Librarian I – Youth Services, Pasco County, Multiple Locations, FL
Posted December 14, 2018
Posting Date: 12/14/2018
Closing Date: 12/27/2018
General Description
Salary Disclosure:
Starting Salary: $38,100.00
Grade: P32
Current Pasco County Employees: Please refer to the Career Services Manual for starting salary information
Department: Libraries Services
Locations: Dade City, Hudson and Land O’ Lakes
General Description: Professional library work responsible for proving professional level juvenile and young adult reader’s advisory, reference, and programming in the public library system.
Emergency Response/Recovery Activities: All employees will be required to before, during, or after an Emergency. During an Emergency employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.
Essential Job Functions
Provides juveile and young adult reader’s advisory and reference services to adults as directed. Coordinate toddler, youth and teen programs per schedule approved by the Branch Manager and Youth Services Coordinator. Coordinates in-library tours of children’s area for individuals and groups. Conducts outreach to schools, day care centers, parks & recreation centers and other designated agencies. Coorfinates the Summer Reading Program and the Summer Teen Volunteer Program at the branch library with the support of the Branch Manager, the Youth Services Coordinator, and other library staff.
Recommends juvenile and young adult authors, titles, and subject areas to the Youth Services Coordinator and Collection Development Coordinator for collection development. Weeds juvenile and young adult collection per guidelines established by the Youth Services Coordinator and Collection Development Coordinator. Participates in in-service training for County Library Youth Services Program.
Performs related work as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of juvenile and young adult materials
- Knowledge of pubilc library organizations and operations
- Knowledge of library automation procedures and practices
- Ability to work without close supervision
- Ability to work effectively with library patrons, employees and the general public
- Ability to deal with diverse elements simultaneously
- Ability to plan and assign work to paraprofessional and clerical library staff
- Ability to operate the library automation systems, microcomputers, microfilm readers/printers, and audio-visual equipment
- Ability to understand and apply complex oral and written instructions, including library policies and procedures
- MUST BE ABLE TO WORK EVENINGS AND SATURDAYS
- One year of library experience preferred
Minimum Requirements
Physical Skills: Ability to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and push or pull heavy objects. May use a handling device or work with another team member to lift and/or move excessively heavy objects. Job requires extended periods of walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, and reaching. Also requires use of video display terminal. Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, written, and visual communication.
Education, Training, and Experience: Must possess and Master’s in Library Science from a college or university accredited by the American Library Association.
Licenses or Certifications: Possession of a valid driver’s license.
ADA Statement: A qualified employee or applicant with a disability may be afforded a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential job functions of a position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Drug-Free Workplace: Pasco County BOCC is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Florida and Federal law.
Veteran’s Preference: Under Section 295.07, F.S., Chapter SSA-7, Pasco County BCC provides to Veterans, that preference in appointment will be given to preference-eligible applicants.
Applications may be filed online at:
http://www.pascocountyfl.net