Bilingual Adult Services Community Liaison Associate

The BCPL is seeking a driven, service-minded, bilingual (English-Spanish) professional who is looking to make a meaningful impact helping people in our community.
The Adult Services Bilingual Community Liaison Associate is a part-time, non-exempt, professional position with the responsibility to provide support to the Adult Services Community Liaison in a variety of duties in order to prevent bottlenecking of services and/or appointments.
In this position, you will be:
Assisting patrons and the AS Community Liaison in making calls to partner social service organizations
Assisting patrons and AS Community Liaison in completing social service/government/similar paperwork- either physically or digitally
Assisting AS Community Liaison in any necessary translation work, from Spanish to English as well as English to Spanish
Coordinating with partner organizations involved in library or external events
Performs preparation of materials for any upcoming Library programs
Assumes duties and responsibilities as necessary to provide optimum library service.
Special Requirements
Fluently bilingual in English and Spanish. Knowledge of basic computer and technology skills. Excellent communication skills, initiative and an aggressive customer service philosophy. Ability to participate in a team approach to developing and implementing services. Familiarity with local/DuPage social service resources a plus. Knowledge of modern public library objectives and information services. Possess strong organizational and time management skills.
Education and Experience
LTA/Bachelor's Degree in relevant field –or equivalent experience work in public libraries or social services- required.
About Us

Bensenville is adynamic,diverse community with a wide variety of residents from different socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds; the needs of whom range greatly, as do the ways in which the library responds to those needs.
We are amedium-sized library located just west of O'Hare Airport on the eastern edge of DuPage County. Located between I-90, I-290, & I-294, we're easily reachable from most places in suburban Chicagolandand employ staff from both near and far.

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