Library Specialist, Outreach to Childcare, Bilingual in Spanish, 30 hrs per week

Job Close Date: July 29, 2024 @ 9:00am PST  

Bilingual in Spanish 

Position Summary

The Library Specialist position performs customer service and a variety of moderately complex technical and paraprofessional duties in support of the Outreach Department. Excellent customer service to library patrons is the core tenet of the Library Specialist position. The Library Specialist is also responsible for planning and facilitating programs for all ages, providing reader’s advisory, fielding reference questions, and may coordinate and train volunteers.  

 Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer the library Outreach to Child Care (OCC) program to ages zero to six in child care and their care providers within Jackson County  
• Select and maintain an OCC collection of books and materials used by children in child care and their care providers  
• Develop and maintain a collection of books, props, and materials used by staff and volunteers for storytime programming?  
• Train, supervise, and support volunteers for delivery of library materials, storytimes at child care sites, and in-house duties  
• Deliver materials to child care sites, using personal vehicle or at times the Outreach vehicle  
• Present storytimes to child care groups?  
• Maintain book bags and other materials sent monthly to child care sites?  
• Recruit new child care providers who might be eligible for OCC services  
• Perform circulation and basic cataloging duties using the library’s integrated library system  
• Organize and shelve materials  
• Handle registration of library cards?  
• Provide early literacy presentations at the adult meetings of the child care sites  
• Remain aware of and responsive to the development of outreach services for children and their families  
• Support early literacy and robust home libraries by selecting and distributing gift books to child care sites and other organizations that serve young children in Jackson County  
• Respect and follow the policies and procedures of child care sites
• Know and understand the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, Freedom to Read Statement and Freedom to View Statement, recognizing that freedom of access is a fundamental tenet of a public library. 
• Follow all legal and policy requirements related to patron privacy and custodianship of patron records. 
• Process newly acquired library materials, including all identifying stamps, labels, and covers. 
• Process damaged materials to ensure collections are in good condition. 
• Inform library patrons of rules of conduct as necessary, and enforce those rules when appropriate. 
• Assist with library opening and closing procedures. 
• Regular attendance. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.  

Compensation

 JCLS has a 16-step salary schedule with each step at 1.5%. The starting salary will be based on steps 1-5 of the schedule. New hires are placed based on applicable education and experience to the job, as well as keeping within Oregon state pay equity laws. The starting range for this position is $22.18 to $23.56 per hour.  

JCLS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

1. High School Diploma or GED. 
2. Bilingual in Spanish
3. One year of library experience.  

OR the equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the duties as described.  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

1. Two years of library experience.   
2. Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.  

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/LICENSES 

• Criminal background check required. 
• Ability to travel to sites and branch locations.