HOURS:

Part-time, approximately 10 – 12 hours weekly, including some evenings and weekends.

 

WAGE & BENEFITS:

$9.90 per hour, with increase possible upon successful completion of three month

orientation.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

MINIMUM:

• Able to lift, bend, and stoop to shelve materials
• able to push or pull carts weighing at least 20 pounds
• Desire to serve the public in a positive manner

 

DESIRABLE:

Public library work experience

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

DIRECT PUBLIC SERVICE:

• provides positive, pleasant professional services to staff and public
• directs patrons to appropriate staff for assistance
• retrieves materials for patrons and staff

 INDIRECT PUBLIC SERVICE:

• sorts and shelves materials,
• reads shelves to ensure accurate order so that materials can be found by patrons
• may work in drive-up drop box room as scheduled,
• may search paging slips as scheduled
• follows direction of supervisor; assists in department where needed

 DUTIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Shelve materials accurately in specified sections
• Assist in drive-up drop box room as scheduled
• Push heavily loaded cart/bins of materials from Circulation into work areas
• Shift several ranges of shelving to make room for more materials
• Direct patron to appropriate department or desk for assistance
• Read shelves to put materials back in order
• Assist with running materials through automated material handling system (AMH)
• Assist with checking returned materials for damaged or missing parts
• Load materials on to book carts in correct order
• Search for missing items, on shelf hold requests (paging slips) and requests from other Libraries (MelCat Paging Slips)
• Assist patrons with self-check equipment
• Assist Circulation Desk staff in emergency situations
• Maintain general order and cleanliness of department
• Assist in cleaning audio/visual discs

APPLICATION, RESUME, COVER LETTER: