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<h1 class="gmail-page__title gmail-title" id="gmail-page-title" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:2em;line-height:1.05em;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(14,66,84);font-weight:700;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">[FYI]</h1><div><br></div><h1 class="gmail-page__title gmail-title" id="gmail-page-title" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:2em;line-height:1.05em;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(14,66,84);font-weight:700;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Public Services Librarian, Bilingual Spanish/English—Vancouver Community Library</h1><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-name-body gmail-field-type-text-with-summary gmail-field-label-hidden" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-field-items" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-field-item even" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0.5em 0px 1em;padding:0px">Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries is seeking a full-time, bilingual (Spanish/English) public services librarian for our<span> </span><a href="http://www.fvrl.org/loc/va" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(84,21,71);text-decoration:underline">Vancouver Community Library</a>. This position focuses on creating a welcome environment, enriching library experiences, and building and maintaining professional relationships with the Hispanic community, library patrons, and appropriate stakeholders within the community, Vancouver Community Library, and the library district.</p><p style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;padding:0px">Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries is a highly collaborative environment. Vancouver Community Library is no exception. In 2018, of the nearly 70 branch employees, 40 staff members actively participated in planning and facilitating 1,100 programs for library patrons. As part of this team, it is essential that this position leads by example and actively participates in the daily operation of the branch. This position is responsible for:</p><ul style="margin:0px 1em 1em;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Working in the branch to provide a full range of information services to patrons of all ages including responding to reference and reader’s advisory questions, locating materials, and instructing patrons in using library technology.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Collaborating with branch staff to plan and implement library programs, promoting library services, and building relationships in our community. This position will take the lead in planning programs and outreach opportunities for our local Hispanic communities and patrons of all ages.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Regularly participating in the management of the branch by acting as the person-in-charge, addressing escalated patron concerns, and providing guidance regarding application of policies and procedures to the branch public service assistants, senior library assistants, and security guards.</li></ul><h2 style="margin:1em 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.2em;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(55,125,152);font-weight:700">Job requirements</h2><p style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;padding:0px">To be considered, applicants must have:</p><ul style="margin:0px 1em 1em;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">A master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA accredited program, or the ability to obtain<span> </span><a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/certification.aspx" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(84,21,71);text-decoration:underline">Washington State Librarian certification</a><span> </span>upon hire</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Three to five years of related work experience, including customer service</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish. Ability to pass an assessment demonstrating Spanish language proficiency</li></ul><p style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;padding:0px">The ideal candidate will:</p><ul style="margin:0px 1em 1em;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Have experience working with Hispanic communities</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Demonstrate competence in evaluating current library services</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Make recommendations to improve library services, programs, and outreach</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Collaborate with a team to plan and implement improvement</li></ul><p style="margin:0.5em 0px 1em;padding:0px">Please see the position description and addendum linked below for a more detailed list of job duties and requirements.</p></div></div></div><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-name-field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