Youth Librarian

Job Description:

Youth Librarian

Description

Pay Range: $24.67/hr. - $27.74/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, March 17, 2025

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Youth Librarian position is available with the City of Fort Worth Library System at the Northwest Library. The ideal candidate is customer-focused, enthusiastic about bringing library services to young people in the community, and comfortable working with diverse populations including people of all ages, backgrounds, dispositions, and abilities.

All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this opportunity.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Library Science from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least two years of experience working in a library setting.
• Previous experience developing and presenting programs for children, teens, caregivers/parents.
• Ability to communicate with customers in Spanish.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Ability to work at/travel to various locations.

The Youth Librarian job responsibilities include:

• Planning, implementing, and evaluating programs for children and teens and their parents/caregivers.
• Building relationships with residents and community organizations; Promoting library programs.
• Performing readers' advisory work; Researching and answering reference questions.
• Developing displays to showcase the Library’s collections, programs, and special events.
• Assisting customers with library technology; Teaching computer classes.
• Collaborating with the system youth services team to develop and evaluate programming.
• Serving as the Manager on Duty, when needed.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting.

Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Salary:

$24.67/hr. - $27.74/hr.