Librarian 1, FT, Children's- Westampton, NJ

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JOB POSTING #08B-22

Title: Librarian 1, Full-time, Children's                                                       Salary: $49,012

Location: Burlington County Library, Westampton                                    Reposted: 6/16/2022

DESCRIPTION

The Children’s Services Department at the Burlington County Library seeks a dynamic, enthusiastic librarian to join its team. The individual must exhibit strong communication skills, a desire to do community outreach and provide services to children, teens, caregivers and educators. Other examples of duties:

  • Provide outstanding customer service, reference, and readers’ advisory to all library customers.
  • Work with system-wide staff as it relates to school outreach services and engage with them to effectively communicate our programs and services.
  • Design and implement creative youth programming to facilitate a love of reading and learning including story times for children ages birth-six years as well as crafts and other activities for children of all ages.
  • Participate in professional conferences, seminars, and committees; read professional literature; attend and participate in staff meetings.
  • Perform other duties as assigned; occasional travel to schools, community touch-points, and branch libraries will be a part of the job.

REQUIREMENTS

Education: A master’s degree in Library or Information Science in a library program accredited by the American Library Association or from a New Jersey Master’s program in Library Science that has been deemed acceptable by Thomas Edison State College.

SCHEDULE

Full time, 37.5 hours; evenings and weekends including 4 Sundays per year. Flexibility a must for partner and school outreach.

WE OFFER

Medical, dental, prescription coverage, eyeglass plan, retirement program, group life insurance, deferred compensation, credit union, paid sick, vacation, personal and holiday leave.

Submit a resume and cover letter including Job #08B-22 by July 5, 2022 to jobs [at] bcls.lib.nj.us ()