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Seeking a Coordinator/Assistant Mentor for Outdoor Afterschool Program at the Jaquith Library
Do you love being with kids and spending time outdoors as well as supporting fun and innovative nature programming? This job could be for you! The Jaquith Public Library seeks a dynamic, inspired educator who is also organized and professional to serve as our Afterschool Program Coordinator/Assistant Mentor 15 hours/week. This person will be responsible for coordinating the logistics of the program (registration, med forms, addressing special needs, family communication etc..) as well as assisting the Afterschool Director outdoors with the children. This position will be approximately 5 administrative hours, and 10 program hours each week.
This Outdoor Afterschool Program is funded through the Vermont Afterschool & Summer Expanding Access grant.
The grant funds three days a week of afterschool programming from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The position begins April 4, and goes through June 8, with the potential to continue through the summer session June 13th- July 28th (no programming April 25-27 & July 4-6). This position is for 3 afternoons and (15 hours/week) $20 per hour. If this opportunity interests you, please send your resume and cover letter to jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com by March 21, 2023. Position open until filled!
Susan Green, Director
Program description below:
NatureCamp Afterschool
Discover the magic of the season outside learning with the land. Join us exploring the fields and forests, and along the Winooski River. Play games, share gratitude, nature stories and songs. Make crafts, listen to the birds, discover wild edible and medicinal plants. Build a shelter, learn to make and cook over a fire, and follow tracks. Make new friends and amazing discoveries and have lots of fun! Let’s celebrate and learn together what the land can teach us.
Afterschool Director: Angella (Ange) Gibbons, nature educator and EarthWalk founder, has been mentoring, guiding and teaching children, teens and adults to reconnect with and care for one another and the earth for 35 years. Ange will be joined by an Assistant Mentor and a Teen MIT (Mentor-In-Training) supporting your children each week.
Do you love being with kids and spending time outdoors as well as supporting fun and innovative nature programming? This job could be for you! The Jaquith Public Library seeks a dynamic, inspired educator who is also organized and professional to serve as our Afterschool Program Coordinator/Assistant Mentor 15 hours/week. This person will be responsible for coordinating the logistics of the program (registration, med forms, addressing special needs, family communication etc..) as well as assisting the Afterschool Director outdoors with the children. This position will be approximately 5 administrative hours, and 10 program hours each week.
This Outdoor Afterschool Program is funded through the Vermont Afterschool & Summer Expanding Access grant.
The grant funds three days a week of afterschool programming from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The position begins April 4, and goes through June 8, with the potential to continue through the summer session June 13th- July 28th (no programming April 25-27 & July 4-6). This position is for 3 afternoons and (15 hours/week) $20 per hour. If this opportunity interests you, please send your resume and cover letter to jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com by March 21, 2023. Position open until filled!
Susan Green, Director
Program description below:
NatureCamp Afterschool
Discover the magic of the season outside learning with the land. Join us exploring the fields and forests, and along the Winooski River. Play games, share gratitude, nature stories and songs. Make crafts, listen to the birds, discover wild edible and medicinal plants. Build a shelter, learn to make and cook over a fire, and follow tracks. Make new friends and amazing discoveries and have lots of fun! Let’s celebrate and learn together what the land can teach us.
Afterschool Director: Angella (Ange) Gibbons, nature educator and EarthWalk founder, has been mentoring, guiding and teaching children, teens and adults to reconnect with and care for one another and the earth for 35 years. Ange will be joined by an Assistant Mentor and a Teen MIT (Mentor-In-Training) supporting your children each week.
Program and Volunteer Coordinator at the Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield
Do you love libraries, working with people and organizing events? This part time, 10 hours a week position could be for you! The right candidate will have innovative programming ideas, good organizational skills, a sense of humor, and a willingness to learn new things.
The Jaquith Public Library seeks a Program and Volunteer Coordinator to support the librarians in the mission of being a center for the community, making information, ideas and cultural experiences free and available to all. This position would support the Library Director as well as the Youth Services & Digital Outreach Librarian by:
Volunteer Coordination
- Volunteer outreach and recruitment
- Volunteer training
- Volunteer management/organization
The Program and Volunteer Coordinator will be charged with building a loyal group of volunteers to support the myriad of community events that the library holds. This includes organizing volunteers in program/event planning, preparation, set-up, running activities, clean up etc.
