Youth Multimedia Learning Specialist

Marion Co Public Library•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Youth Multimedia Learning Specialist position is a full-time role, 40 hours per week, located at The Learning Curve @ Central Library. The schedule involves a combination of day, evening, and weekend hours, including occasional Sundays. This role is responsible for presenting and creating digital learning experiences suitable for individuals aged 0-18, guiding participants through activities, and documenting these experiences. The specialist will coordinate with agency staff for special events, promote activities, and develop content for promotional materials. A key aspect of the job involves selecting, researching, and evaluating suitable software and hardware tools, as well as maintaining, updating, troubleshooting, and repairing various technologies such as tablets, robotic systems, virtual reality equipment, and 3D printers. Proficiency with a wide range of software, including productivity, web browsers, image editing, audio recording, animation, drawing, coding, and physics simulations, is required. The successful candidate must also be able to work the scheduled hours and manage job-related stress.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor's Degree
Possess a high degree of digital literacy.
Have an Indiana State Specialist 4 certification or the ability to obtain certification after hired.
Able to work the normally scheduled work time for this position.
Able to cope with daily job-related stress.

Nice To Haves

Have previous experience working with people ages 0-18 and group presentation experience is a plus.
Be bilingual (preferred but not required).

Responsibilities

Presents digital learning experiences appropriate to age group; models appropriate process; leads participants to satisfactory conclusion of activity.
Creates age-appropriate digital activities and documents them; prepares digital content for display.
Coordinates with agency staff to plan special events; promotes activities; creates content for visit packets and flyers.
Selects suitable software and hardware tools; researches new tools and determines incorporation method and script to share with other Activity Guides.
Evaluates digital activities.
Maintains, updates, troubleshoots and repairs all technology not directly supported by IT, including tablets, various robotic systems, virtual reality equipment, 3D printers, conventional printers, projectors.
Learns and demonstrates proficiency with all software included in laptop and tablet builds, including productivity software, web browsers, image editing, audio recording, animation, drawing, coding, physics simulations, etc.
Able to work the normally scheduled work time for this position.
Able to cope with daily job-related stress.