# Children’s Program Senior Specialist

**Company**: Salt Lake City Public Library
**Location**: Salt Lake City, UT
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $33.17/hour - Depending on Qualifications
**Category**: Education

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## Description

The Children’s Program Senior Specialist is a master of their craft in children's programming. They oversee children's programming across the entire system, establishing consistent, high-quality offerings across all nine locations while serving as builders who lead out development, lay strong programmatic foundations, and drive delivery.

The role involves:

- Designing and overseeing children's programming across the library system

- Managing the programming budget

- Creating and leading literacy programming with a targeted focus on K–3rd grade students and older youth

- Managing system-wide summer programming for children

- Evaluating current children's program offerings and optimizing them

- Creating and sustaining a safe, inclusive space for participants

- Working closely with various stakeholders, including Principal Specialists, location Managers, and community partners

- Cultivating and sustaining meaningful community partnerships

- Leading programming in parks, plazas, and other public spaces across the city

- Mentoring Specialists and Associates in children’s programming

- Collecting and analyzing attendance, outcome, and feedback data

- Leading substantial projects such as multi-location program series, festivals, and new program pilots

- Coordinating program promotion with Communications and ensuring programs reflect the Library's brand and message

The ideal candidate has:

- A Master's Degree in Education, Library and Information Science, Child Development, or a related field

- Three years of progressively responsible experience designing, building, and delivering children's programs

- Experience leading out program development, providing feedback to other subject matter experts, and foundation-building in multi-site programs

- Experience mentoring or training other staff or volunteers

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to work with people from a diverse range of backgrounds

Preferred qualifications include:

- Specialized experience in K–3rd grade reading/literacy curriculum development and instruction

- Experience delivering programs in a public library, museum, school, or community setting at a lead level

- Experience partnering with a city, county, or other public agency on programming in public spaces

- Spanish language and/or other non-English language skills

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## Skills

### Required
- Education
- Child Development
- Library and Information Science
- Program Design
- Budget Management
- Literacy Programming
- Community Partnerships
- Data Analysis
- Project Leadership
- Communication
- Spanish

### Nice to have
- K–3rd grade reading/literacy curriculum development
- Public library experience
- Partnership with public agencies

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