Children's Library Assistant

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Assists the children’s librarian to develop and implement innovative programs that encourage literacy, library use and enhance the image of the library in the community.
• Assists with planning and implementing story times, children’s programming and annual youth summer reading programming.
• Provides outstanding internal and external customer service. Demonstrates a positive attitude and supports library goals and objectives.
• Assists with daily operation of the children's department of the library.
• May organize and give tours of the library to students and groups of children.
• Works closely with teachers, preschool operators, and parents providing recreational, and educational content, programs and materials.
• Offers outreach programming and events at external locations.
• Helps build themes for programming and events and decorates the children’s area to align with chosen themes.
• Develops creative bulletin boards and displays to promote programs and build interest and participation.
• Plans crafts for programs and events.
• Performs in-depth reference service as needed.
• Offers assistance to library users navigating library resources and offerings.
• Assists in departmental collection needs, such as moving books, modifying locations, or shelving titles.
• This position reports to the Children’s Librarian.
• Assists Circulation Department as needed.
• The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned.

This position is subject to the City of Hobbs’ Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes one or more of the following: pre-employment testing, post accident testing,