Library Volunteer Coordinator-32 hours per week

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Library Volunteer Coordinator-32 hours per week

Salary

$30.35 - $39.68 Hourly

Location

Oregon 97223, OR

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

2024-00060

Department

Library

Opening Date

12/02/2024

Closing Date

12/22/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

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Overview

At the City of Tigard, our talented, industrious, and innovative municipal government professionals have been providing essential services and recreational spaces to Tigard’s growing community for over 60 years. City of Tigard team members enjoy meaningful work, a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging, job specific flexibilities and opportunities for growth and advancement. Incorporated in 1961, Tigard is Oregon’s 12th largest city and is part of the Portland metropolitan area.

OUR VALUES

At Team Tigard, we are ambassadors of municipal services to the members of our community. We aspire to treat all people with dignity, respect, and care; to demonstrate the equitable and sustainable practices that are environmentally and fiscally sound, and to engage with each other as trusted colleagues to achieve excellence in all we do. We do the right things, and we get things done.

Examples of Duties

Do you love helping people find meaningful ways to serve? Are libraries your favorite public institution? Tigard Public Library seeks our next volunteer coordinator, who will connect volunteers with engaging opportunities, celebrate their work, and strengthen the library’s place in the community.

Tigard Public Library is looking for an organized, equity-minded person with strong interpersonal skills who is enthusiastic about connecting members of the community with meaningful tasks and projects. Our next volunteer coordinator will have a strong ability to focus on the library’s strategic plan to develop robust, tailored volunteer opportunities that expand a participant’s ability to tell the library’s story within the community.

General Duties:

• Gathers, trains, and celebrates the contributions of library volunteers

• Supports the work of all library divisions by connecting community members with varied knowledge and skills to well-matched volunteer opportunities

• Maintains systems and records related to volunteer service

• Engages with patrons and volunteers through frontline customer service

• Please review the Library Volunteer Coordinator (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cityoftigard/classspecs/850147?keywords=library%20Volunteer&pagetype=classSpecifications) classification for additional details about this job.

  Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of principles and practices of volunteer coordination

• Knowledge of principles and practices of library programs, services, and resources

• Ability to successfully support and engage with individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds

• Ability to teach or train individuals with a wide variety of learning styles

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position may be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Bachelor's Degree in business or public administration or related field AND

• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience coordinating, implementing and directing volunteer programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a public library environment.

Supplemental Information

Union: This position is not represented by a Union.

Schedule: This position is 32 hours per week (0.8 FTE) and requires some regular evening and weekend shifts. Schedule may be adjusted periodically for trainings or outreach events.

Compensation:

The hourly range for this position is $30.35-$39.68 per hour. The starting pay assignment, based on an analysis of the successful candidate’s related experience and education in accordance with the City’s pay equity policy and the Oregon Equal Pay Act, would be no higher than $35.71 per hour.

How to apply: Please apply online. We do not accept applications that are emailed. Applications must be received by the Human Resources Division by closing time/date.

IMPORTANT (Please read): In lieu of resumes and cover letters, the City of Tigard evaluates each applicant's work history and responses to supplemental questions. Please complete the application and answer the supplemental questions thoroughly to ensure our subject matter experts can appropriately evaluate your experience.

ATTENTION VETERANS: To receive veteran's preference, please upload your DD214/Separation documentation.

In addition to being a great place to work (https://www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/departments/human-resources/jobs) , the City of Tigard offers competitive employee benefits for full-time and part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week:

Choice of health and dental plans

Generous retirement plan (non-PERS)

City-paid HRA-VEBA

Paid time off (PTO) program plus paid sick leave

10 paid holidays

Life and disability insurance

Universal transit pass through TriMet

This job classification is not represented by a union

Click here (https://www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/departments/human-resources/benefits) for more detailed benefits information.

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education?

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• Associate's Degree

• Associate's Degree and additional coursework

• Bachelor's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree and additional coursework

• Master's Degree or higher

  02

  Which best describes your years of experience in increasingly responsible experience coordinating, implementing and directing volunteer programs?

• none

• less than 1 year

• 1-2 years

• 2 or more years

  03

  Detail your experience working with volunteers. Give a specific example of at least one successful volunteer coordination project, and include any experience you have in a library setting. (2-3 paragraphs)

  04

  Describe how you manage multiple deadlines and priorities with very little direction. What are the tools you use to track and report out on your work? (2-3 paragraphs)

  05

  The City of Tigard affirms our commitment to becoming a racially equitable city. Share at least one specific example of any training or knowledge you have in working with diverse communities. (2-3 paragraphs)

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City of Tigard

Address

13125 SW Hall Blvd Tigard, Oregon, 97223

Website

http://www.tigard-or.gov

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