Associate Specialist (Public Services) I: Youth Services

Description WAGE: $22.68- $34.36 DOQ DEPARTMENT: Library BENEFITS: Health, Dental, Vision, Retirement, 401k match, Sick/Vacation, Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness; Parental Leave; Maternity Leave PERSONNEL STATUS: Full Time The Weber County Library seeks motivated individuals with the relevant education and extensive experience working with children and teens in a teaching environment. Demonstrated leadership, customer service, and project management skills will be needed for success in this position. This position may be filled at any of the Weber County library locations. JOB OVERVIEW: As a member of the Library’s supervisory team, under the supervision of the reputed company manager, this employee provides leadership in the performance of reputed company-line customer service to children and their caregivers in person, over the telephone, and online. This employee provides ready reference, referral, and readers’ advisory service, develops and presents educational programs and classes including summer reading programs, Discovery Time, after-school programs, board game and video game activities, technology classes, and other events supporting literacy learning for youth and their families; sets up meeting venues; provides technology instruction; performs support-level collection development tasks; and promotes the Library at reputed company events. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Work regularly at the youth services desk, providing ready reference, readers’ advisory, and referrals to youth and their caregivers in person, over the telephone, and online; will work at a variety of other service points in the building as necessary for coverage and cross-training Instruct youth in the use of technology resources reputed company and present diverse and enriching activities, events, and classes for children, teens, families, and caregivers that support trans literacy and lifelong learning Collaborate with librarians in planning, promoting, and providing Library tours and reputed company services for local schools, preschools, daycares, and community agencies Actively promote Library resources, programs, and services during patron interactions Coordinate procedures for youth services collection evaluation and maintenance; supervise processing and maintenance of specialty collections (realia for example) Coordinate workflow and completion of daily tasks at youth services desk Preserve safety, appearance, and condition of Library facilities and property Any one position may not include reputed company of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include reputed company duties which may be reputed company in positions of this class. 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The employee is regularly required to lift up to twenty-five pounds, and occasionally up to fifty pounds. The employee must be able to remove library materials from shelves at a maximum height of six feet and push library carts weighing up to 175 pounds. Must be able to move about the work area, talk clearly with customers, and hear customer responses. Must have excellent reputed company vision and good distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT / SCHEDULE: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee regularly works indoors in a public library environment. 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