19 Hour Library Assistant Jobs

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Completes or supervises completion of a variety of complex clerical duties including maintaining detailed records, verifying accuracy of information, researching discrepancies and record information.
• Participates in community events and outreach activities.
• Establishes and maintains effective customer service for library patrons and provides customer service training for staff.
• May exercise functional and technical supervision over assigned library clerical, part-time, and volunteer personnel.
• Interprets and applies library policies and procedures for patrons and staff; accesses and retrieves information for library patrons and staff as requested.
• Prepares signs, fliers, pathfinders, book lists, and other customer aides.
• Assists in the development of a variety of library-related literature-based and educational programs and activities. Participates in meetings, committees, or projects intended to enhance services or promote consistent policies and procedures across the department.
• Participates in professional meetings, workshops, and conferences and continuing education programs as appropriate.
• Assists with library programming including conducting story times, book clubs, and special events.
• Prepares library exhibits and displays.
• Advises and assists library patrons in the use of library services and tools.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Assists with the development of library collections, including ordering, withdrawals, and inventory controls.

Knowledge of:

• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
• Modern office practices and technology, including personal computer hardware and software applications related to the work.
• Principles, practices and techniques of public relations, community outreach and service promotion.
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations, including administrative policies and procedures.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors and City staff.
• Basic principles and practices of data collection and report preparation.
• General principles of public library services and programs.
• Applications of automated library circulation system.
• Record keeping principles and procedures.
• Library classification and cataloging, and bibliographic terminology and practices.

Ability to:

• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.
• Organize work and manage projects and programs, including story times.
• Perform varied library work accurately and under minimal supervision.
• Learn, interpret, and apply Federal, State, and local, administrative and departmental laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Perform routine clerical work, including maintenance of appropriate records, mathematical calculations, and compiling information for reports.
• Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.
• Schedule and coordinate projects; set priorities; adapt to changing priorities.
• Operate modern office equipment, including library computer system and equipment, copiers, printers, software programs, and cash register.
• Make sound, independent decisions within established policy and procedural guidelines.
• Access, retrieve, enter, and update information using a computer workstation.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.

Education and Experience:

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in Library Science or a related field. Library experience is highly desirable.