BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE

POSITION TITLE:                               Youth Services Clerical Assistant

DEPARTMENT:                                  Youth Services, reporting to Assistant Department Head

RESPONSIBILITIES:                           Direct public service: provides positive, pleasant professional

                                                                services to the public assisting the Youth Services librarians;

                                                                provides support for youth programs; assists with children’s game                                          

computer support. Indirect public service: assists with department services; assists in opening department for service;                                              maintains Youth Services displays; organizes and maintains in-house programming collection and supplies. Policy: assists in                                    the development and implementation of library policies and procedures.

REQUIREMENTS:                              Minimum: High school diploma; experience working with current Windows-based technology, including Word. Strong attention to                                                                                detail; dependable and flexible work habits. Able to lift and bend. Able to push or pull carts weighing at least 20 lbs. Desirable:

                                                                Public library work experience. Excellent organizational skills. Experience working with current portable electronic devices. Arts                                                                               and crafts experience.

HOURS:                                                Part-time, 15 hours weekly, Monday through Friday; morning and afternoon hours; ability to work flexible schedule year round.

WAGE & BENEFITS:                         $9.95 per hour with increase possible upon completion of

                                                                three-month orientation.

APPLICATION, COVER   

LETTER & RESUME DUE:                December 11, 2015. A clerical skills test must accompany your application; both application and test are available at the library.                                                                                         Application is also available online www.btpl.org/aboutus/employment-                  

TO:         Careers

                                                Bloomfield Township Public Library

                                                1099 Lone Pine Road

                                                Bloomfield Township, MI  48302

                                                248-642-5800   FAX: 248-642-4175

                                                Email: careers@btpl.org

Bloomfield Township Public Library champions the power of words to spark discovery and imagination. For more information about the library, visit our Web site: www.btpl.org

YOUTH SERVICES CLERICAL ASSISTANT

TYPICAL WORK WEEK’S TASKS

A typical work week for the Youth Services Clerical Assistant may include:

•             requesting copies of weekly story time handouts

•             creating nametags for weekly registered programs

•             preparing craft materials for youth programs

•             retrieving materials for story times and other programs

•             maintaining coloring/activity sheet supply at Youth Services Desk

•             maintaining youth bibliography collection rack, replenishing brochures

•             checking contents on returned special needs collection non-print items

•             using computer to check in new magazines and youth materials

•             shelving new materials

•             creating seasonal displays in the Youth Room

•             maintaining Youth Services bulletin boards

•             requesting supplies and maintaining inventory of Youth Services Desk supplies

•             assisting youth librarians with special projects

•             monitoring and cleaning youth touch-screen game computers

•             organize and maintain in-house programming materials collection

•             file youth services in-house collection materials after program use

•             maintain craft supplies for program use

•             uploading BTPL children’s CDs onto iTunes library for program use

•             using library catalog to verify holdings

Andrea Aragona

Bloomfield Township Public Library

248-642-5800 x 113