City of Kingsport, TN
Head Of Youth Services-Library Job at City of Kingsport, TN in Kingsport
City of Kingsport, TN, Kingsport, TN, United States, 37660
Salary : $48,172.80 - $51,396.80 Annually
Location : Kingsport, TN
Job Type: Full Time Regular
Job Number: 2025-1-7
Department: Leisure/Community Services
Division: Library
Opening Date: 01/07/2025
Closing Date: 1/26/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Purpose
Responsible for all aspects of the youth services of the Kingsport Public Library and Archives. Youth Services includes programming, collection development, outreach initiatives for children from birth to 17 years old and their families. In addition, will be expected to operate as an individual contributor when necessary.?
Essential Functions
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in library science or related field and 3 years youth services experience required. Preferred Master's degree in library science or related field from an ALA accredited program.
RETIREMENT- TCRS Hybrid Plan: Participation is mandatory. No waiting period. Plan is a combination of a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan. The defined benefit plan consists of a 5% mandatory contribution from the employee and a 4% employer contribution. Employee is also auto-enrolled at 2 % in the defined contribution plan with the City contributing 5%. Employee has the option to increase or decrease his/her defined contribution percentage.
VACATION: Vacation accrual is based upon your length of service with the Ctiy Of Kingsport. New employees will receive upon hire date one (1) week vacation, and will accrue 6.67 hours per month with the exception of Firefighters who accrue 12 hours per month. Vacation is available for use as it is earned.
HOLIDAYS: The City of Kingsport offers 12 paid Holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr., Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Floating Holiday (1 day). There is no eligibility period to qualify for Holiday pay.
SICK HOURS: Employees accrue eight (8) sick hours at the end of each month worked. Sick hours may be used for personal or immediate family illness up to a maximum of 1040 hours per calendar year. In addition, sick hours may also be applied toward early retirement (see TCRS rules for retirement for further information).
LIFE INSURANCE: The City of Kingsport provides all full time employees Term Life Insurance at no cost. The coverage amount is equal to one (1) times your annual base salary.
SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE (optional):- Full time employees also have the option to elect Supplemental Life Insurance coverage at an additional one (1) times their annual base salary. Rates are based upon your age and annual salary.
DEPENDENT LIFE INSURANCE (optional): Full time employees can elect Term Life insurance for their dependents at either $5,000 or $10,000 amounts. The cost elect coverage for their dependents at $.64 per pay period for $5000; $1.28 per pay period for $10,000.
LONG TERM DISABILITY (optional): Carrier is MetLife. Monthly premium cost is shared 50/50 by employee/City. Eligible after 90 days of employment. Covers 60% of your monthly earnings up to a maximum of $7,500.00. Pays until you are approved for social security disability or until you return to work. Benefits begin after 120 days of consecutive disability
HEALTH INSURANCE (optional): Carrier is BCBST, network S.Full time employees have the option to select from two (2) plans (Standard Plan and Basic Plan). Premium cost is shared by employee/City.
EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC: Provider is Premise Health. Confidential. Available to employees/dependents who are covered under the City's health care plans (BCBST). Clinic treats both acute and chronic conditions and can prescribe medications, provide annual physicals, health coaching, lab work, and much more. No co-pays, no deductibles, and no cost for select generic medications dispensed on-site.
DENTAL INSURANCE (optional): Carrier is Delta Dental. Premium cost is paid by employee. Annual maximum coverage of $1,000 per member which increases by $100 per year up to a maximum of $1,500 provided member has at least one preventative procedure performed each plan year.
VISION INSURANCE (optional): Carrier is Davis Vision. Premium cost is paid by employee. Annual eye exams, lenses and lens upgrades, frames, contacts.
FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT (optional): Carrier is Flores. Contribution amounts are pre-tax. Healthcare and Dependent Care options. Employees can contribute up to the allowed IRS maximum amounts. Healthcare rollover of up to $610 for plan year 2024.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: 2 programs: Ballad Health and Dearborn. Available to Full time employees. Provides confidential mental health and substance abuse services and much more.
EMPLOYEE PHYSICAL WELLNESS PROGRAM: Provider is Cora. Available to all regular full time and part time employees at no cost. Provides a regiment of treatment when employees experience minor musculoskeletal disorders due to life's everyday stresses and strains.
