[kids-lib] Job Opportunity: Children's Librarian - Beaverton, OR

[Victoria Campbell]

CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN
YOUTH SERVICES DIVISION
BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY


SALARY RANGE:                               $21.66- $29.04 per hour
                                                                40 hours per week

CLOSING DATE:                 Friday, March 28, 2014

ABOUT THE JOB:  Beaverton City Library Youth Services is proud to provide excellent and innovative services to Beaverton children and teens through outstanding collections, enthusiastic outreach and innovative library programming.  We seek a customer-service oriented librarian to join the team who can serve youth with imaginative, inventive and exciting programming both inside and outside the library.  Establish and maintain strong relationships with local schools, community groups and other youth agencies.  Be a fearless innovator willing to try new ideas and learn from both success and failure. Possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people from diverse backgrounds, including youth, families, volunteers, and coworkers.  Have excellent understanding of early literacy and its importance to the individual, the community, and the vital role the library plays in developing early literacy in youth.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:  A Librarian in the Youth Services Division works in a variety of settings both inside and outside libraries, serving diverse patrons by:  developing and implementing programs, storytimes, and services; answering reference and reader's advisory questions; developing an assigned area of the library's collection using data and research.  This position requires evening and weekend work.

TO QUALIFY:  Requires a Master's degree in library science from an American Library Association accredited school with some professional library experience serving Children.


Requires knowledge of practices, tools and techniques for a Children's Division including book selection tools and systems, and reference tools used in a library environment. Requires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public and good understanding of technology, including e-readers, and social media trends and their use in a library environment.

Preference may be given to bi-lingual applicants (Spanish-English).

Requires a valid driver's license and the ability to meet the City's driving standards.

HOW TO APPLY:  All interested individuals may apply by submitting a City application form and completed supplemental questions to the Human Resources Department, Beaverton City Hall, 4755 SW Griffith Drive (Mailing address:  P.O. Box 4755) Beaverton, OR  97005.  Applications may be completed on our website at www.beavertonoregon.gov<http://www.beavertonoregon.gov>.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS:


1.      Describe your experience conducting storytime.  How did you incorporate early literacy in those storytimes or through other early literacy focused programs?


2.      Share any experience you have with homeschool populations, special needs populations, or community organizations.


3.      Describe how you stay current with new trends in early literacy and technology.  Indicate your methods of discovering, evaluating and incorporating these trends into your work.


Victoria Campbell
Youth Services Manager
Beaverton City Library | 12375 SW 5th Street | Beaverton, OR  97005-2883
p: 503.526.2599 | f: 503.469.9577| www.BeavertonLibrary.org<http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/>
Work days: Monday - Friday

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