Applications are solicited ASAP for Program Facilitators for BPL’s
Read! Write! Create! (RWC) literacy program. RWC will hold two six-session
series of comic book writing workshops for children in three public housing
development community centers and three branches of the Brooklyn Public Library
(BPL) on specific dates in the Spring of 2014. The facilitators are scheduled
to work for 2 hours on each session of the series, which will take place
weekdays during after school hours or on weekends. Upon completion of the series,
there will be a possibility of renewal for the summer and fall series.
BPL will partner with the Comic Book Project to introduce the RWC
workshop series during which children will write, design and produce original
comic books, and parents and caregivers will become informed about family
reading engagement, school readiness and summer learning. The goals of RWC are
to strengthen reading and writing skills in five- to nine-year-old children
from low-income households through enriching hands-on workshops, to strengthen
ties between branch libraries and families living in public housing
developments, and to raise awareness of the importance of recreational reading
and writing practice as it pertains to in-school learning and child
development.
Duties and responsibilities:
· Using
the curriculum created by the Comic Book Project and adapted by BPL, facilitate
comic book writing workshops for children.
· Work
collaboratively with the Children’s Librarian at the assigned branch and staff
at the public housing community center.
· Promote
literacy skills by exploring the connection between words and visual imagery as
it relates to narrative structure and content.
· Setup
and breakdown activity space.
· Communicate
clearly with Read! Write! Create! Coordinator.
Education and Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s
Degree
· Experience
working with children ages five to nine
· Excellent
communication skills; Strong presentation and programming skills
· Flexibility
and willingness to travel
· Enrollment
in a graduate library or education program desirable, but not essential
· Interest
in and knowledge of comic books, graphic novels, and sequential art a plus
Compensation: $100 per
program and $100 to attend the training
Job offer is contingent on passing a pre-employment background check
Job offer is contingent on passing a pre-employment background check
All interested and
qualified applicants should email a cover letter and resume to: Job2181@brooklynpubliclibrary.org Brooklyn Public Library
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
