Librarian-Youth Services

Job Summary

Role Overview:
A professional librarian position focused on serving children, teens, and adults, while helping manage youth services and supervising support staff. This is a hands-on, public-facing librarian role focused on youth programs, staff supervision, and community outreach, with some leadership responsibility in the absence of the manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and run programs for children and teens
• Assist library visitors at service desks
• Support daily library operations
• Supervise and evaluate staff (clerical, technical, paraprofessional, and volunteers)
• Act as supervisor when the manager is absent
• Participate in community outreach (schools, events, etc.)
• Do public speaking during programs and outreach

Work Environment & Location:

• Based at Kingman Library
• Mostly indoors, but includes outreach in the community

Schedule & Conditions:

• Tuesday–Saturday (no holidays)
• Light travel required (company vehicle available)
• Public-facing role with frequent interaction

Management & Reporting:

• Works independently under the Library Services Manager
• Has decision-making responsibility and uses judgment in daily work

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 6.5 hours accrued bi-weekly (32+ hour employees only)
• 39 hours of PTO front loaded
  • Regular accrual starts on 7thpay period
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System
  • Contribution rate of 12.00%
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Perform work with a greater purpose

Essential Job Functions

• Assists in planning, organizing, and directing staff in general library techniques, reference, readers' advisement, circulation, programming, collection development and maintenance, technical services, and related activities with a special emphasis on working with children, teens, and accompanying adults.
• Assists in developing and implementing goals and objectives for library services for youth.
• Schedules projects, recommends budget, and monitors budgeting functions for assigned library's services for youth.
• Assists in, coordinates, and oversees service with a special emphasis on working with children and teens.
• Assists in promoting cooperation and coordination of effort between the assigned library's Youth Services Division, the district's Youth Services Division, other library divisions and locations, and the district as a whole.
• Selects, plans, assigns, supervises, and evaluates the work of Youth Services subordinates.
• Participates in the ongoing training and development of Youth Services staff at both the local and district levels.
• Resolves operational problems, develops and implements new programs, methods, and procedures to increase youth library services efficiency and quality of work for the library assigned.
• Recruits, trains, and supervises the work of Youth Services volunteers.
• Assists in district-wide collection development activities.
• Reads reviews and recommends items for purchase for the youth collections.
• Is directly involved in and assists lower level staff in youth collection development, collection maintenance, collection assessment, and materials processing and preservation as appropriate to the assigned library.
• Assists patrons with questions and requests and provides instruction in the use of various library tools and reference resources, identifying appropriate sources, and fulfilling reference needs.
• Plans, develops, and presents activities and programs for children. These may include, but are not limited to, Story times, puppet shows, book talks, the Summer Reading Games, and literacy enrichment programs.
• Plans, develops, and presents activities and programs for teens. These may include, but are not limited to, poetry slams, book or computer-based games, the Summer Reading Games, and basic library and computer use programs for teens.
• Assists in, coordinates, and oversees outreach to preschools, elementary schools, high schools, and community groups with an emphasis on children, teens, and their caregivers.
• Develops and arranges for the distribution of library advertising materials, bookmarks, bibliographies, websites, and promotional materials targeted at children, teens, and their caregivers.
• Participates in promoting public services for youth including preparing bibliographies, websites, and other information brochures, pamphlets, and handouts.
• Assists in maintaining a pleasant, informative library to include the creation of information and promotional displays.
• Oversees local circulation functions of materials in the Youth Services areas.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining effective local community contacts and relationships. May participate with other district libraries to develop and implement effective public relations and service programs.
• Assists in developing and implementing innovative library programs that are well-advertised to serve the needs of the community such as programs for children, young adults, families, and other special interest groups.
• Plans themes, crafts, and books for special outreach to groups such as Headstart, daycares, preschools, elementary schools, high schools, and community groups with an emphasis on children, teens, and their caregivers.
• Conducts library tours for school groups, community groups, scout groups, teachers, and other special interest groups.
• Supervises collection development, inventory, and the maintenance of shelves as required.
• Supervises and participates in collection development functions such as checking donated materials, checking for duplications and condition of materials, and completing forms for the donation and mending processes.
• May serve on and take an active role in various committees.
• Works with other county entities, schools, and public officials to distribute information relevant to parents and other caregivers.
• Assists with surveying target groups to determine library needs and informs the public of available library services for youth.
• Attends and participates in division, district, state, and national library meetings, workshops, and conferences as required and resources permit.
• Assists in the development, coordination, and implementation of district policies and procedures.
• Supports and supervises the implementation of district policies and procedures.
• Maintains a clean and organized facility.

• Collects, compiles, and submits data for use in statistical reports, internal operating studies, or policy formulation. Develops and runs reports and queries.
• Assists in the maintenance of youth facilities as appropriate to the library assigned.
• Prepares library borrower cards, assists in the maintenance of patron files, and distributes informational materials.
• Reviews new developments and trends in the library field for value and potential use.
• Performs special assignments as requested.
• Performs related work as required.
• Exercise regular and predictable attendance and punctuality in accordance with Mohave County Personnel Policies and Procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

• Master’s in Library and Information Sciences (MLIS) from an ALA accredited school.
• Five (5) years library experience, two (2) years of which must be at a supervisory or managerial level, including general clerical and computer experience and experience working with children and teens, and youth services programs.
• An equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications.

• Must possess a valid driver's license for operation of motor vehicles on Arizona roads at the start of employment and maintain said license while employed in this position.
• Must provide acceptable driving history at no cost to the county.
• Two (2) to three (3) years of hands-on work with groups of children, which qualifies the Youth Services Librarian as a youth expert to work with these groups and their caregivers.
• Must have expertise, experience, and/or training in the needs and developmental patterns of children and/or teens.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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