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    LIBRARY: Literacy Coordinator, Temporary - Sunnyvale, United States - City of Sunnyvale, CA

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    Description
    Salary: $ $44.40 Hourly

    Location : Sunnyvale, CA

    Job Type: Casual

    Job Number:

    Department: Library and Recreation Services

    Division: Adult Services

    Opening Date: 01/26/2024

    Closing Date: Continuous

    Description

    LITERACY COORDINATOR

    (Temporary Senior Library Assistant Job Code 9248)

    Under direction, the Literacy Coordinator plans, manages, reviews, and evaluates the operation of the library's adult literacy program; recruits, trains, evaluates and supervises literacy program volunteers; acts as the program's primary fundraiser and outreach coordinator; and represents the literacy program in the library and the community; other duties as assigned.
    Essential Job Functions

    Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Plans and manages the day-to-day operations of the adult literacy program;
    • Ensures the successful implementation of volunteer trainings, student and tutor recruitment campaigns, and outreach efforts
    • Establishes and maintains close working relationships with a wide variety of community agencies, organizations, schools and other interested groups, including other literacy program coordinators;
    • Participates in developing and monitoring the program's annual budget
    • Administers all literacy grants
    • Creates a communications plan that results in high visibility for literacy services in the library and the community
    • Maintain current knowledge of trends, policies, methods and technologies in the literacy field
    WORKING CONDITIONS
    Position requires prolonged sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting and stooping in the performance of daily activities. The position also requires grasping, repetitive hand movement and fine coordination in using a computer keyboard. Additionally, the position requires near and far vision in reading reports and work related documents and using a computer. Acute hearing is required when providing phone and personal customer service. The need to lift, drag and push files, paper, books, carts and documents weighing up to 50 pounds is also required. Some of these requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodation.
    Minimum Qualifications

    Education and Experience:
    The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way:
    Graduation from high school or tested equivalent; AND

    Two (2) years of full-time literacy experience in an adult literacy program or as a certificated teacher or a community program coordinator.
    Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of four years.

    Knowledge of:
    • Literacy program goals and services;
    • Effective promotion, marketing and outreach techniques;
    • Budget and grant administration
    • Principles of volunteer recruitment, management and supervision
    Ability to:
    • Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others;
    • Effectively present program goals and contents to others;
    • Recruit and train interested volunteers;
    • Manage an active outreach program, including publicity efforts
    • Analyze and interpret data to identify needs and evaluate program effectiveness
    • Develop and monitor the annual budget, and determine fundraising strategies
    License/Certificates:
    Possession and continued maintenance of a valid class C California driver's license or the ability to provide alternative transportation as approved by the appointing authority and a safe driving record.

    Desirable Qualifications:
    Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; a degree or certificate in a related field
    Application and Selection Process

    If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a completed application and responses to the supplemental questions to the Department of Human Resources.

    City application forms, completed in full and responses to the supplemental questions are required. Candidates are asked to fully describe any training, education, experience and/or skills relevant to this position. *Relevant work experience must be listed under the Work Experience section of the application. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of the application, please do not indicate "see resume." Electronic applications may be submitted online through the City's employment page; go to , Search: Jobs. Late or incomplete applications will also not be accepted. Please submit application materials as soon as possible to be considered for this position as this job posting may close without notice.

    SELECTION PROCESS
    Applications competitively screened based on the minimum qualifications of this position. Based upon a review of the application materials, the qualified candidate applications will be forwarded to the hiring department for review. Application materials will be evaluated for job-related skills, experience and education.

    Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and information regarding next steps in the recruitment process will be sent via email. Please check your email regularly for status updates. You may contact Faye Brand, HR Technician at: or for recruitment updates.

    Any candidate that is selected by the hiring department will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment process, which may consist of a background history check, as well as medical exam(s) administered by a City-selected physician(s) before hire. Prior to starting work, all newly- hired employees will be fingerprinted to check conviction history. A conviction history will not necessarily disqualify an applicant from appointment; however, failure to disclose conviction history will result in refusal of employment or termination. Positions which are covered by the Department of Transportation regulations are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test and to random drug and alcohol testing.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    For more information regarding this employment opportunity, contact Thomas Fassett, Librarian, at or by email toFor information relating to the application process contact Faye Brand, Human Resources Technician at or email:

    The information contained within this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

    The City of Sunnyvale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Sunnyvale not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion (including religious dress or grooming practice), color, sex (includes gender, pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding), gender identity and/or gender expression, sexual orientation (including heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality), ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniformed service member status, marital status, family relationship, age, cancer or HIV/AIDS related medical condition, genetic characteristics and/or genetic information, and physical or mental disability. Applicants needing special accommodations for testing should submit a request to the Department of Human Resources at time of application.

    Summary of Sunnyvale's Employees Association

    (California Family Rights Act) Rights and Obligations

    01

    Instructions for completing the supplemental questionnaire:This supplemental questionnaire will be a primary tool in the evaluation of your qualifications for this position. The supplemental information that you provide will be evaluated along with your completed application. In answering the question(s), be as specific as you can.Please be advised that you will be 'timed out' of this page after 30 minutes. Therefore, it is best to copy the supplemental questions that require text answers from this page into a document that you can save on your computer, produce your responses in that document, and then copy and paste the responses into the space provided below. Additionally, please save your work continuously.The completed application and responses to supplemental questions constitute an examination. Note: qualifying experience must be reflected on the job application form.
    Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the job experience section of the application or the supplemental questions. The information you provide is used to further identify those applicants who are best qualified to continue in the selection process for this position.*Responses to the supplemental questions that indicate "see resume" are considered incomplete. By checking the 'Yes' response below, I indicate that I have read these instructions for completing the supplemental questionnaire and in accordance with these instructions, I understand that written responses to the supplemental question(s) listed below are required, in order to evaluate my qualifications for this position and for my application to be considered complete.Additionally, I certify that I have completed the following supplemental questionnaire on my own; the answers accurately reflect my training, education and experience; and I understand that my responses are subject to verification.
    • Yes
    • No
    02

    Do you have a high school diploma or an equivalent (GED)?
    • Yes
    • No
    03

    Do you have two (2) years of full-time literacy experience in an adult literacy program or as a certificated teacher or a community program coordinator?
    • Yes
    • No
    04

    If you answered "yes" to the question above, please describe your experience below. Please include the agency you worked for, the number of years you worked for them and your specific duties you were responsible for. If you do not have this experience, please enter N/A in the space below.

    05

    Please describe your experience planning, organizing, staffing, directing and coordinating community outreach events or programming. If you do not have this experience, please enter N/A in the space below.

    06

    Please describe your experience providing and/or supervising customer service delivery. Please include in your answer, the agency you worked for, your title and the specific duties you were responsible for. If you do not have this experience, please enter N/A in the space below.

    07

    Are you 18 years of age or older?
    • Yes
    • No
    Required Question


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