Youth Services Assistant (Teen) – Part-Time

Tinley Park IL

06 April, 2022

10:52 AM

Description

Our department’s friendly, dedicated, and talented group provides services to library patrons from birth through grade 12 and their caregivers. The primary responsibilities of the part-time position are assisting patrons with reference and reader’s advisory, assisting patrons with digital services on their devices and ours, programming for teens and school-aged children, collection development, and general departmental duties as assigned. We want to hear your ideas for new projects and services, and you’ll be part of a team of full-time and part-time department members you can call upon for creative input and experience. The skills needed to be successful in this position providing customer-focused library services include: excellent listening and analytical skills to determine how policy guides the process of fulfilling patron needs; strong computer and technology skills including mobile devices; proficiency using Microsoft Office and office equipment; search strategies in a variety of search engines; extensive knowledge of teen literature; familiarity with children’s literature; ability to speak to a group in school classrooms and at library events; continual learning to evaluate how emerging technology can enhance library services to the public. Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent oral communication and writing skills, as well as the ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English. A more detailed list of needed skills and job responsibilities can be found at the link below. APPLY NOW