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SUMMARY: Assists Lead Librarian for Children’s Services with the development of services, programs, and collections for children, their parents and caregivers in under-served community groups. Provides bilingual (Spanish/English) customer service. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive. • Develops and implements programs, projects and promotional materials to increase awareness of Library offerings to children and their caregivers in under-served target populations • Creates and presents or coordinates cultural programming for children and their caregivers • Understands under-served community groups, is culturally sensitive, and projects positive image of the Library • Coordinates efforts with Adult Services bilingual outreach efforts • Assists in the acquisition of library materials • Translates as directed for customer service and for creating Spanish language materials • Informs and assists customers with research activities using reference books, the Internet, magazines and the library's book collection. • Assists customers in using the library's computers and other equipment, and in locating library materials. • Provides customer service and answers routine inquiries and complaints. • May oversee and direct the work of hourly employees and volunteers. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position is not responsible for the supervision of regular City employees. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee would encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Normal office/library environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. QUALIFICATIONS: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the necessary functions of this position. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES • Knowledge of library services and materials. • Knowledge of child development. • Knowledge of children’s literature. • Ability to work effectively with children. • Good customer service skills. • Ability to present quality programs. • Good typing skills. • Ability to attain proficiency in using the library's computer system. • Excellent communication skills and sensitivity to the particular needs of the public. • General office equipment operations. • Basic math skills. • Fluency in Spanish and English speaking, reading and writing. • Ability to translate in writing between Spanish and English. • Comfortable performing outreach activities with diverse groups. • Willingness to travel regularly to program locations throughout the district. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Current driver’s license. In November 2006, voters overwhelmingly approved the creation and funding of the Fort Collins Regional Library District. The new library district is funded by a 3-mill property tax dedicated to library services. The existing Fort Collins Regional Library District, with the Main Library downtown, the Harmony branch at Front Range Community College, and the southeast branch under construction at Front Range Village forms the foundation of the new district. The District boundaries cover a large regional area in northern Larimer County, and are essentially the same as the Poudre School District. With the stable and increased funding a district provides, the library has begun restoring and enhancing services and collections. Fort Collins has been listed as one of the most desirable places to live in several publications over the last five years. Nestled along side the Cache La Poudre River at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Fort Collins is home to over 140,000 residents. Colorado State University is the city’s largest employer and is Colorado’s second largest public university, enrolling 22,000 students each academic year.

Only on-line applications accepted for this position. Visit our website at www.fcgov.com/jobs to apply on-line by Friday, March 14, 2008. Job #8021. City of Fort Collins, Human Resources Department, 215 N. Mason, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522. (970) 221-6535. Job Line: (970) 416-2489, x5125. The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance. THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. BACKGROUND CHECK AND DRUG TEST REQUIRED.