Youth Services Specialist

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide specialized, advanced knowledge of Youth Literature to staff and patrons.
• Offer patron assistance and research for children, teens, parents, teachers, and others.
• In collaboration with Youth Services Team Leader, oversee, plan, coordinate, promote and evaluate activities related to Children’s and/or Teen programs. Children’s Specialist:  Plan, prepare and conduct storytimes and programs for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and families as assigned.
• Teens Specialist:   Plan, prepare and lead Teen programs as assigned.
• Advocate for patrons, assessing needs and working with YS Team Leader to fulfill these needs.
• Implement departmental goals in keeping with library mission and help develop and administer methods/programs to achieve those goals.
• Collection development and maintenance, including selecting materials and building collection in assigned area(s).
• Provide monthly progress and service reports as required.
• Perform other responsibilities as apparent or assigned.
• Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Provide specialized, advanced knowledge of Youth Literature to staff and patrons.
• Offer patron assistance and research for children, teens, parents, teachers, and others.
• In collaboration with Youth Services Team Leader, oversee, plan, coordinate, promote and evaluate activities related to Children’s and/or Teen programs. Children’s Specialist:  Plan, prepare and conduct storytimes and programs for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and families as assigned.
• Teens Specialist:   Plan, prepare and lead Teen programs as assigned.
• Advocate for patrons, assessing needs and working with YS Team Leader to fulfill these needs.
• Implement departmental goals in keeping with library mission and help develop and administer methods/programs to achieve those goals.
• Collection development and maintenance, including selecting materials and building collection in assigned area(s).
• Provide monthly progress and service reports as required.
• Perform other responsibilities as apparent or assigned.

$14.88 - $17.12/hour

• Youth Services Specialist 2: Master of Library Science degree from an ALA accredited institution, or related Master’s degree required Youth Services Specialist 1: Bachelor’s degree in Education or with Library Science preferred for
• Specialist 1 position. Minimum 2 years of work experience with youth in library or educational environment.
• Strong customer service orientation with minimum 2 year of work experience serving the public.
• Previous storytime experience, programming experience, collection development and training experience.
• Working knowledge of Youth literature in all formats.
• Knowledge of youth developmental learning theory and teen pop culture.
• Self-motivated, organized, efficient and productive with excellent time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Collaborative with demonstrated ability to contribute in a team environment, creative, with a good sense of humor.
• Desktop publishing experience; web and MS Office software.
• Ability to meet schedule requirements, including nights and weekends.