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Youth Services Specialist (29 hours per week)

Location: Port City Library-3501 Houlihan Ave. Savannah, GA 31408

Pay Grade: 106 ($17.00 per hour)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

The Youth Services Specialist contributes to the effective operations of the library by providing a variety of literary, educational, cultural programs, activities, and services for youth aged birth-18 and their caregivers. This position is responsible for working collaboratively with all other library departments, outside agencies, and organizations for the planning and implementation of a wide variety of programs. Reports to the Community Library Manager/Library Lead.

Provides reference and readers advisory services in the Teen area and Children's area, or as needed at other service points; provides instructional use on library resources (books and digital) and assists patrons with inter-library loan requests; instructs teens, tweens, and their caregivers in information gathering, research skills, and digital literacy skills.

Provides friendly, courteous, and accurate service to all library users.

Develops, presents, and evaluates workshops and programs for children, teens, and their caregivers.

Creates displays for the Teen area or Children's area, and other areas of the library as directed.

Assists the Regional Librarian for Children’s and Teen Programming in the preparation of the annual Youth Services budget, providing timely updates on the use of funds.

Collaborates with Regional Librarian for Children’s and Teen Programming and the library’s administrative team to prepare short and long- term goals to serve children, teens, and their caregivers.

Participates in regular team communications to discuss and develop programming themes, special event planning and participation, patron policies, expectations, issues and concerns, library communication, and community involvement.  

Keeps informed about outcomes of departmental community needs assessments to identify patron needs in order to create tailored services and programs for children, teens, and their caregivers.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree; OR, an Associate's degree with six (6) years of related work experience; OR, 8 years of related work experience is required; PLUSExperience working with and for children and/or teens required.One year experience developing and presenting programs for teens and/or tweens preferred.

OR Requires a Bachelor's degree; four (4) years of directly related work experience with children and/or teens; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Requirements:

One (1) year of experience developing and presenting programs for teens and/or tweens preferred.

Licenses or Certifications:

Valid driver's license and insurability required.

Special Requirements:

None.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of developmental, recreational and educational needs of children and teens.

Knowledge of current trends in library services for and with children, teens, and their caregivers.

Knowledge of standard library procedures, current information technology, Internet and database search capabilities.

Knowledge of best practices in Children's Services, including guidelines and standards published by ALA, YALSA and other recognized organizations.

Knowledge of effective practices in community assessment, program evaluation and outcomes measurement.

Ability to communicate effectively with others, orally and in writing, including through email.

Ability to identify and translate the needs and interests of children and their caregivers into effective library services and programs.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, patrons, user groups, community organizations, volunteer groups and to serve the public courteously.

Ability to recognize and set priorities, and to use initiative and independent judgment in a variety of situations.

Ability to learn and stay current with emerging technologies, including digital media.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Work is typically performed with the employee sitting at a desk, standing for extended periods, or bending/stooping. The employee must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds routinely, climb stairs, stand for extended periods of time, extended walking within and outside branch locations, reach, bend, and stoop. Full range of hand and finger motion is required for data entry purposes. The ability to distinguish color is required for network wiring purposes. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Climbing: Ascending or descending, stairs, ramps, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand. Must have the ability to place records, files, and boxes weighing no more than 25 pounds on shelves about head level.

Manual Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

The work week is a 40-hour work week. After Hours and holiday availability, while rare, is required.

Live Oak Public Libraries has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

It is the policy of the Library to provide equal employment opportunities to all people in all aspects of employer/employee relations without discrimination.