The Bucks County Free Library is looking for a creative and enthusiastic professional to serve as the Children’s Services Coordinator for our seven branches.
In this role you will plan, coordinate, and implement county wide children’s services initiatives and projects ensuring that programs and activities are consistent in quality, quantity, and format across the county. You will continuously review and evaluate programs and services for children, teens and families. The ideal candidate will also provide guidance, coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to children’s services staff, which includes visiting the branch libraries regularly to assess children’s services operations and activities.
This role serves as a children’s librarian at the Doylestown District Center Library as scheduled. Additionally, serves as manager on duty at the Doylestown Library as scheduled, assisting the Library Manager with general operations as needed.
This is an FSLA exempt position.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Requires a Master’s degree in Library Science.
- Five years of progressively responsible public library experience, including one year of direct staff supervision.
- Must have current driver’s license, insurance, and own transportation or ability to travel among many library sites.
- Applicant must provide on date of hire the following three required clearances: PA State Police Criminal Record Check; PA Child Abuse History Clearance; and FBI fingerprint-based background check.
Schedule: Variable schedule, including evenings and Saturdays, occasional Sundays, and schedule changes as needed.
Starting Salary: $65,398- $67,892 DOQ
Benefits: Medical and dental for self with premium copay. Vacation, sick, and personal leave and eleven paid holidays. 403b plan with a 5% match after one year enrollment. Life insurance, health advocate and employee assistance program. (Benefits subject to change at any time.)
Apply By: Open until filled with applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
To Apply: Links are below for the job description and the job application, which includes a video interview and pre-employment testing.
