New Canaan Library is seeking a friendly, confident person who enjoys working with teens and tweens to join our Family Services Department as a part-time Teen Library Assistant. The Teen Library Assistant works on the Teen Service desk and helps teens access materials and use library services. An understanding of typical teen development and behavior, and a genuine affinity for youth is a must for this position. The ideal candidate will have experience working with tweens/teens, be easily able to develop rapport, and be able to set and maintain clear boundaries. Working knowledge of young adult literature is a plus. This non-exempt, part-time position of up to 15 hours/week requires regular weekend and after-school/evening shifts. If you are excited to work with teens, enjoy customer service, have strong communication and interpersonal skills, are detail-oriented, steady under pressure, and thrive working on a dynamic, flexible team, then we would love to hear from you. Please send a resume and a meaningful cover letter to recruitment@newcanaanlibrary.org. Position will remain open until filled. View the full job description HERE.
