Youth Services Summer Reading Aide (Part-Time, Temporary position)

Description

The Youth Services Summer Reading Aide is a 10-week, 22 hours a week, part-time temporary position from May 27, 2025 through August 1, 2025. 

This person will provide a warm and welcoming presence at the Youth Services summer reading desk. The Summer Reading Aide will work directly with our teen volunteers at the summer reading desk actively promoting the summer reading program and our library programs and services as they assist patrons creating the optimal library experience for all those that visit. 

The required work schedule is as follows: 

Sundays 1:00pm-5:00pm, Mondays 2:00pm-6:00pm, Tuesdays 2:00pm-6:00pm, Fridays 2:00pm-6:00pm, Saturdays 11:00am-5:00pm. 

The pay for this position is $17/hour. 

Education/Experience/Qualifications 

· High school degree required. 

· Minimum one year of work experience in a position interacting with children.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain and foster cooperative, courteous working relationships with a multicultural/multigenerational staff and patron population

· Successfully handles multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

· Works independently and prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines

· Can operate a personal computer; has knowledge of email, Windows, Excel, and basic word processing functions

· Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. on an occasional basis

Decisions and criteria governing the employment relationship with all employees at the Glenview Public Library are made in a non-discriminatory manner, without regard to race, color, religion, actual or perceived sex, gender, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sexual orientation or sexual preference, gender identity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, physical or mental disability (unrelated to an individual's ability to perform the essential functions of the job either with or without a reasonable accommodation), association with a person with a disability, unfavorable discharge from military service or military status, genetic information, or any other category protected by state, federal or local law.

Requirements

Education/Experience/Qualifications 

· High school degree required. 

· Minimum one year of work experience in a position interacting with children.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain and foster cooperative, courteous working relationships with a multicultural/multigenerational staff and patron population

· Successfully handles multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

· Works independently and prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines

· Can operate a personal computer; has knowledge of email, Windows, Excel, and basic word processing functions

· Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. on an occasional basis