LIBRARY ASSISTANT II-YOUTH SERVICES (PT)

Job Description

Job Description

Job Function :

Performs a variety of outreach and programming in the children’s library. Provides excellent service and reader’s advisory to parents, caregivers and children. Provide information to the public about youth services and general library policies, procedures and materials. Ensure patron satisfaction as it relates to youth services. Works in tandem with staff and volunteers to complete clerical, shelving, display and decoration tasks as required.

Career Path : Essential Duties :

• Familiar with both the Koha system and the patron view of the ILS.
• Demonstrate familiarity with children’s fiction and non-fiction inventory, trends and best practices.
• Provides enthusiastic and positive customer service at all times, predominantly working with the public.
• Provide seamless backup to Youth Services Librarian and all programming functions.
• Conduct weekly story time(s), building rapport and patron interaction.
• Understand and articulate early literacy tenets and best practices.
• Provide constructive feedback to support Youth Services Librarian in materials acquisitions.
• Familiarity with local schools calendars, AR programs, Sunshine State Young Readers Award and all other young reader motivational programs.
• Shelves library materials, moves items to and from storage, handles book carts and displays.
• Available to work night and weekend.
• Ability to work special library events outdoors.
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Required Qualifications :

Essential Physical Skills :

Environmental Conditions :

(Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with existing ADA requirements for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.)

Note : Job Descriptions are only intended to present a descriptive summary of the range of duties and responsibilities associated with specified positions. Therefore, specifications may not include all duties

performed by individuals within a classification. In addition, specifications are intended to outline the minimum qualifications necessary for entry into the class and do not necessarily convey the qualifications of incumbents within the position.

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The City of Mount Dora is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Mount Dora will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Mount Dora is a drug-free, smoke-free, EOE.