POSITION TITLE: Part-time Youth Services Associate: Raising a Reader
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: Youth Services
Hours: Part-time: 8:00 am – 12:00 noon Monday –Friday during the regular school year. Occasional evening and weekend responsibilities.
Rate of Pay: $17.25/hour
Position Summary
If you have a passion for children and literacy, consider joining the Raising a Reader team at Braswell Library. Raising a Reader story presenters plan and deliver story time programming at day care centers and NC PreK classrooms in Nash and Edgecombe counties. They conduct pre and post program survey assessments with parents to gauge the success of the program. Working together, the team plans and conducts literacy based workshops for parents and teachers to emphasis successful story sharing techniques. Candidates invited to interview will create a story time presentation in response to a prompt.
Education and experience
Associate degree required. Preferred qualifications include: a degree in early childhood education, experience working with young children, experience preparing and presenting story time programming. Ability to speak Spanish is desirable, but not required.
Physical Requirements
Work is typically performed while sitting, standing, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee frequently lifts light objects, occasionally lifts heavy objects.
Additional Requirements:
Must have, or have the ability to obtain, a valid North Carolina driver’s license.
Available: August 2018
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references to hr@braswell-library.org