Youth Services Consultant

Youth Services Consultant

The Youth Services Consultant performs advanced, senior-level consultative work to ensure Texas libraries are knowledgeable about and have resources to implement youth services that meet the needs of their communities. The Youth Services Consultant also serves as the project lead for internal, statewide, and national initiatives and projects relating to youth services. This position coordinates project goals with other division/agency programs and works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement.

Essential tasks include:

• Planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating statewide programs for summer library reading, early childhood, and family literacy initiatives.
• Collaborating with internal and external partners to enhance TSLAC programs related to youth services.
• Planning, coordinating, implementing, presenting, and evaluating a statewide program of learning for librarians related to youth services and similar topics.
• Consulting with Texas librarians, library boards, and interested citizens in the area of youth services.
• Performing other duties as assigned.
• Attending work regularly in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.
• Complying with all applicable agency policies and procedures, including safety and standards of conduct.

Other tasks are not specified.

Qualifications

Veterans, Reservist or Guardsmen with an MOS or additional duties that fall in the fields pertaining to the minimum experience requirements may meet the minimum qualifications for this position and are highly encouraged to apply. Please call Human Resources at 512-463-6564 with questions or for additional information.

Minimum qualifications include:

• A graduate degree in library or information science from an accredited program.
• Three years of work experience providing public service in libraries.
• Experience in libraries in the area(s) of early literacy, children’s, teens, or family services.
• Experience in presenting to groups and delivering training.
• Experience managing projects.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience in the area(s) of community engagement and outreach.
• Experience developing or maintaining partnerships.
• Experience with grant writing, grant research, grant administration or other elements of grantsmanship.
• Bilingual—Spanish.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of trends or practices in youth services in public libraries.
• Ability to use a variety of software applications including standard desktop applications.
• Skill in managing projects.
• Skill in community engagement, outreach, and communication.
• Skill in developing and maintaining partnerships.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives.

Environmental/physical conditions include:

• Normal office work environment and may have exposure to dust and environmental allergens consistent with normal business activities and human contact.
• Mostly sedentary in nature but may involve moving; standing; pulling and pushing kneeling, stooping, and bending; performing tasks requiring fine motor skill and coordination to safely move items weighing up to 15 pounds.
• Must be able to work extended periods at a computer.
• May require working extended hours and some evenings and weekends as needed.
• Normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies and interpret data.
• Regular travel up to 15% by automobile and airplane, some overnight, will be required to conduct training, speak publicly, and attend meetings.

Other requirements include:

• Submit complete college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate).
• Submit writing samples, may include training or outreach materials developed, written procedures or other documentation, or webpages created, etc.
• Applicants selected for interview will make a 15 minute presentation on an assigned topic.

Reporting relationships include:

• No supervisory responsibilities.
• Reports to Manager, Continuing Education and Consulting.