Program Coordination
- Participate in program/event planning
- Help to support the operation of programs and events for the community
This position will work with the Librarians, Board of Trustees and the Friends of the Library to plan programs and events including but not limited to volunteer appreciation events, Open House, Summer Concert Series, Fall Festival, Halloween Pumpkin Walk, Winter Festival and other events as required by the Library Director. The Program and Volunteer Coordinator will attend these programs and ensure that they run smoothly and provide support as needed.
Assistant Librarian
Managing the circulation desk and assisting patrons when on duty at the library.
10 hours a week: 3 scheduled hours at the library and 7 flexible hours, to be used at library events and also remotely.
$ 18 per hour, no benefits. Supervisor: Library Director. If this opportunity interests you, please send your resume and cover letter to: jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com by March 24. A full job description will be sent to you.
Do you love libraries, working with people and organizing events? This part time, 10 hours a week position could be for you! The right candidate will have innovative programming ideas, good organizational skills, a sense of humor, and a willingness to learn new things.
The Jaquith Public Library seeks a Program and Volunteer Coordinator to support the librarians in the mission of being a center for the community, making information, ideas and cultural experiences free and available to all. This position would support the Library Director as well as the Youth Services & Digital Outreach Librarian by:
Volunteer Coordination
- Volunteer outreach and recruitment
- Volunteer training
- Volunteer management/organization
The Program and Volunteer Coordinator will be charged with building a loyal group of volunteers to support the myriad of community events that the library holds. This includes organizing volunteers in program/event planning, preparation, set-up, running activities, clean up etc.
Program Coordination
- Participate in program/event planning
- Help to support the operation of programs and events for the community
This position will work with the Librarians, Board of Trustees and the Friends of the Library to plan programs and events including but not limited to volunteer appreciation events, Open House, Summer Concert Series, Fall Festival, Halloween Pumpkin Walk, Winter Festival and other events as required by the Library Director. The Program and Volunteer Coordinator will attend these programs and ensure that they run smoothly and provide support as needed.
Assistant Librarian
Managing the circulation desk and assisting patrons when on duty at the library.
10 hours a week: 3 scheduled hours at the library and 7 flexible hours, to be used at library events and also remotely.
$ 18 per hour, no benefits. Supervisor: Library Director. If this opportunity interests you, please send your resume and cover letter to: jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com by March 24. A full job description will be sent to you.
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Library Information
Jaquith Public Library
Old Schoolhouse Common
122 School St. Room #2
Marshfield, VT 05658
802-426-3581
jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com
jaquithyouth@gmail.com (Youth Librarian)
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Library Hours
[open for browsing - *masks are optional*
Holiday Closings for 2023
Library Staff
Susan Green, Library Director
Sasha McGarvey, Youth Services Librarian
Old Schoolhouse Common
122 School St. Room #2
Marshfield, VT 05658
802-426-3581
jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com
jaquithyouth@gmail.com (Youth Librarian)
map
Library Hours
[open for browsing - *masks are optional*
- Monday, 10-1 and 3-6
- Tuesday, 10-1 and 3-6
- Wednesday, 10-1 and 3-7
- Thursday, 10-1 and 3-6
- Friday, 10-1 and 3-6
- Saturday, 10-1
Holiday Closings for 2023
- Monday, February 20th Presidents' Day
Monday, May 29th Memorial Day
Tuesday, July 4th Independence Day
Monday, September 4th Labor Day
Thursday & Friday, November 23rd & 24th Thanksgiving
Monday & Tuesday, December 25th & 26th Christmas
Library Staff
Susan Green, Library Director
Sasha McGarvey, Youth Services Librarian
*CURBSIDE SERVICE*
- Email or call the library with your requests: 802-426-3581 or email: jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com.
- Arrange a pickup of your materials: Anytime during our open hours (see above)
- Home deliveries are available to senior citizens within a ten mile radius of the library.
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