The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library is searching for individuals who will have the opportunity to play vital roles in the Library’s initiatives in services to pre-school age children and emergent literacy.  These grant-funded positions will be four (4) year contractual agreements and will be eliminated at the end of the funding cycle.  They are listed below:

Early Literacy Specialist

Under minimal supervision, the successful candidate will be responsible for the development and the administration of services to children under 5 years old.  Emphasis will be placed on articulating a clear vision of library service to children, focusing on preparing these children for reading.  Increasing the presence of library service in day cares and other institutions where children spend their day will be a priority.  Increasing the introduction to books and the rich literary heritage of storytelling in the branches will be a primary objective, as well.  These goals will be accomplished by training all interested staff in the art of storytelling and offering regularly updated storytelling idea packets for these staff to use.  Leading discussions about emerging literacy issues will be a responsibility as well as booking resource specialists to share their expertise at these meetings.  He/she will also be responsible for the development of a regionalized approach to baby, toddler, and preschool story hours, capitalizing on the expertise of staff and sharing these skills among branches.  Accountability through evaluation will be a priority.

Minimum qualifications for the position include a Bachelor’s degree with a specialty in early childhood development or other relevant degree; two (2) years of experience in children’s work with significant programming experience with pre-readers; and strong technology skills especially using technology with children will be given priority.

The hiring salary for this position is $32,435 annually. Other compensation includes but is not limited to:  10 days of sick leave & 4 weeks vacation annually, 7 paid holidays, as well health, life, and disability insurance, pension plan, and a business casual dress code.

Part-time Public Service Associate

Under the general guidance of a Supervising Librarian or Agency Manager, the successful candidate(s) placed in these four (4) positions will be responsible for planning,  scheduling and implementing department and system wide programs, assisting in the maintenance of collections and managing the daily operations on assigned mobile service routes.  Specific duties and responsibilities will vary based on areas of assignment, but will primarily involve early childhood and emergent literacy programming for the preschool aged child.

The minimum qualifications for the position include a Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience.  A degree in Education and/or experience in programming for children is highly desirable.  Three years of progressively more responsible clerical work experience in a library environment or previous customer service experience along with bilingual skills is desired.

These four positions are half-time (20 hours per week).  The hiring salary for these positions is $515.64 bi-weekly or $13, 406 annually.  Other compensation includes but is not limited to:  10 days of sick leave & 3 weeks vacation annually, 7 paid holidays, as well as health, life, and disability insurance, pension plan, and business casual dress code. 

Applications for the position should be sent to: Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, P.O. Box 211, Indianapolis, IN  46206-0211.  The deadline for applications for both positions is Monday, June 21, 2010 at 5 p.m.  Applications received after that date and time will not be considered. 

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Jeanne Bowman

Administrative Assistant

Human Resources

Telephone - 275-4802

Fax - 269-5248