Job Description
Salary: $27.01 - $34.48 Hourly
Location : Champaign, IL
Job Type: Part-time 25 hour position
Job Number: 00181 - 5.2025
Department: Children's Services
Opening Date: 05/09/2025
Description Under the supervision of the Children's Services Manager, provides prompt and friendly service to children, teens, and their caregivers in the Children's Services Department; assists department staff with programming and clerical tasks. The Library Associate provides reference and reader's advisory service and assists customers with technology; assists with programs for children and teens; provides support for a variety of departmental tasks.
Schedule is as follows:
Wednesday - Friday: 5pm - 9pm
Saturday: 9:30am - 5pm
Sunday: 12pm - 6pm
Start date will be after July 1, 2025.
Open until filled, with first review of applicants on June 2, 2025.
Examples of Duties - Assists customers of all ages at the Children's Services and TeenSpace desks to include reference and information questions
- Assists with questions on software, makerspace tools, and other technology related needs to customers of all ages
- Advise readers of all ages regarding children's and teens reading and viewing interests
- With support and direction from a librarian, assist with collection maintenance and development
- With support and direction from manager and librarians, plans and leads programming for children and teens
- Compile statistics and prepare activity reports
- Assist with outreach activities
- Assists training of staff and volunteers
- Participates in departmental and library-wide training and activities, including technology, and safety training
- Provides excellent internal and external customer service
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements - Knowledge of and interest in children's and teens books and audiovisual materials
- Some knowledge of library procedures, methods, techniques
- Ability to perform routine clerical and record keeping tasks
- Strong commitment to public service
- Ability to work with library customers and staff in a friendly and efficient manner
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to issue guidance and ensure compliance with the Library's Rules of Conduct and policies
- Proficiency with workplace productivity software, including skills in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to maintain reliable attendance and regular schedule
- Ability to maintain a varied schedule, including day, evening, and weekend rotations
- Good vision and hearing to effectively engage with customers
- Manual dexterity to operate computer, phone, and maker space equipment
- Physical ability to regularly lift library materials weighing up to 40 lbs, and to push fully loaded carts of library materials and assist in event setup
- Satisfactory pre-employment background check
Acceptable Experience and Training - Bachelor degree required
- One year of supervisory or team leader experience preferred
- Public library experience preferred
- Customer service experience preferred
- Knowledge of Spanish and/or French is helpful
- Any combination of experience and education that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities
The Champaign Public Library offers a comprehensive benefit package to regular full- and part-time employees that includes paid sick leave, vacation, and nine paid holidays each year.
Employees working 29 hours or less are not eligible for health insurance.
Other benefits include health and life insurance, and participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension plan, and access to a variety of other programs, such as dental and vision insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and deferred compensation plans.
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Are you a current or previous Champaign Public Library volunteer or practicum student?
02
Do you have any relatives who work for the Champaign Public Library?
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If you have relatives who work for the Champaign Public Library, please share their name. (The answer box will allow you to enter 12 lines of text.)
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What is your highest level of education?
- Less than high school
- High school diploma or GED
- Some college
- College degree or higher
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Are you able to lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds?
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Are you available to work a flexible schedule that includes daytime, evening and weekend hours?
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How many years of experience do you have working in a public library?
- 1-2 years
- 3-4 years
- 5 or more years
- None
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If you have public library experience, please describe the kind of work that you did. (The answer box will allow you to enter 12 lines of text.)
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How many years of experience do you have working with children or teens?
- 1-2 years
- 3-4 years
- 5 or more years
- None
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Please tell us about your experience working with children and teens. (This answer box will allow you to enter 12 lines of text)
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Please select the experience you have assisting/instructing others with technology, including a makerspace.
- 1-2 Years
- 3-5 Years
- 5+ Years
- None
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Please indicate how many years of experience you have providing excellent customer service.
- 1-2 years
- 3-4 years
- 5 or more years
- None
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Please tell us about your customer service experience. (The answer box will allow you to enter 12 lines of text.)
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Please describe how your skills, experience, and interests prepare you to be the best candidate for this position at the Champaign Public Library. (The answer box will allow you to enter 12 lines of text.)
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I understand that I am required to submit with this application the names and contact information of three professional references. If you have not included this information in your application profile, please return to your application and complete this requirement.
- I have included the names of three references in my application
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Job Tags
Hourly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Part time, Flexible hours, Sunday, Saturday, Afternoon shift,