Job Title: Summer Youth Program Assistant
Description
Hennepin County Library (HCL) is seeking enthusiastic and creative Youth Program Assistants who are passionate about serving youth and families, to support the implementation of the library's summer learning services and programming: "Discover summer. Here." Hennepin County Library's goals for summer learning are that: Youth encounter new concepts, resources, ideas or ways of thinking. Youth maintain and develop their academic, social, or emotional skills. Youth establish or enhance meaningful connections with peers, library staff, and other adults. Youth find value in reading and learning.Location and hours:
These positions are grant-funded for the duration of mid-June 2022 through August 2022. Summer Youth Program Specialists work approximately 16 hours per week during daytime, evening, and weekend hours. Locations included are:- Franklin
- Hosmer
- Sumner
- Webber Park
In these positions, you will:
- Support and deliver summer learning programs and activities for children, youth and families.
- Proactively maintain a welcoming and safe environment by managing youth behavior in the library and working with colleagues as necessary to address challenges.
- Collaborate with youth services staff to coordinate the work of youth employees and volunteers to support programming and service needs.
- Assist with library tours or large group visits for children, youth, and families.
- Collect program data such as attendance numbers and administer surveys.
- Become familiar with and promote library resources to children, youth, and families.
Need to have:
One of the following:- Graduated from high school or high school equivalent and completed eighteen months or more of experience in youth-development, education or applicable experience working with children and youth.
- Education may be substituted for experience on a month for month (3 semester credits = 1 month) basis, preferably with credits in youth-development or education.
- One year or more of experience in youth-development, education or applicable experience working with children and youth, and completion of the Office Specialist Pathway Training program.
- Six months or more of experience in youth-development, education or applicable experience working with children and youth, and completion of the Healthcare Clerical Pathway Training program.
- Availability to work variable hours, including daytimes, evenings and weekends.
Experience:
- Mentoring or leading youth.
- Collaboratively creating and supporting drop-in programming based on the needs and interests of youth.
- Creating a welcoming and safe environment.
- Working with cultural backgrounds different than your own in a work or volunteer setting.
- Interest in all forms of literacy and informal learning and its application in the field of youth work.
- Creativity and innovation in applying youth development practices in a community setting.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Basic computer skills, including the ability to navigate online systems and email.
- Work with youth from a wide range of backgrounds and socio-economic statuses.
- Work as part of a team.
- Handle the demands of a constantly changing work environment and workload.
