Children Coordinator

Children’s Coordinator Full-Time

Job Announcement and Description

The Frankford Public Library (Frankford, DE) is seeking talented applicants with experience in Children Coordinator. Located in Sussex County, DE Frankford Public Library is a rural community library devoted to enhancing and sustaining the educational, creative, and cultural needs of our diverse community. The Frankford Public Library is an independent non-profit library and part of the consortium of Delaware libraries, the 6,000 square foot building has been newly renovated and expanded in 2013.

This position requires planning, coordinating, and conducting programs for children ranging from infancy to 6thgrade. The coordinator will be expected to work independently and to provide materials and programs designed to foster literacy and enthusiasm for learning. Primary responsibilities include:

• Responsible for children’s programming - Birth through Elementary Grades
• Responsible for the Summer Library reading Program, including planning promoting and advertising of this event.
• Plans and implements programming for children, parents/caregivers, educators and those adults that work with children throughout the year, including baby story time play and share, Story Hours, book discussions for children, book talks, holiday programs, special activities, Library system promotions and reading incentives, and other programming opportunities.
• Responsible for displays promoting children’s activities within the library.
• Works with local educators and schools, daycares and other organizations to develop and implement programs/activities for children, both in the library and as outreach efforts
• Works as a team member in assisting with family oriented programs.
• Assists with routine circulation desk procedures

Includes checking in and out issuing library cards, placing holds, looking up titles, leading people to materials they need, answering the phone, renewing items doing holds messaging assisting customers with the computers, assisting customers in downloading e-books and other technology.

• Assists customers in reference and reader’s advisory
• Leads customers to information owned by the library or available at other libraries, or on the appropriate database in Sirsi or elsewhere.
• Recommends titles and subjects to customers appropriate to customers expressed interests and/or tastes and needs.
• Preserves confidentiality of individual customers.
• Is skilled in and utilizes the reference interview.
• Assists in the selection of audio visual materials for all age groups.
• Assists in collection development by recommending materials and maintaining the children’s area, including routine weeding program.
• Supervises assigned volunteers and oversees their work

Although specific tasks are detailed in this position description, the employee performs other duties, not specified, as required.

Qualifications:

• Knows the individual job responsibilities and works systematically.
• Plans own time to meet obligations and specified deadlines.
• Ability to effectively use computer applications and maintain skills through participation

In continuing education activities.

• Ability to communicate effectively with library customers and other staff.
• Ability to lift and carry weights up to 50 pounds.

Essential training and experience:

• Bachelor Degrees or 3 or more years’ relevant experience.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
All non vaccinated customers are required to wear a mask. Surfaces are cleaned on a daily basis.

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Work Location: One location