Youth Services Assistant

Laramie County Library System Inc; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Laramie County Library System Inc. in Cheyenne, Wyoming seeks staff to support children and teens, deliver exceptional service, and connect patrons with resources.

The role involves helping patrons, leading youth activities, and guiding users through computers and databases in a busy library environment. Responsibilities include opening/closing procedures, tours for individuals and groups, and assisting with readers' advisory, early literacy programs, and Summer Reading Challenge initiatives,

Qualifications

• Maintains patron confidentiality in compliance with Wyoming state law.
• Performs exceptional customer service to library patrons.
• Assists patrons with reference interviews and locating resources.
• Supports early literacy initiatives and youth programs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains patron confidentiality in compliance with Wyoming state law.
• Performs exceptional customer service. As the first, and sometimes only, person that a patron may be in contact with, customer service is a very important aspect of all library positions.
• Spends appropriate amount of time away from public service points roving using established procedures.
• Meets patrons at their point of need.
• Prepares children's and teen areas each day, turns on desk and work area computers and ensures areas are tidy and inviting.
• Follows established opening and closing procedures.
• Works public service points to assist patrons, including reference interviews and helping patrons use the library, online databases, and computers; providing readers' advisory based on age appropriateness, interests, reading level, and requested subjects.
• Understands the Early Literacy Center (ELC) and My Library Place (MLP) and imparts that knowledge to adults using the library with children.
• Develops a diverse and thorough knowledge of the children's and teen collections.
• Uses and operates the computers and printers related to the division.
• Prepares and conducts tours to individuals and groups as assigned.
• Assists in collection development and weeding activities as instructed by Youth & Outreach Services Manager or Youth & Outreach Services Assistant Manager/Youth Librarian.
• Straightens children's and teen areas and shelving; fills empty display units.
• Prepares projects for, and supervises, child, teen, and adult volunteers.
• Assists in development, planning, and implementation of youth events and programs.
• Assists in developing and implementing the Summer Reading Challenge as assigned.
• Works at the Greeter Desk as assigned.
• Performs other related and necessary duties as assigned.

Job description

• Maintains patron confidentiality in compliance with Wyoming state law.
• Performs exceptional customer service. As the first, and sometimes only, person that a

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains patron confidentiality in compliance with Wyoming state law.
• Performs exceptional customer service. As the first, and sometimes only, person that a

patron may be in contact with, customer service is a very important aspect of all library positions.

• Spends appropriate amount of time away from public service points roving using

established procedures. Meets patrons at their point of need.

• Prepares children's and teen areas each day. Turns on desk and work area computers and

makes sure areas are tidy and inviting.

• Follows established opening and closing procedures.
• Works public service points to assist patrons, including, but not limited to, conducting

reference interviews; instructing and assisting patrons in the use of the library, online databases, and computers; helping patrons find what they need throughout the library; offering readers' advisory based on age appropriateness, interests, reading level, and requested subject material in all collections of the children's and teen areas; and giving directional information.

• Understands the early literacy aspects of educational installations, including the Early Literacy

Center (ELC) and My Library Place (MLP) and imparts that knowledge to adults using the library with children. Regularly monitors and straightens the ELC and MLP and ensures tiles are removed from inside the book factory, chess or checker pieces are not broken, etc. Reports any issues to the Youth & Outreach Services Assistant Manager/Youth Librarian.

• Develops a diverse and thorough knowledge of the children's and teen collections.
• Uses and operates the computers and printers in all functions that relate to the division.

Applies proper troubleshooting procedures.

• Prepares and conducts tours to individuals and groups as assigned.
• Assists in collection development and weeding activities as instructed by the Youth & Outreach

Services Manager or Youth & Outreach Services Assistant Manager/Youth Librarian, including providing input as gained from patron comments and suggestions.

• Straightens children's and teen areas and shelving as necessary and fills empty display units.
• Prepares projects for, and supervises, child, teen, and adult volunteers.
• Assists in the development, planning, and implementation of youth events and programs as

assigned by the Youth & Outreach Services Manager, Youth & Outreach Services Assistant Manager/Youth Librarian, or YOS Events Team.

• Assists in the development, planning, and implementation of the Summer Reading Challenge

as assigned.

• Works at the Greeter Desk as assigned.
• Performs other related and necessary duties as assigned.