Youth Services Associate

Posted April 2025

The Youth Services Associate supports the Youth Services Department in planning,
promoting, and implementing a wide range of programs and services aimed at children,
teens, and their families. This position requires a passion for working with youth, strong
organizational skills, and the ability to create an engaging and welcoming environment
for young patrons.

For more information, please refer to the job description.

About the job:

• Compensation:
  • Pay starts at $21.00 per hour, 40 hours per week. Must be available to work in the morning and afternoon.
• Benefits:
  • Earn up to 3 weeks of Personal Time Off per year for vacation
  • Earn 8 hours of holiday pay for seven holidays per year
  • Accrue up to 48 hours of sick leave a year
  • Employee health insurance including medical, vision, and dental coverage is paid by the library ($8,436 per year benefit)
  • Library matches 2% retirement contribution after one year, 3% after two years, 4% after three years, and 5% for four years and longer

About the library:

• The Basalt Library is the living room of its community and is beloved by the people who visit it. The library is known for its music events and its beautiful building. Behind the scenes, a work culture of collaboration, appreciation, and fun make this an amazing place to work.
• Basalt, named for the basaltic rock formation on Basalt Mountain, began as a railroad town and was incorporated in 1901. Basalt is a Statutory Town in Eagle and Pitkin counties in Colorado. Surrounded by wilderness, Basalt sits at the gate of the Fryingpan Valley along the Gold Medal waters of the Roaring Fork and Fryingpan Rivers in the White River National Forest at an elevation of 6,611 feet.
• The library sits on the shore of the Roaring Fork River in historic downtown Basalt.​

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To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to Human Resources at [email protected]

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by May 19,2025​

Click here to view the complete job description.