Full-time 40 hour Children's Guide - Anythink Wright Farms (Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred)

Anythink•Thornton, CO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At Anythink, we believe that people of all ages learn through play. We will look to you to design informal learning opportunities that create magical, transformative experiences for our babies, children and tweens. Come be a part of our beautiful Anythink Wright Farms branch in Thornton, Colorado, where the demand for children's programming is exceptional. If you are a person with experience with collections and innovative programming for babies through tweens and have a friendly and approachable style that kids gravitate to, being a Guide at Anythink could be your dream job. You create amazing experiences for our library customers. You are the person who connects the customer with information they seek. You develop and implement outstanding experience zone programs. You are a trainer and program coordinator at the branch. You are a natural leader, knowledgeable on all library operations and respected for your ability to have the customer leaving thrilled about the library. Ready to join in a bold opportunity to help us take community library services to an entirely new dynamic realm?

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Presentation or training experience
Continuous learner
Digital literacy
Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred

Nice To Haves

MLS or Master's degree preferred
Library or bookstore experience preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and conduct programs, presentations and workshops and create participatory experiences for our customers.
Teach library customers and staff how to use technology from e-readers to our online databases.
Serve as the reference go-to person in the library.
Design "how-to" training for library customers and staff on library basics such as copier 101 training, meeting room projector training, and digital camera interface training.
Ensure collections are timely and fresh and displays are refreshed and looking beautiful.
Make meaningful recommendations of the latest books, movies and music.
Assist library customers on the floor with their library journey.
Provide tours of the library and share knowledge about library operations.
Teach new users about basic computer skills to more techie things like creating music, transferring images from digital cameras, and creating top-quality presentations using STEM philosophy and authentic learning.
Make connections that enrich our library customer experience through developing online/paper bibliographies, adding content to the wikis, displays and creating transformational programming.
Take on lead responsibilities, including person in charge, trainer of staff on operating procedures, and lead over other staff.
Reach out to the community, presenting workshops for your local area.
Serve as the branch liaison to committees, schools or other task forces.
Register customers for a library card, help them with a fee, request a book through RLD or ILL, assist them in our copy center, or walk them through their basic computer needs.
Jump in and help in different areas as needed.
Share great ideas on District committees.