Cultural Liaison (Community Specialist - Fluency in Spanish Language)

City of Saint Paul • Saint Paul, MN

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About The Position

The Saint Paul Public Library is seeking a bilingual Spanish-speaking Community Specialist to build trusted relationships with Spanish-speaking communities, expand access to library resources, and create welcoming spaces for individuals and families. The position delivers programs in English and Spanish that support early literacy, school readiness, digital literacy, job searching, and lifelong learning. It also provides translation and interpretation, develops partnerships with community organizations, strengthens connections with immigrant and Spanish-speaking communities, and helps ensure library services reflect the diverse needs of the people served.

The role develops and maintains community contacts to improve Library communication with communities of color, hosts in-person Spanish story times, facilitates digital literacy classes, and shares library information and resources. The specialist coordinates programs, collaborates with other Library Community Specialists, and serves as an internal consultant to Saint Paul Library staff regarding specific communities of color. The role is flexible and mobile and may involve working and traveling among library and community partner locations, including local schools. This is a three-year grant-funded position with a flexible schedule that includes evening and weekend hours. A $1.50-per-hour language premium is available after successful completion of the required language proficiency test.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following qualification paths: a bachelor's degree; two years of college (60 semester credits) and two years of reference and referral library services experience; a Certificate in Urban Library Services or equivalent certification and one year of library services experience; four years of direct client service experience in a social service agency and one year of library services experience; or four years of direct client service experience in a social service agency plus 12 college semester credits.
• For a position delivering services in a language other than English, read and write fluently in that language.
• Communicate fluently in Spanish and demonstrate cultural competency with the Spanish community represented in Saint Paul.
• Work a flexible schedule that includes evening and weekend hours.

Nice To Haves

• General background in community engagement.
• Understanding of the immigrant and refugee experience or paths to citizenship.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver programs in English and Spanish that support early literacy, school readiness, digital literacy, job searching, and lifelong learning.
• Collaborate with community organizations and provide translation and interpretation services.
• Develop and maintain key community contacts to improve Library communication with communities of color.
• Build connections with immigrant and Spanish-speaking communities and help ensure library programs and services reflect their diverse needs.
• Host in-person Spanish story times and facilitate digital literacy classes.
• Provide library information and resources to the community.
• Coordinate multiple programs and collaborate with other Library Community Specialists.
• Serve as an internal consultant to Saint Paul Library staff regarding specific communities of color.
• Work at and travel to multiple library and community partner locations, such as local schools.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Retirement contributions.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• A $1.50-per-hour language premium upon successful completion of the required language proficiency test.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time