This part-time position in the Outreach Services Department located at the Library Center is scheduled for approximately 22-24 hours per week and pays $9.45 per hour. The position will be posted until the application deadline of Feb. 10.

The vision for the Springfield-Greene County Library is to be a thriving Library that is an integral part of the lives of the community. Library employees will be expected to embrace the following values:

• Empowerment -- To give someone the means or ability to do something.
  
• Respect -- To treat all people with dignity.
  
• Excellence -- To be the best in everything we do.
  
• Innovation -- To start or provide something new.
  
• Confidence -- To be certain of trustworthiness.
  
• Synergy -- To produce a combined effect greater than what we can do individually.

Essential Functions

• Timeliness: Since adherence to a strict schedule is mandatory, the Youth Assistant must be prompt and timely in arriving to work and completing tasks.
  
• Ability to work with children, childcare providers, and the general public in a cooperative, pleasant and constructive manner.
  
• Plans and implements children's story times and other program activities at home and center daycares, after-school programs, and children's events throughout the county.
  
• Performs computer data searches, data entry, word-processing and spreadsheet construction.
  
• Completes reports and correspondence as requested.
  
• Basic file-keeping and clerical activities.

Education/Experience

• Minimum 60 college credit hours in a related field.
  
• Experience working with children, elementary age and younger.

Skills/Job Knowledge

• Excellent communications skills, oral and written.
  
• Working knowledge of children's literature and age appropriate materials.
  
• Demonstrates artistic and creative ability in the production of children's programming.
  

Supervision

• Supervised by Outreach Services Manager.

Physical Demands

• Performs bending, squatting, kneeling and reaching from floor level to 6 feet in height.
  
• Displays good coordination and mobility.
  
• Routine lifting of library materials weighing up to 35 lbs.
  
• Indoor and outdoor work environments.

Miscellaneous Requirements

• Must pass a security background check.
  
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and proof of insurance on vehicle.