Council Bluffs, IA Library Intern - Youth Services (Part-Time, Seasonal)

NATURE OF WORK:
The seasonal library intern performs customer service to patrons and hands-on programming
assistance for children and caregivers. The seasonal library intern is concerned with specific
tasks and responsibilities related to executing summer programming in the Youth Services
Department.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Assists library assistants or manager with early childhood and school-age programming
serving youth in the community, including preparing materials for programming.
 Maintains a safe environment by helping program planning, set-up, execution, and
clean-up, typically in an outdoor environment.
 Helps with crowd control at large scale public events.
 Represents the Library through outreaches to families and community groups.
 Supports Library partner organizations to ensure a welcome and clean environment for
them to deliver services and information.
 Performs work within established department guidelines and refers department problems
or concerns to a manager.
 Performs other related duties as assigned.
ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
Experience/Education: Must be 16 years or older. Must have a student work permit if required.
 Ability to speak in front of a group.
 Ability to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions and make decisions
within established guidelines.
 Ability of form effective working relationships with staff and general public.
 Ability to work in a pleasant and effective manner with customers, co-workers, other
agencies, and departments.
 Willingness to understand the needs, developmental stages, and abilities of children.
 Ability to provide personal transportation to outreach sites and have a current Driver’s
License and insurance.
 Must be able to work occasional nights and weekends based on programming needs.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, and
hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate
objects, tools, or controls and to reach with hands and arms. Hand-eye coordination is
necessary to operate computers and various office equipment. The employee is occasionally
required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects of 40 pounds or more. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Selected candidates must be able to provide proper documentation for work in Iowa and may be
subject to a background check.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.

To apply, complete an online job application available on councilbluffslibrary.org/employment. If an accommodation is necessary to apply, email ahartmann@councilbluffslibrary.org Applications will be accepted through April 17th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Council Bluffs Public Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer.