Employment Opportunities: Childen’s Assistant

Children’s Library Assistant position opening

Our Youth Services department provides excellent programming, services and resources to children, tweens and teens in our community. Our patrons love our library and the programs and services we provide. We are very connected to our community and have active partnerships with local businesses, clubs and other non-profit organizations.

This position maximizes the productivity of the Youth Services Department: by assisting the Youth Services manager with programming, collection management, and Maintenance.

Learn what makes this job so appealing!

STAFF

• Our staff has a very low turnover, unusual in our profession. 
• They continually strive to develop quality service and programs.
• They are encouraged and enthusiastically attend continuing education to improve their skills.

OUR COMMUNITY

• A vibrant community of around 15,000 people located in the heart of America; near the geographical center of Kansas. 
• The central location of the city allows for short travel to anywhere in the state, including Wichita and Kansas City. Denver is also just a mere six-hour drive away. 
• The people of Great Bend enjoy the conveniences of a larger city, like first-rate educational, medical, and recreation facilities. 
• For all of the large city conveniences, the community still retains its small-town sensibilities and values. 
  

● Accountability – Follows-up and meets commitments, takes ownership for work, and possesses a strong ability to stay focused on individual, department, and GBPL results.

● Communication – Clearly and effectively expresses ideas and thoughts (verbally and in writing); listens actively.

● Customer Focus & Public Relations – Builds positive internal and external customer relationships; is committed to customer satisfaction; assumes responsibility for solving customer problems and ensures commitments to customers are met.

● Initiative – Independently acts to resolve problems and provide solutions; seeks out new responsibilities; generates new ideas; practices self-development.

● Safety – Understands and supports safety standards as required by the job; keeps the workplace clean and safe.

● Teamwork– Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, and trust among the team; fosters commitment and team spirit; works cooperatively with others to achieve overall goals.

Minimum Job Requirements:                                                                                                                        High school diploma or equivalent with some customer service experience, preferably in a library or public service environment working with youth; demonstrated experience in the resolution of complex customer service issues; must be able to work independently, cooperatively and collaboratively; good driving record and a valid Kansas driver’s license; must have unrated insurability.

The Great Bend Public Library requires reference/background and drug screening for all positions.

Preferred Job Requirements:
Ability to engage children throughout the service space, connect children and their caregivers to a variety of information formats; be familiar with children’s culture and child development; good rapport with children; knowledge of childhood development; knowledge of children’s literature; ability to create fun and educational activities for children; enthusiasm for working with children of all ages.

Education/Experience Substitutions:
Experience may be substituted for degree.
Education may not be substituted for experience.

Physical, Environmental, and Special Working Conditions:

• Lifting (weight): up to 40 lbs.
• This position requires sitting for long periods of time.
• All Great Bend Public Library employees may be called upon to assist other departments and perform other duties as needed.

Please submit an application and resume to gbpldirector@gmail.com