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Librarian

Salary

$53,854.00 - $67,318.00 Annually

Location

1 Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Ave. Baytown, TX

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

25-00094

Department

LIBRARY

Opening Date

04/04/2025

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Job Summary

Join Our Team as a Children's Librarian!

Sterling Municipal Library is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Children's Librarian to spark interest, foster a love of reading, and bring exciting programs to life for children and families! If you're passionate about early literacy, dynamic programming, and building strong community connections, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

In this role, you’ll plan, facilitate, and evaluate engaging programs that inspire young readers and support early literacy development. You’ll also curate a vibrant and dynamic collection, ensuring our materials meet the evolving needs of our community. Collaboration is key—you’ll work closely with families, educators, and local organizations to make the library a welcoming and enriching space for all.

Beyond programming, you’ll play a vital role in helping patrons navigate library services and technology, including public computers, printing, scanning, faxing, and digital resources. Strong tech skills and a commitment to exceptional customer service are essential for ensuring all visitors can fully access and enjoy our library’s offerings.

If you're ready to make a difference in the lives of young readers and their families, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a supervisory role within the organization of our library. The schedule is 40 hours per week, including weekends and evenings. This position reports directly to the Programming and Marketing Lead Librarian.

Duties

When assigned to Children's Services :

+ Plans, presents, and evaluates developmentally appropriate children’s library programming, story times, tours, and readers' advisory services to children and families.

+ Evaluates, selects, and maintains an age-appropriate children's collection, including print, digital, and multimedia resources as well as recommending new and replacement materials.

+ Represents the library at community events, collaborating with schools, early childhood centers, and local organizations to promote library services, collections and programs.

+ Assists the public in using library materials and equipment, general reference services, responding to inquiries, directing readers to research materials, and other items regarding library use. Exhibits a strong commitment to positive customer service when working with all library patrons.

+ Supervises, mentors, and provides guidance to assigned staff, ensuring the effective delivery of children’s programs and services.

+ Administers library in absence of senior professional staff members.

+ Performs all other related duties as assigned.

When assigned to Reference:

+ Executes general reference services; responds to inquiries, directs readers to research materials, instructs in library skills, facilitates interlibrary loan service.

+ Assists in Young People's Department, conducts tours, reference, readers' advisory service, and instructs in library skills; provides community programs.

+ Plans and implements programs, publicity, and public relations activities designed to inform and attract readers and promote the library. Compiles bibliographies, prepares grant applications, and updates web information. Participates in community expositions (business, health, education).

+ Assists in decisions concerning materials selection and retention (books, periodicals, equipment, audio-visual, pamphlets, clippings, etc.).

+ Administers library in absence of senior professional staff members.

+ Performs all other related duties as assigned.

When assigned to Teen Services:

+ Executes general reference services; responds to inquiries, directs readers to research materials, and instructs in library skills.

+ Works with youth services and reference teams to conduct tours, readers' advisory service, library skill instruction, and community programming to teens.

+ Plans and implements programs, publicity, and public relations activities designed to inform and attract readers and promote the library. Compiles bibliographies, prepares grant applications, updates Website. Participates in community expositions (business, health, education).

+ Assists in decisions concerning materials selection and retention (books, periodicals, equipment, audio-visual, digital content etc.).

+ Organizes and meets regularly with teen advisory boards, teen volunteers, teen book club etc.

+ Administers library in absence of senior professional staff members.

+ Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

+ Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or institution in Library Science, Education, or a related field.

+ Weekend and evening availability.

OR

+ An equivalent combination of education, experience, certification and/or licenses sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred:

+ Library, Education, or Public Service experience.

+ Master’s Degree from an accredited college or institution in Library Science, Education, or a related field.

+ Familiarity with reading levels, early literacy development, and children's book recommendations.

+ Bilingual (English/Spanish).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

+ Basic understanding of current and emerging library technology, service and programming trends, and public library issues.

