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Half-Time Youth and Early Literacy Associate-Platte City Branch
This position will be posted until filled
Position Overview:
Individuals who are successful in this position are warm and friendly and really like helping people. The relationships made with youth and their families have a long-term impact. They are passionate about providing exceptional customer service to all customers. They are a team player and have their co-workers and organization’s back. Learning about the organization and its products is exciting and knowing that change will continue is part of the reason they want to work here. Coordinating with schools and community partners by making them aware of the library’s services is rewarding. Working for the library gives them a sense of real community contribution and their passion for working with youth shows in their interactions. They inspire fun in the people around them.
Reports to: Branch Management
Salary/Wage: Half-Time,$16.00, benefits eligible
Schedule: 1 evening a week and 1 Saturday a month
MCPL Team Member Expectations:
- Models excellent, proactive customer service attitude and delivery and enthusiastically assists customers and other MCPL team members in a tactful and effective manner
- Supports, promotes, implements, and makes decisions based on established Library policies, guidelines, and programs
- Contributes positively to the efforts of the Library
- Establishes and maintains supportive working relationships with coworkers and customers
- Actively participates in making the Library a welcoming and inclusive workplace
- Supports the Library’s value of intellectual freedom as exhibited in the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read statement
- Exhibits self-motivation in managing changing priorities
- Negotiates for win-win solution
- Exhibits characteristics of a life-long learner and a willingness to investigate new ideas
- Displays dependability and punctuality by reporting to work on time, as scheduled, and prepared to work at the start of each shift
Essential Job Functions:
- Presents programs for youth that bring fun and learning together
- Presents Storytime for various ages using early literacy tips and tools
- Conducts outreach to and develops partnerships with community based organizations, including daycares and schools
- Presents library resources to school classrooms
- Understands basic child and adolescent development theories and their implications for library programming
- Able to learn and embrace new technology
- Acts as a guide for customers in use of the library and its resources
- Demonstrates use of technology and digital services to customers
- Recommends materials to customers, based on interests, needs and availability
- Assists customers with library card accounts, including the receiving and recording of payment
- Processes library materials for customer access
- Ensures that library and its grounds are clean and orderly
- Attends trainings off-site where transportation to another location in the service area will be expected
- Uses creative techniques in displays
- Adheres to the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read Statement
- Opens and closes branch library
- Demonstrates a knowledge of age appropriate literature
- Evaluates programs, keeps records, and reports branch activity
- Coordinates and implements Library initiatives, including reading programs
- Must be at least 18 years of age
Non-Essential Job Functions:
- Shelves books and reads shelves for accurate material placement
- Attends meetings, conferences, and workshops
- Performs basic custodial duties, as needed
- Assists with branch special programs or events
Remote Work Classification:
- Remote work is not available during normal operations.
- Remote work may be temporarily assigned in the event of an emergency that prohibits employees from working on location for an extended period. A Remote Work Agreement would be required.
Required Skills:
- Uses effective verbal, written, and discreet communication
- Performs duties requiring the exercise of professional skill, initiative, and independent judgment
- Successfully handles matters of conflict
- Demonstrates proficiency in office productivity and other software
- Exhibits knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System
- Models excellent customer service attitude and delivery
- Exhibits self-motivation with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities
- Perform multiple tasks concurrently
Experience and Training:
- High School Diploma, HiSet, or GED Required
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 2 years of relevant work experience required.
Essential Physical Abilities to be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation are:
- Clarity of speech and hearing which permits the employee to communicate effectively with customers, supervisors, and other employees.
- Vision which permits the employee to produce and review a wide variety of library materials, written correspondence, reports, and related materials in both electronic and hard copy form.
- Manual dexterity which permits the employee to operate a keyboard and any other assigned equipment to process library materials.
- Personal mobility which permits the employee to monitor, supervise, and perform assigned indoor and outdoor library operations, and to attend Library district, community, and public meetings at various locations. This includes navigating outdoor sidewalks, curbs, parking lots, and landscaping safely while delivering books to customers who request curbside delivery.
- Lift up to 40 pounds, push and pull carts weighing up to 200 pounds, bend, stoop and reach shelving from floor level to 6 feet high, and stand or walk for at least 1 hour at a time.
- Reasonable tolerance for weather, dust, mold, scents, allergens, and communicable diseases which permits the employee to handle library materials, work in older buildings, and interact with coworkers and the public
- Ability to perform job requirements while adhering to MCPL’s safety protocols. This includes wearing a mask and other protective equipment as directed during pandemic or other emergency operations.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected class in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Any applicant requiring an accommodation should contact the Mid-Continent Public Library Human Resources Department at 816.836.5200.
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