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Children's Librarian, Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

The Burlington Public Library takes pride in the innovative services, programs and materials that it provides to its community.  Conveniently located 14 miles northwest of Boston and easily accessible from Route 95/128 and Route 3, Burlington is home to 26,000 residents and a robust collection of businesses.  This vibrant community welcomes approximately 150,000 people per day to work, eat, and shop.  Reporting to the Director of the Library, this position manages the Children’s Department, which prides itself on the highest quality of service in a vibrant and busy department of the Library.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

Manage the operations and personnel of the Children’s Department; hire, supervise, train, and evaluate staff
Plan, conduct, and supervise programming for diverse age groups within the Children’s Department
Identify and conduct outreach opportunities, including local schools
Create and oversee the creation of content to promote services and materials related to the department
Make supervisory decisions in the absence of the Library Director and Assistant Director
Other duties related to the primary scope of the position

This is a full time position, 35 hours per week. 

Hours are Monday 9:30am-5pm, Tuesday 9:30am-4:30pm, Wednesday 9:30am-4:30pm, Thursday 2:45pm-9:15pm, and Friday 9:30am-4:30pm; the schedule includes one Saturday in a four-week rotation, from 9:45am-5:15pm with Monday off to accommodate.  Opportunity to work Sundays and summer Saturdays as overtime shifts. This is a union position within the Burlington Municipal Employees Association bargaining unit.  Salary is within Grade 10 of the BMEA contract.  

Benefits include: 

Health and Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off - vacation, sick, personal, 13 holidays
Pension Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Deferred Compensation Plans
Health & Dependent Flexible Spending Plans

Qualifications

Recommended minimum qualifications include:

Masters of Library Science or an advance education degree with 3 years of library experience, preferably in a Children’s Department; or any combination or related experience
Computer skills and flexibility to adapt to constantly changing technology
Excellent customer service skills

Full/Part Time

Full Time

Education

MLS/Masters

Salary Range

$37.35 - $53.37  / hour

Salary Notes

Pay range starts at $37.35/hr with the opportunity to advance to a max rate of $53.37/hr through annual increases.

Closing Date

Applications received by August 28, 2024 will receive first consideration.

How to Apply

Apply online at:

https://www.burlington.org/356/Employment

Posted

2024-08-12 |  Quick link to this job