Part-Time Youth Services Specialist

The New Lenox Public Library is looking for a friendly, collaborative, and enthusiastic self-starter to join our Library team. This part-time Youth Services Specialist role will provide service to children and their families, caregivers, and educators through reference interactions, readers' advisory, programming, and more.

• Associate's degree from accredited institution or LTA certificate or relevant experience
• Public library experience working with patrons of all ages preferred

• Strong organizational skills
• Familiarity with both fiction and non-fiction literature for youth
• Knowledge of digital services offered

• Interacts directly with the public and staff to provide friendly, high-quality customer service
• Public service desk time accounts for approximately 50 percent of scheduled hours
• Provides reference and readers advisory services specializing in children’s literature and pop culture while promoting media literacy
• Participates in collection development, maintenance, and displays per manager guidance
• Presents programming to children ages birth through eighth grade and their families
• Attends outreach events as needed
• Organizes and maintains the department’s supplies and storage closets and re‑orders materials as needed

• Ensures that library spaces are a clean, safe, and welcoming space for all patrons
• Demonstrates creativity, initiative, and ability to work independently to achieve personal, department, library focused goals
• Comfortable with technology, which may include e-readers, ILS systems, databases, Canva and Google/Microsoft Suites
• Supports Library-wide initiatives, programming and outreach
• Participates in continuing education and training, including bi-annual Staff Days
• Maintains an atmosphere conducive to connecting, creating, and exploring
• Supports onboarding experience for new staff members
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with Staff and Patrons
• Keeps up to date with best practices by researching and attending workshops, trainings and relevant continued education opportunities
• Displays high level of confidentiality in regards to sensitive information
• Cross trains in all departments of the Library to serve as a backup for Library Staff
• Access to transportation and ability to travel
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Salary Range: $18.64 - $23.30 per hour (midpoint); internal equity is used in determining the rate of pay
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Additional paid leave time accrued at a rate of 1 hour per 40 hours worked
• Participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
• Tuition assistance program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

This part-time, non-exempt position is scheduled for 20 hours per week and includes working Tuesday & Thursday evenings and alternating Saturdays. The selected candidate will report to the Youth Services Manager.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.