Friday, July 15, 2016

Youth/Adult Services Assistant

Stonington Free Library seeks a tech-savvy, creative, flexible and enthusiastic team player with a commitment to customer service. This is a full-time position (35 hrs. per week) split between Youth and Adult Services. Hourly rate is $17.00. Benefits include health insurance, sick, holiday and vacation days. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Plan, promote and implement programs for all ages. Conduct story times. Provide reference services and reader’s advisory to all ages. Helps maintain and promote use of a responsive collection. Cover circulation desk as needed. Community outreach. Technology support and troubleshooting. Provide one-on-one technology help sessions. Update website, social media and community calendars. Catalog and process library materials. Delivery of excellent customer service.  Keep current with emerging trends in library technology, planning, programming and services. Successful candidate must be a team player with strong technology skills, positive attitude, enjoys working with the public, self-motivated, reliable and flexible. This is a year round position, including Wednesday evenings and Saturday rotations. Bachelor's degree and recent experience with children required. Public library experience is a plus. Please send cover letter, resume and three professional references to search@stoningtonfreelibrary.org by August 5.