Librarian Community Programing

City of Arlington

7d • $48,671 - $60,839

About The Position

Under general direction, the Librarian promotes the library’s presence in the community by developing onsite and offsite programs. The role develops and delivers programs in response to community needs and professional standards, encourages community use of library resources and services, and provides reference and information services. The Librarian also serves as a facility shift lead during specified times, addressing customer service, building security, cash handling, and staffing utilization issues.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Library Science or Information Science from an ALA-accredited program.
• Knowledge of public library principles, practices, operations, issues, and trends.
• Ability to assess community needs and translate them into library programs and services.
• Ability to present information and programs to groups of all ages using different formats.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret statistical and operational data.
• Ability to train staff and volunteers in service and operational practices and procedures, and provide performance feedback.
• Strong listening, rapport-building, and verbal and non-verbal communication skills when working with diverse groups.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work a varied schedule as necessary.
• Ability to work independently, exercise discretion and independent judgment, and cope with a rapid work pace.
• Ability to perform physical activities including seeing, walking, standing, sorting, carrying, filing, and writing.
• Successful completion of a criminal background check and drug and alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and promote onsite and offsite programming for target audiences in accordance with professional standards and community needs.
• Promote library resources and services and engage the community in using them.
• Provide reference and information services to the community.
• Serve as library facility shift lead during specified times and respond to customer service, building security, cash handling, and staffing utilization issues.
• Participate in developing and recommending departmental policies and procedures, service programs, and budget requests.
• Participate in collection management and special projects.
• Select, train, assign tasks to, and monitor the progress of volunteers from various organizations and backgrounds.
• Perform other duties aligned with the scope of the essential job functions when needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time