+ Professional knowledge in areas such as public services, reader’s advisory, collection development, and group programming.

+ Knowledge of the major fields of learning comprises social sciences, natural science, and humanities.

+ Sound judgment in addressing behavioral issues, including those related to mental health or policy violations, while maintaining a welcoming and safe library environment.

+ Skilled in operating a personal computer, Microsoft Office Suite applications, and the use of electronic resources as used in libraries.

+ Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

+ Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work more than 40 hours a week. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well – 365 days a year.

Medical

+ United Healthcare

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ Annual Deductible (Network) $750 Indiv/$2,250 Family

+ In-Network Benefit 80%/20% after plan deductible

+ $50 co-pay (general visit)

+ RX - $10 Generic/$40 Formulary/$75 Non-Formulary

+ Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare and Dependent Care expenses

+ FREE virtual visits

Dental

+ Cigna Dental PPO & DHMO

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ Preventative & diagnostic covered at 100%

+ Annual Deductible: $50/Indiv (Cigna PPO) - No annual deductible for Cigna DHMO

Vision

+ Superior Vision

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ In-Network exam co-pay $10 & $25 materials co-pay

+ Frames: $140 Allowance - Contact Lenses: $160 Allowance

Holistic Health & Wellness

+ Employee Wellness Center offering FREE primary care medical treatment for employees & dependents on the Medical plan

+ FREE access to gyms, Shipt, and Walmart+ through our employee medical insurance

+ Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year

+ Employee Assistance Program providing employees and their household family members up to 8 FREE counseling sessions per issue per year, legal and financial assistance, will generator tools, and more!

+ Sick Leave Pool providing participants additional paid sick time if accruals are exhausted.

+ SmartDollar: free online program providing tips and tools from Dave Ramsey for getting out of debt and building good saving practices

Retirement

+ Texas Municipal Retirement System:

+ 7% employee contribution with a 14% employer match

+ 5 year vesting

+ Retirement Eligibility: 20 years of service/any age - or - 5 years of service/at least age 60

+ FREE Life Insurance coverage up to 1X your base annual salary

+ MissionSquare and Roth IRA plans: additional voluntary employee participation

Disability Insurance

+ Equitable:

+ Long-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of monthly earnings up to $8,000 per month up to social security age, depending on the disability

+ Short-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week for up to the first 13 weeks of a disability

Training and Tuition Assistance

+ The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values

+ Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for tuition toward courses that are job-related or will enhance your work performance

Generous Paid Sick, Vacation, & Holiday Leave

+ 10 holidays per year and one personal employee day per year

+ 15 days sick leave per year

+ Starting at 10 days of vacation per year; up to 25 days per year

+ Sick and Vacation hours roll over annually up to the maximum limit

+ 15 days Paid Parental Leave

To explore all of the benefits we offer, please visit: https://baytownbenefits.com/

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education in Library Science, Education or a related field?

+ High School Diploma/GED

+ Associate's Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ None of the above

02

How many years of experience do you have in Library Science, Education and/or a related field?

+ Less than 1 year

+ 1 year

+ 2 years

+ 3 years

+ 4 years

+ 5+ years

+ None of the above

03

Are you available to work evenings & weekends

+ Yes

+ No

04

If you are bilingual in which language are you most proficient?

+ I am not bilingual

+ Spanish

+ Vietnamese

+ Chinese

+ French

+ Urdu

+ Other

+ American Sign Language

05

Are you familiar with reading levels, early literacy and children's book recommendations?

+ Yes

+ No

06

Please describe your experience planning or leading programs for young children (under 8 years old). What was your approach to engaging children and families?

07

Please describe a time when you worked closely with young children and their parents. How did you tailor your communication and program activities to meet the needs of both audiences?

Required Question

Employer

City of Baytown

Address

2401 Market Street Baytown, Texas, 77520

Phone

281-420-6520

Website

http://www.baytown.org

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