Programming Librarian

Description

Essential Duties

• Initiates, plans, oversees, and conducts a variety of programs and activities to encourage the use of the library by adults including: films, concerts, reading clubs, speakers and performers, and other special events.

• Maintains and cultivates contacts with the general community, schools, other libraries, and city employees to advance library Programming opportunities.
• Assists library patrons in the use of library services, facilities, and equipment, including technology.
• Participates in outreach opportunities for community members of all ages, including babies, children, teens and adults.
• Supports library staff to provide inclusive programming and services within the community.
• Assists in setup and staffing of current weekly programs, ensuring attendees understand the task and have supplies.
• Lead and hosts weekly program offerings, within and outside of the library.
• Responds to inquiries and provides customer service, assistance, and instruction to library patrons; interprets library rules, policies, and procedures to the public.
• Supports the youth team including the children’s area customers in the use of services, facilities and equipment, including technology.
• Helps plan, coordinate and run summer reading programs, working closely with library staff, partnering organizations and participants.

• Creates training content for digital content resources offered by the library, allowing the opportunity to offer technology instruction, digital literacy workshops and hands-on help within the community.
• Assists in digital content recommendations, following the collection development policy adopted by the library.
• Makes recommendations to Library Director concerning policies.
• Data and Reporting Tasks: the Programming librarian collects and analyzes outreach statistics, prepares reports, and shares results with stakeholders to guide future efforts.
• Assists as a back-up for the circulation desk as necessary checking library materials in and out and shelving books as needed.

• Flexible schedule required, outreach often requires evening or weekend work.
• The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Minimum Qualifications

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• The City of Hobbs will provide 80% to 90% Heath Insurance Coverage from Single to Family coverage.
• Employees are eligible for 100% short-term disability coverage provided by the City of Hobbs.
• Employer PERA contributions 14.8% for general, 28.775% for HPD, 30.9% for HFD.
• CDL pay - $6,000 per year (if applicable).
• PTO accruals start at 12 hours per month (144 hours per year) and progressively increase based on years of service to 20 hours per month (240 hours per year) at year 21.
• Bilingual Pay - $1,500 dollar incentive per year upon completion of yearly proficiency test.
• Education Incentive - ($1,000, $4,000, $6,000 dollars - Associates, Bachelor's, Masters; degree must be relevant to position and above the current minimum requirements of the held position).
• Longevity Pay - Begins at the completion of 10 years of service. Gradually increased.
• Retention Incentive - $600 incentive yearly with years 1-9 of completed service
• 13 Paid Holidays.
• Bereavement Leave - 5 days per calendar year per personnel rules guidelines.
• Military Leave - (120 hours per year for general, 183.75 per year for HPD, 360 hours per year for HFD).