacation time
- 7 paid holidays
Additional requirements are listed in the full job description.
Clearview Library District is made up of three distinctive front range communities -- Severance, West Greeley, and Windsor -- that all reflect the beauty and outdoor adventure that are hallmarks of Colorado life. Located less that 20 miles from Fort Collins and 60 miles from Denver, the District offers a small-town quality of life with big-city museums, universities, healthcare, professional sports, a world-class airport, and employment close at hand. Our populations are growing which means we are eager to work with folks that enjoy innovation, and building new ways of doing things.
External Job Ad
https://clearviewlibrary.org/about-us/learn-more/work-with-us
Interested applicants should send a resume, cover letter, and list of professional references to Youth Services Supervisor Diana Hyland: diana@clearviewlibrary.org