Youth Services Librarian, Turner Free Library, Randolph, MA

Posted August 30, 2022

Description:

Start date: September 26, 2022
End date: January 13, 2023

Schedule: 35 hours per week
Mondays, 9am – 5pm
Tuesdays, 10am – 7pm
Wednesdays, 12 – 8pm
Thursdays, 10am – 7pm
Fridays, 9am – 5pm

Pay Rate: $20.75 – $24.00 per hour, depending on experience
CORI: REQUIRED

Duties:

Plans, carries out, and supervises all library programming for children ages 0-12 and their caregivers, including but not limited to: Family Storytime (Tuesday mornings), PJ Storytime (Wednesday evenings), and Baby Lapsit (Thursday mornings) in coordination with the Junior Circulation Chief.
In coordination with the Young Adult Librarian, supervises a busy Teen Room during after school hours (1-5pm) and provides exemplary service to teens from seventh grade through high school from a large array of national, lingual, and cultural backgrounds.
Provides circulation desk coverage as needed.
Provides staff supervision in the evenings.
Provides exemplary customer service; routinely addressing complaints and effectively resolving complications.
Provides occasional readers advisory and reference services as needed.
Responsible for assisting patrons and staff with technology instruction as well as managing and maintaining current technology in the department.
Maintains accurate program attendance records and reports statistics to the Library Director or, in their absence, to the Director of Library, Recreation, and Community Programs.

Requirements:

Master’s degree in Library & Information Science
1 year minimum of experience post-MLIS degree
Proficient to advanced in the use of SirsiDynix’s Symphony Workflows, common office applications, and digital library resources (i.e. Libby, Hoopla, Kanopy, Mango Languages, NoveList, etc).

How to Apply:

BiblioTemps® is an employment service from the Massachusetts Library System that provides experienced library workers for temporary placements in public, academic and special libraries throughout Massachusetts.

Submit resume via our job board – https://www.bibliotemps.com/jobs
Contact Amanda Fauver with questions – [email protected]