Part-time Job Opportunity- Library Children's Services

Position: Children’s Services (Part - Time)

Mary M. Campbell Marcus Hook Public Library has a Part Time opening for Children's Services.

Responsibilities include:

Responsible for assisting patrons in the Youth Services Department for helping keep the children’s and young adult areas attractive and orderly
Planning and presenting developmentally-appropriate, standards-based story programs for toddlers and preschoolers, and assisting as needed with programs for children of all ages
Collection development including selection, purchase, cataloging, weeding, and maintenance of children’s materials, shelving included
Coordinate program planning with local school librarians, teachers, and administrators to provide complementary services to students
Perform other tasks as assigned

Skills/Job Requirements:

Desire and ability to work with the public, especially children and teens
High energy level
Ability to learn use of automated computer systems
Familiarity with children's materials
Highly motivated and detail-oriented
Good organizational and oral communication skills
Library experience and experience with children is a plus
Must have reliable transportation

This position requires the following physical abilities: to handle, lift, move, shift library materials weighing up to 25 lbs; to wheel book-carts weighing up to 125 lbs; to operate a keyboard; to stand, sit, kneel, walk, stoop, reach repeatedly throughout the workday.

All library positions require the following clearances:

- Report of criminal history from the Pennsylvania State Police

- Child Abuse History Clearance from the PA Department of Human Services - Fingerprint-based federal criminal history submitted through the FBI

Position Type: Part-Time

Salary Information: $15.00 per hour

Shift: Hours will vary including nights and weekends

Weekly Hours: 25

Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

To apply, please send your cover letter/resume and three professional references to Library Director marcushook@delcolibraries.org No phone calls. Only candidates of interest will be contacted.