Library Reference Technician (Youth Services) (WAR/Part-Time)

Description

Responsible for providing technical and reference assistance to children, teens, parents, teachers, and other library patrons. May assist in planning and presenting Youth Services programs for infants, toddlers, pre-school, school-aged, and teen library patrons. Other responsibilities include (but are not limited to), staffing the youth services desk, maintaining the collection, and promoting library programs.

Requires excellent customer service to staff the youth services desk and provide technical, reference, and reader’s advisory assistance to children, teens, parents, teachers, and other patrons in person or over the phone. Assists in preparation for story times, displays, crafts and other library programs. Promotes programs and assists patrons with registration for all programs. Assists in scheduling, planning, and presenting Youth Services programs for infant, toddler, pre-school, school-aged, and teen library patrons. Assists in collection maintenance, including shelf reading, shifting, and moving books and other library materials. Assists in preparing reading lists, bibliographies, flyers and other promotional materials to support department’s programs and promotions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of high school diploma.
• Experience working with children in libraries, schools, or daycares preferred.

Supplemental Information

• General knowledge of children’s and teen’s literature.
• General knowledge of personal computer skills and MS Office software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to interact and communicate with children, teens and their parents in a pleasant and effective manner.
• Ability to plan, organize and present daily work, library programs and special projects.
• Ability to learn and operate library automated systems.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, use time effectively, work independently, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate and work well with other staff members.
• Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including office equipment such as computers, copiers, etc.
• Able to lift boxes of up to 50 pounds occasionally, and to push and pull library carts frequently.
• Frequent stooping and bending involved.

Physical Demands

• Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including office equipment such as computers, copiers, etc.
• Able to lift boxes of up to 50 pounds occasionally, and to push and pull library carts frequently.
• Frequent stooping and bending involved.

Required Question

• 01 How many years of experience do you have working with children and young adults?
• 02 Describe the setting in which you obtained experience working with children and young adults. (For example: library, school, daycare, recreation camp, etc.)
• 03 Do you have experience presenting library programs, book discussions, story times, library tours, etc. for children?
• 04 Do you have experience leading non-library activities designed for children and/or teens?
• 05 How many years of experience do you have providing reader’s advisory assistance for youth?
• 06 If selected for this position, you will be required to work a flexible schedule that includes some nights and weekends. Are you able to comply with this provision?
• 07 Are you a current York County government employee? (This does not include the employment with the Offices of General District Court, York-Poquoson Social Services, Colonial Behavioral Health, or York County Schools)