Library Youth Education Lead
Library Youth Education Lead
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Description
Hennepin County Library (HCL) is seeking Youth Education Leads to work with K12 residents parents and caregivers and community and educational partners at Brookdale Franklin North Regional and Rockford Road libraries. The individuals in this position will use their skills knowledge and experience to support K12 youth and their families in meeting their education and literacy goals and will help all library patrons in accessing library collections and in fulfilling their information needs. Library Youth Education Leads will be responsible for supporting K12 education programming at their local library overseeing operation of Lets Read and Homework Help programs and providing support for other youth and family programs as needed. They will connect with schools and educators as well as internal Hennepin County partners who provide education support for residents.
Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500referral bonus. For more information visitemployee referral program.
Location and hours:
This position is located at the following locations:- Brookdale Library: 6125 Shingle Creek ParkwayBrooklyn Center MN 55430
- Franklin Library: 1314 East Franklin Avenue Minneapolis MN 55404
- North Regional Library: 1315 Lowry Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55411
- Rockford Road Library: 6401 42nd Avenue North Crystal MN 55427
The school year schedule for Lets Read can be found here. The school year schedule for Homework Help can be foundhere.
About these position types:These are fulltime benefit earning positions.
These positions are internally classified as an Administrative Assistant.
To view the job classification specificationclickhere.
In these positions you will:- Coordinate K12 education programs including Lets Read and Homework Help that meet the needs of the community and fulfill the mission of HCL.
- Reach out to K12 residents and their families educational organizations and nonprofit partners to learn more about needs and to support connecting them to library services.
- Be an inperson presence in welcoming the community to theassignedlibrary through responsive customer service.
- Provide inperson services to library patrons including assistance with computers job searching and finding library resources.
- Perform a variety of patron service and materials handling tasks including assisting patrons with their accounts and processing materials for circulation.
- Perform collection maintenance including selection deselection and redistribution of materials including supporting children and teen collections.
- Implement outreach in the community including attending local school and community events to support K12 students and families.
- Develop manage and measure service outcomes to ensure work meets identified goals.
- Collaborate on systemwide teams to support service to K12 students throughout Hennepin County Library.
Need to have:- One of the following:
- Four or more years of experience in general administrative work relating to the management of departmental/organizational operations or in a specialty area appropriate to the position.
- General administrative work is defined as the administration and/or management of programs policies and/or budgets.
- Bachelors degree or higher in public administration business administration political science or other field appropriate to the position.
- Four or more years of experience in general administrative work relating to the management of departmental/organizational operations or in a specialty area appropriate to the position.
Nice to have:- Experience:
- Providing customer service to a wide variety of residents of all ages and backgrounds.
- Engaging with K12 students and families and/or coordinating literacy programming.
- Building and delivering community responsive programming
- Facilitating groups and guiding them to create new processes.
- Using project management tools to coordinate community engagement efforts and/or projects.
- Engaging with Latine African American East African People of Color in an educational or youth program setting.
- Knowledge of principles and practices of community engagement.
- Ability to:
- Demonstrate commitment for a diverse and inclusive organization that reflects the residents we serve.
- Connect with individuals from communities that the library serves.
- Work effectively with community members of all ages and abilities from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
Candidates with fluency in another languagein addition to English are encouraged to apply. Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual duties and pay.
About the department:
Hennepin County Librarys mission is to inspire facilitate and celebrate lifelong learning. Shaped by the information needs and aspirations of our residents we envision the library as a shared space for enrichment and connection. Library services are an important part of thriving and interconnected communities and we believe that every Hennepin County resident should have a library card and use it regularly.
About Hennepin County:Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that reduce disparities eliminate inequities and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy all people are valued and all people thrive.
Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community competitive pay worklife balance a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more atThe Bridge(log in as Guest).
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparitiesis fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
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Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience.
Final candidates may be required to complete a background check.
Talent Acquisition Division
Hennepin County Human Resources Department
Employment Type
Full-Time
