Adult Services Library Specialist - Lead Programs & Outreach

Beaufort County South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Beaufort County Library System is seeking a paraprofessional to assist in delivering library services across branches. The role includes leading a service point, coordinating volunteers, and supporting promotional initiatives.

The position also involves cataloging work, reference assistance, reader advisory, and mobile library services to prisons and senior centers, ensuring access to materials for diverse populations.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate’s degree.
• Over two years and up to and including four years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Acts as work team leader for a service point or branch and coordinates volunteers.
• Performs tasks requiring specialized knowledge such as cataloging, public relations, children's services, and information.
• Performs copy cataloging requiring extensive editing and original cataloging; answers cataloging questions from Library Assistants in the unit.
• Designs and prepares library promotional publications, displays, exhibits, and writes press releases.
• Plans and executes programs and storytelling using creative formats; participates in system-wide programs.
• Assists patrons in person and by telephone with general reference requests and informational needs; assesses patron needs via reference interviewing.
• Demonstrates knowledge of books/authors and reader interests; offers reader advisory and material recommendations.
• Provides mobile library services to prisons, senior centers, rest homes, institutions, and homebound individuals.
• Checks out materials at institutions on an individual basis.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Skills

Volunteer coordination

Reader advisory

Education

Associate’s degree

Job description

The Beaufort County Library System is seeking a paraprofessional to assist in delivering library services across branches. The role includes leading a service point, coordinating volunteers, and supporting promotional initiatives.

The position also involves cataloging work, reference assistance, reader advisory, and mobile library services to prisons and senior centers, ensuring access to materials for diverse populations.