KINGSPORT AQUATIC CENTER: Benefits elgible employees are offered discounted membership rates. Free single membership for employees enrolled in a City sponsored medical plan.
GYM MEMBERSHIPS (optional): City will reimburse 50% of individual membership rate each quarter. Reimbursement is based on an attendance requirement.
AIR MED (optional): Provider is AirMed. Memberships can be elected in 1, 3, 5, or 10 year increments. Provides air ambulance services for a life or limb threatening emergency to an emergency medical treatment facility.
ACCIDENT INSURANCE (optional): Provider is Trustmark. Supplemental accident insurance that pays you cash directly to help pay for treatment for covered accidents.
CRITICAL ILLNESS INSURANCE (optional): Provider is The Standard. Insurance that helps cover out of pocket expenses associated with a serious illness. Helps fill the gaps caused by these out of pocket costs. Pays you for completing certain health screenings.
UNIVERSAL LIFE/LONG TERM CARE: (optional): Provider is Trustmark. Whole Life Insurance policy that includes a long-term care benefit that can help you pay for services at any age. Benefit never reduces due to age.
Location : Kingsport, TN
Job Type: Full Time Regular
Job Number: 2025-1-7
Department: Leisure/Community Services
Division: Library
Opening Date: 01/07/2025
Closing Date: 1/26/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Purpose
Responsible for all aspects of the youth services of the Kingsport Public Library and Archives. Youth Services includes programming, collection development, outreach initiatives for children from birth to 17 years old and their families. In addition, will be expected to operate as an individual contributor when necessary.?
Essential Functions
- Integrates services to children and teens into a seamless Youth Services department serving children from birth through teenagers
- Collaborates with youth services staff to develop and execute innovative programs, collection management strategies and services that anticipate and address community needs.?
- Develops and strengthens community relations; serves as a liaison to schools, preschools, daycare centers and other organizations serving youth; coordinates on & off-site visits.
- Coaches, mentors, schedule and evaluate staff with the goal of continuous improvement.?
- Oversees all aspects of Summer Reading activities.
- Volunteers: recruits appropriate volunteers to help support library programs
- Fill in for staff absences and vacancies as needed in youth services, including at frontline service points and other duties as needed
- Creates through collaboration of programming teams multigenerational programming for family with children.
- Selection and ordering of materials for youth services in consideration of staff selections, community recommendations, professional organizations and the library's collection development policy.
- Performs reference assistance and reader's advisory.?
- Assists in other departments and at desks when needed and other duties as required.?
- Attend community events and visits civic groups and other sites to promote library information and resources.
- Present to community groups activities and services available at the library in general and Youth services specifically.
- Collects data on youth services activities for board reports and t Public Library Survey.
- Look for and apply for appropriate grants.
- Attends a variety of workshops and meetings including completing professional development and continuing educational goals.
- Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of library science;
- Ability to be innovative and enthusiastic;
- Ability to lead, engage, support and motivate a team
- Excellent customer service and communication skills to establish and maintain good working relationships with other city staff members, other library systems and the general public;
- Desire to work in a team-based, customer-centric environment; flexibility to assist other public service desks or departments.?
- Capable of effectively presenting information to administration, public groups and boards of directors.
- Ability to assess and articulate community needs for our youth and families.
- Good eye for detail and ability to analyze and interpret statistical data
- Skill in prioritizing work and assignments based on needs;
- Knowledge of the community;
- Knowledge of best practices in youth programming, collection development and Reader's Advisory
- Superior knowledge of children's literature to both develop collection development strategies and assist children and caregivers with reader's advisory.?
- Proficient in use of software to produce documents, spreadsheets, and any other product necessary to complete assigned tasks;
- Ability to assess emerging technology and make appropriate recommendations for purchase to maintain appropriate technology for youth in specific areas and in the maker space;
- Desire to work with children;
- Desire to continue learning;
- Valid TN/VA Driver License;
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in library science or related field and 3 years youth services experience required. Preferred Master's degree in library science or related field from an ALA accredited program.
RETIREMENT- TCRS Hybrid Plan: Participation is mandatory. No waiting period. Plan is a combination of a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan. The defined benefit plan consists of a 5% mandatory contribution from the employee and a 4% employer contribution. Employee is also auto-enrolled at 2 % in the defined contribution plan with the City contributing 5%. Employee has the option to increase or decrease his/her defined contribution percentage.
