Description :
The Town of Sutton is seeking an energetic, team oriented Youth Services Librarian with a strong knowledge of early literacy; childhood development, and a commitment to excellent customer service. The Youth Services Librarian will develop, implement, and evaluate a wide range of innovative services for patrons ranging from infants through teens; oversees collection development and maintenance; staff the public service desk; represent the Library in the community; and work as liaison with local schools.
Duties: The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
Salary: $23 /hour, anticipated increase to come July 1, 2024.
This is a full-time, 35 hours per week position with benefits. Schedule may include some nights and weekends as necessary.
Qualifications:
Job Environment:
This is varied work, involving many detailed operations as well as non-standardized tasks, procedures, and techniques. Evaluation and analysis are required to judge appropriate response to problems. Works in a very public, active area, with competing demands on attention. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, grasp, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to kneel and crouch. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 10 pounds; must occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision requirements required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus. Errors could result in delay or loss of service and monetary loss, damage to equipment, patron dissatisfaction, or compromised patron safety.
Closing Date: Until Filled
Please send resume, letter of application and completed Town of Sutton Seasonal Employment Application (found at https://www.suttonma.org/human-resources/pages/employment-opportunities) to:
Shannon Duffy, Library Director, at [email protected]