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Applications are being accepted for the position of Literacy Services Coordinator with the South San Francisco Public Library.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024 OR UPON RECEIPT OF THE FIRST 100 ONLINE APPLICATIONS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
THE CITY OFFERS AN ATTRACTIVE BENEFIT PACKAGE, AS WELL AS CALPERS RETIREMENT PLAN AND SOCIAL SECURITY PARTICIPATION.
The City of South San Francisco is a General Law city with a population of 66,185 residents that grows to 110,000 during business hours. South San Francisco is strategically located on the west shore of the San Francisco Bay, in northern San Mateo County, 10 miles south of San Francisco. This City is also located along the Bay Area's main transportation routes, including 101, 280, Caltrain, BART, San Francisco Bay Ferry, and the San Francisco International Airport.
The City of South San Francisco is a full-service city with 12 City Departments including Police; Fire; Parks and Recreation; Public Works; Economic and Community Development; City Attorney; Library; Finance; Information Technology; Human Resources; City Clerk; and Office of the City Manager. The City has a Council-City Manager form of government with more than 460 full-time regular employees.
The City of South San Francisco proudly remains The Industrial City, a reflection of its steel mill and ship building past. In recent years, the City has been redefined to reflect the innovative, entrepreneurial and industrious spirit, which has made South San Francisco the Biotech Capital of the World.
South San Francisco’s biotechnology cluster is the largest in the world, with roughly 45,000 life science workers, 200 biotech companies, and over 12 million square feet of office/R&D facilities – with an additional 9 million square feet of new R&D facilities in the development pipeline.
South San Francisco enjoys a high quality of life with an extensive public parks system, active library and learning programming and a dynamic, engaged community making South San Francisco a great place to live, learn, work and play.
The Department
The South San Francisco Public Library is a full-service library committed to delivering quality services to a diverse community. Library services are available at three sites, including the Main Library (901 Civic Campus Way), the Grand Avenue Library (306 Walnut Avenue) and the Gene Mullin Community Learning Center (520 Tamarack Lane). Lifelong literacy services are provided by Project Read at the Main Library and the Gene Mullin Community Learning Center (GMCLC). The City currently has one opening in this classification, for a position providing programs and services at the GMCLC.
Ideal Candidate
The Literacy Services Coordinator will have knowledge of principles, methods, and practices of child learning and family literacy issues; teaching methods, techniques, and instructional materials; motivational factors and issues faced by learners; principles and practices of leading others; program development, implementation, coordination, and administration; and techniques for dealing effectively with the public, community groups, and City staff, in person, virtually and over the telephone. The incumbent will also have the ability to make presentations and conduct training activities; research alternative methodologies and develop curriculum that incorporates lifelong personal experiences; maintain accurate records and documentation on participants and other relevant data; effectively supervise library operations in the absence of senior library staff; establish and maintain cooperative and professional working relationship with staff, community members, and all partners; work in a safe manner, following City safety practices and procedures; relate effectively with persons of diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds; and communicate effectively in writing, orally, and with others to assimilate, understand, and convey information, in a manner consistent with job functions. The ideal candidate will have skill in word processing and database management at a speed and accuracy sufficient to perform assigned work and rapid note taking and accurate transcription of own notes.
The City currently has two openings in this classification. Applicants may apply for one or both positions.
Project Read Family Literacy and Learning Wheels: In this position, the Literacy Services Coordinator must have excellent oral and written communication skills, exercise considerable initiative and judgement, work accurately and independently, collaborate with and support literacy and library services teams, have a solid background working with families and young children and developing informative and educational programs and services to meet community needs. Early childhood experience in collection development and program planning and presenting, including preschool story times, is highly desirable. Key elements of the position are: community outreach and program promotion to build and support program participants; grant identification, writing and reporting, with accompanying project development and budget/activities monitoring; responsible for curriculum development, planning, implementation and coordination or presentation of programs for children and families; driving the Learning Wheels Early Literacy Van to program and event sites; experience identifying , supporting and measuring literacy participants’ goals and progress; building and supporting partnerships with local schools, agencies, government and community organizations; being a strong participant in statewide literacy initiatives and networks; performing a Lead role in overall facility and literacy program operations; recruiting, coaching, training, mentoring and supervision of staff and volunteers in program and service delivery; responding to and resolving difficult or sensitive questions and problems with program participants and partners.
Schedule is 40 hours a week, including evening and weekend hours and event participation as needed.
Gene Mullin Community Learning Center: In this position, the Literacy Services Coordinator must have excellent oral and written communication skills, exercise considerable initiative and judgement, work accurately and independently, collaborate with and support literacy and library services teams, have a solid background in working with community and developing educational and informative programs and services to meet community needs. The GMCLC is located in the heart of “Old Town” South San Francisco, providing services to a very diverse clientele; connecting community members with learning opportunities and core services is an expectation of this position. Key elements of this position are: community outreach and program participation to engage a strong learner and tutor participant base; grant identification and writing and reporting, with accompanying project development and budget/activities monitoring; responsibility for curriculum development, planning, implementation and coordination or presentation of classes to both bilingual and monolingual adult community members, including Citizenship, Computer, and ESL classes and drop-in sessions; identifying, supporting and measuring literacy participants’ goals and progress; building and supporting partnerships with local schools, agencies, government and community organizations; being a strong participant in statewide literacy initiatives and networks; performing a Lead role in overall facility and literacy program operations; recruiting, coaching, training, mentoring and supervision of staff and volunteers in program and service delivery; responding to and resolving difficult or sensitive questions and problems with program participants and partners.
Spanish language fluency is required for this GMCLC position. Schedule is 40 hours per week, including regular weekly Saturday and evening hours and event participation as needed.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS:
To be considered, applicants must submit the following REQUIRED items:
- City application
- Responses to the supplemental questionnaire
- Resume
NOTE: Applications must be filled out in their entirety. Failure to complete the application and/or supplemental questions or failure to include a required attachment will disqualify the applicant from the recruitment process. Failure to list work experience, education or training or indicating “see resume” in the work experience section of the application will be considered an incomplete application and subject to disqualification.
THE SELECTION PROCESS:
The most highly suitable and qualified candidates will be invited to participate in an oral panel interview. This assessment is tentatively scheduled for the week of November 4, 2024.
To review complete job descriptions which include all special requirements, go to www.ssf.net
Benefits
Retirement: CalPERS retirement formula is 2% at age 60 for Classic members or; 2% at age 62 for “new members” as defined by Government Code §7522.04(e). Social Security and Medicare participation and the option to participate in 457 deferred compensation plans.
Health Insurance: City offers a choice of medical HMO (two providers) or PPO plan, and offers vision and dental coverage. City pays 100% of vision and dental premiums for employee and eligible dependents. Employees shall contribute 10% of the HMO premium cost based on category of coverage (single, two, family). For PPO, employee pays cost difference between PPO and HMO plans. City provides 100% City-paid short- and long-term disability insurances. The City offers a discretionary benefit account for employees who demonstrate health coverage elsewhere.
Vacation: Fifteen to thirty working days annual vacation, based on the length of service.
Holidays: Thirteen total paid holidays per year plus one floating holiday.
Programs: 457 Deferred Compensation, Paid Family Leave, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Long-Term Care, Disability and Life Insurance Programs, City Recreation Classes, Reduced-fee Childcare Programs and Commuter Benefit Programs are available.
This classification is in an employee bargaining unit.
Special Instructions
Prior to appointment, candidates will be required to submit to any or all of the following (as applicable):
- Reference Check
- Department of Justice (DOJ) Fingerprint Check
- Pre-Employment Medical Examination and Drug Screen
A conviction history will not necessarily disqualify an applicant from appointment. Determinations are made on a case-by-case basis with consideration given to the nature and recency of the conviction and relationship to job duties. All City standards must be met before the final appointment is made.
Candidates with a disability who may require special assistance in any phase of the recruitment process should advise the Human Resources Department upon submittal of application.
Candidates requesting veteran’s preference must provide a copy of U.S. Government DD Form 214 "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty" as an attachment to their CalOpps application.
The policy of the City of South San Francisco is to grant equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or national origin. It is the intent and desire of the City of South San Francisco that equal employment opportunity will be provided in recruiting, hiring, training, promoting, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The City of South San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).