Teen Aide CS

Job Summary The DC Public Library system comprises 26 locations, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, which is the downtown central library. The DC Public Library is a vibrant center of activity for residents and visitors in the nation’s capital. The library provides environments that invite reading, learning, and community discussion and equips people to learn all their lives, to embrace diversity, and to build a thriving city.

We are proud to be a recognized force in the community for engaging the mind, expanding opportunities and elevating the quality of life.

Job Summary The DC Public Library system comprises 26 locations, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, which is the downtown central library. The DC Public Library is a vibrant center of activity for residents and visitors in the nation’s capital. The library provides environments that invite reading, learning, and community discussion and equips people to learn all their lives, to embrace diversity, and to build a thriving city.

We are proud to be a recognized force in the community for engaging the mind, expanding opportunities and elevating the quality of life. As part of the DC Public Library’s Teen Council program, the Teen Aide is assigned to the central library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, or one of the neighborhood libraries and carries out a range of duties to support the operations of the Library.

The incumbent receives instruction through workshops and on-the-job experience designed to increase competence in the workforce. Join the DC Public Library team to help build a dynamic, inclusive experience throughout the library system. Our participants reflect a wide range of socioeconomic, cultural and religious affiliations within their countries, including people with disabilities, and we encourage people with disabilities and those from other diverse backgrounds to apply.

Current vacancies are to include Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, Woodridge Neighborhood Library , Capitol View Neighborhood Library and Tenley Neighborhood Library. A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF OF PUBLIC SERVICES
Chief T. Alston | Public Service Announcement
Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist customers with basic questions or problems in operating library equipment, including library public access computers, printers, copiers, etc.
• Participates in special projects and/or focus group discussions in order to boost library services to teens.
• Write blog or social media posts about issues affecting teens.
• Works with staff to design and run programs for teens, including one (1) Capstone project primarily designed, lead, and evaluated by the aide.
• Assists staff with community outreach and promotes the library to their peers.
• Assists in preparation for library programs by moving, arranging and setting up library furniture and equipment.
• Attend all mandatory trainings and workshops.
• Creates book displays to encourage reading.
• Keeps give-away materials in order and monitors bulletin boards and other postings.

• Must be a resident of the District of Columbia
• Must be between the age of 14
  -19 years old at time of appointment (age subject to verification)
• Maintain a 2.5 or higher-grade point average (GPA) if enrolled in school or possess a High School Diploma or Certificate of Equivalency (GED)
• Able to commit to working through August 2027 at a DC Public Library
• Applicants under the age of 18 will be required to obtain a work permit if selected
• Ability to deal courteously with library customers and staff.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment such as copiers and fax machines.