Description

Are you passionate about serving diverse populations in an urban public library setting? Are you ready for all that Philadelphia has to offer? If so, then please consider this community-focused librarian position housed within a large, municipal library system consisting of 54 neighborhood locations. Each neighborhood library has its own unique vibe and connection to its community. We expect to hire 7 librarians in this cycle, so this is a great time to explore this Philadelphia opportunity!

Philadelphia is a historic, multicultural, and vibrant city which offers opportunities for engaging with intergenerational and cross-cultural communities. As a librarian and a member of our team, you will be responsible for providing mission-driven, exceptional customer service and engaging with our communities in a way that advances literacy, guides learning, and inspires curiosity. Your contribution to your community will include:

• Fostering positive relationships and collaborations with community partners
• Enthusiastically engaging with our youth population
• Conducting outreach to schools and community groups
• Providing digital, electronic, and traditional reference services to customers
• Developing programming to meet community wants, needs, and aspirations
• Collaborating with Friends’ groups, volunteers, and civic associations
• Serving in an Acting Library Supervisor capacity as needed
• Facilitating special projects and other duties as assigned

Experience and enthusiasm in working with children and teens is absolutely vital. Candidates who are fluent in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese, Khmer, Korean, French, Haitian-Creole, or American Sign Language (ASL) are encouraged to apply. We are actively seeking candidates who reflect the diversity of our dynamic city.

Requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS  FOR ASSIGNMENTS IN THE GENERAL SPECIALTY

NOTE: Preferred Qualifications for all assignments are in addition to the fifth year degree in library science from an accredited college or university.

Adult Literacy Assignment

Preferred Education:  Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university in Education OR Certificate in English as a Second Language (ESL) Instruction.

OR

Preferred Experience:  Documented experience as an adult literacy tutor equivalent to one year.

Consumer Health Information Services Assignment

Preferred Education:  Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university with major coursework in health sciences or a related field.

OR

Preferred Experience:  One year of experience providing health services or health referral services.

Early Childhood Learning and Literacy Assignment

Preferred Education:  Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university with major coursework in elementary education, child psychology, child development or a related field.

Information Technology Assignment

Preferred Education: Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university with major coursework in information technology management, computer science or a related field.

OR

Preferred Experience: One year of experience which includes the use of relational databases in developing web content, web-based statistical packages, or standard markup language for web platform development.  

Senior Citizen Services Assignment

Preferred Education:  Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited college or university in gerontology.

OR

Preferred Experience:  One year of full-time experience providing targeted library, health, social service or information and referral services to senior citizens.