Full time entry-level positions available for energetic, team-oriented librarians desiring supervisory experience. Provides library services for children age’s birth through grade 5: creates attractive displays, develops new and maintains ongoing innovative children’s programs, story times/storytelling, STEAM programs, and puppetry programs to promote literacy. Serves at other departments’ service desks as needed. Assists children and caregivers in use of library resource, provides reference and reader’s advisory services. Conducts outreach to and develops partnerships with community-based organizations, schools that target children to promote library’s services. Participate in collection development and maintenance in consultation with Children’s Department Manager.
Successful candidate must possess knowledge and competency of library principles and practices of children’s services. Knowledge of children’s literature and materials, modern library organization. Knowledge of and experience with parent education initiative, Every Child Ready to Read, and early literacy skills desirable. Ability to maintain awareness of ongoing technological advances and how they apply to children. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing to colleagues, adults in the community and children. Ability to create an environment that welcomes both children and adults who work on behalf of children. Must be flexible enough to assume additional responsibilities as needed or assigned to maintain departmental and building operations, including assisting at other departments’ service desks, providing roving customer service, and periodic supervisory duties of the entire facility. Other duties as assigned.
Full time position available for an energetic, team-oriented young adult librarian under the supervision of the Young Adult Services Manager. Responsible for providing innovative programming, reader’s advisory, and information services to young adults on a variety of subjects. Promote library materials and programs through outreach visits to local schools and community organizations, including those that serve disadvantaged and incarcerated youth. Train and supervise library assistants and conduct programming events in the “Teen Lounge”. Conduct tours for and provides bibliographic instruction of library services to young adults and school groups. In addition, assist Young Adult Services Manager in preparing schedules and timesheets, collects data on young adult programming statistics, and other information for monthly reports. Must be comfortable proactively seeking out patrons to offer assistance in all areas of the library (desk, roving, e-mail, phone, or additional methods of communication). Must be able to get along well with others and to communicate pleasantly and effectively with the general public and library staff, orally and in writing, (public speaking included).
Must demonstrate knowledge, appreciation, and understanding of young adult materials, both print and electronic. Must have the ability to follow established procedures and to perform work requiring considerable detail; possess the ability to carry out assignments independently, show initiative in making constructive suggestions for improvements in services and collections. Must be courteous and possess tact and good judgment. Must be flexible to assume additional responsibilities as needed to maintain branch operations. Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS: ALA-accredited Master of Library Science degree. Library experience preferred but not required. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite, with the ability to learn and use new methods, policies and technical advances. Must use tact, courtesy and good judgement when communicating with co-workers and the public. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends. Must have stamina for periods of walking, standing, reaching, and bending. Must be able to lift library materials including books, AV equipment, program materials and maneuver loaded book carts weighing approximately 50 to 100 pounds. Bilingual - English/Spanish a plus.
Eligible for or hold South Carolina State Library certification.
Please go to Charleston County Public Library’s website career page at https://www.ccpl.org/careers and fill out an on-line application. Be sure to upload a cover letter and resume, when prompted in the application, and include the specific position for which you wish to apply.