VACATION: Vacation accrual is based upon your length of service with the Ctiy Of Kingsport. New employees will receive upon hire date one (1) week vacation, and will accrue 6.67 hours per month with the exception of Firefighters who accrue 12 hours per month. Vacation is available for use as it is earned.
HOLIDAYS: The City of Kingsport offers 12 paid Holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr., Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Floating Holiday (1 day). There is no eligibility period to qualify for Holiday pay.
SICK HOURS: Employees accrue eight (8) sick hours at the end of each month worked. Sick hours may be used for personal or immediate family illness up to a maximum of 1040 hours per calendar year. In addition, sick hours may also be applied toward early retirement (see TCRS rules for retirement for further information).
LIFE INSURANCE: The City of Kingsport provides all full time employees Term Life Insurance at no cost. The coverage amount is equal to one (1) times your annual base salary.
SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE (optional):- Full time employees also have the option to elect Supplemental Life Insurance coverage at an additional one (1) times their annual base salary. Rates are based upon your age and annual salary.
DEPENDENT LIFE INSURANCE (optional): Full time employees can elect Term Life insurance for their dependents at either $5,000 or $10,000 amounts. The cost elect coverage for their dependents at $.64 per pay period for $5000; $1.28 per pay period for $10,000.
LONG TERM DISABILITY (optional): Carrier is MetLife. Monthly premium cost is shared 50/50 by employee/City. Eligible after 90 days of employment. Covers 60% of your monthly earnings up to a maximum of $7,500.00. Pays until you are approved for social security disability or until you return to work. Benefits begin after 120 days of consecutive disability
HEALTH INSURANCE (optional): Carrier is BCBST, network S.Full time employees have the option to select from two (2) plans (Standard Plan and Basic Plan). Premium cost is shared by employee/City.
EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC: Provider is Premise Health. Confidential. Available to employees/dependents who are covered under the City's health care plans (BCBST). Clinic treats both acute and chronic conditions and can prescribe medications, provide annual physicals, health coaching, lab work, and much more. No co-pays, no deductibles, and no cost for select generic medications dispensed on-site.
DENTAL INSURANCE (optional): Carrier is Delta Dental. Premium cost is paid by employee. Annual maximum coverage of $1,000 per member which increases by $100 per year up to a maximum of $1,500 provided member has at least one preventative procedure performed each plan year.
VISION INSURANCE (optional): Carrier is Davis Vision. Premium cost is paid by employee. Annual eye exams, lenses and lens upgrades, frames, contacts.
FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT (optional): Carrier is Flores. Contribution amounts are pre-tax. Healthcare and Dependent Care options. Employees can contribute up to the allowed IRS maximum amounts. Healthcare rollover of up to $610 for plan year 2024.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: 2 programs: Ballad Health and Dearborn. Available to Full time employees. Provides confidential mental health and substance abuse services and much more.
EMPLOYEE PHYSICAL WELLNESS PROGRAM: Provider is Cora. Available to all regular full time and part time employees at no cost. Provides a regiment of treatment when employees experience minor musculoskeletal disorders due to life's everyday stresses and strains.
KINGSPORT AQUATIC CENTER: Benefits elgible employees are offered discounted membership rates. Free single membership for employees enrolled in a City sponsored medical plan.
GYM MEMBERSHIPS (optional): City will reimburse 50% of individual membership rate each quarter. Reimbursement is based on an attendance requirement.
AIR MED (optional): Provider is AirMed. Memberships can be elected in 1, 3, 5, or 10 year increments. Provides air ambulance services for a life or limb threatening emergency to an emergency medical treatment facility.
ACCIDENT INSURANCE (optional): Provider is Trustmark. Supplemental accident insurance that pays you cash directly to help pay for treatment for covered accidents.
CRITICAL ILLNESS INSURANCE (optional): Provider is The Standard. Insurance that helps cover out of pocket expenses associated with a serious illness. Helps fill the gaps caused by these out of pocket costs. Pays you for completing certain health screenings.
UNIVERSAL LIFE/LONG TERM CARE: (optional): Provider is Trustmark. Whole Life Insurance policy that includes a long-term care benefit that can help you pay for services at any age. Benefit never reduces due to age.