The Clarkston Independence District Library is looking for a librarian focused on youth services to be our new  School Liason Librarian.  If you are passionate about children, education and building community collaborations, please consider the following description:



  Full-time School Liaison Librarian

 

Hours:   40 hours per week, includes some weekends and evenings

Salary:   $38,000 to $52,000 depending on qualifications and  experience

Benefits:  Health, dental, optical insurance; disability and life  insurance; vacation, sick and personal days;                                                                                              retirement plan.

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

•           Working with the youth services team, provides library and school outreach services including the

scheduling, implementation and maintenance of existing outreach services to the local public and

private schools

•           Maintain, cultivate and develop outreach programming supportive of current and future curriculum

and collaborations such as 3rd Grade Reading Law, ESL program, North Sashabaw programming, etc.

•           Collaborate with community organizations whose focus is students

•           Participate in marketing of children’s programs to the local schools

•           Ensure scheduling and facilitation of outreach programming by all Youth Services Librarians,

including participation in existing programs such as Battle of the Books, Outreach Storytimes,

ESL Family nights.

•      Collaborate with the Youth Services Team to design a variety of activities that promote the use of

the library by school-aged children

•    Assist with Youth Services Department programs as needed

•    Assist patrons of all ages in obtaining information in a variety of formats

•    Provide readers’ advisory services to patrons of all ages

•    Instruct patrons individually and in small groups in the use of library resources and equipment

 

Required Qualifications

·       MLIS from an ALA accredited institution

·       Experience working with children and schools

·       Desire and ability to provide excellent customer service inside and outside of the library

·       Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a team

·       Desire to collaborate with youth services team, local teachers and other departments

·       Public library/information desk experience

·       Experience working with ILS, Polaris preferred

·       Collection development experience

·       Knowledge of popular print and audio-visual materials for children

 

 

Reports to:        Head of Children’s and Teen Services



If interested please send resume, cover letter and three professional references by email to:


Tracy Bedford

Head of Children's and Teen Services

Clarkston Independence District Library

bedfordt@cidlibrary.org


The deadline for the above application materials is March 27th, 2020 @ 5pm.