Children’s Assistant 25 , Headquarters Library

POSTING DATE: July 21, 2026

JOB TITLE: Children’s Assistant, Grade 17

LOCATION: Headquarters Library

DATE AVAILABLE: September 1, 2025

SALARY: $1,440 per month. (Includes some benefits.)

HOURS: 25 hours per week

Monday thru Thursday 5:00-8:15 PM Saturday or Sunday (4 hours) Flexible weekend hours

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Note:Must be flexible to accommodate schedule changes may be asked to work other times
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EDUCATION/

EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree and experience with children or equivalent combination of education and experience with children.

• Responsible for maintaining an attractive children’s area in the library including collections, displays, signage and bulletin boards
• Participates in department meetings, assigned committee meetings, online discussions, andbook reviews
• Provides superior customer service when assisting patrons of all ages withinformationand reader’s advisory requests, computers, digitaldevices, and other library equipment
• Completesregulartraining related to children’s services andotherlibrary work
• Remains aware of safety and security at all times
• Substitutes for other programs, departments, and branches as needed

• Bachelor’sdegree or equivalent combination of education and experience with childrenor equivalent combination of education and experience with children
• Comfortable and proficient using technology
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills that display a positive attitude,cultural sensitivity, a sense of humor, withthe ability to interface with people from all backgrounds and age groups
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Creative,flexible and organized with good time management skillsand attention todetail
• Abilityto take direction and work independently or in a team environment
• Strong work ethic with a willingness to take initiative
• Experience working with children from birth through age 12 with strong knowledge of children’s literature
• SCPLuses multi-factor authentication for network and program access. Employees maybe required to use their personal device for MFA.
• Driver’slicense valid in the State of South Carolina with the ability to drive to other libraries or community outreach