Library Associate Substitute

Overview

Reports to: Adult Services Coordinator

Schedule: Schedule will be on an as needed basis after regular training. Schedule will vary and requires day, evening, and weekend hours.

Wage: The salary range is from $18.41 to $27.10 per hour, depending on qualifications.

Job Summary: Responsible for providing gracious, friendly, and responsive service to adults, children and families of all ages and skill levels in a highly diverse community. The person in this position is a team player who loves books, movies, music, and people, keeps abreast with technology trends, and enjoys connecting with others who share those interests. May be asked to help staff off-site outreach efforts.

Jobs Supervised: Aside from coordinating with volunteers, no supervision required.

• Creates and maintains a welcoming environment for library users
  • Staffs Service Desks
  • Greets library visitors as they enter the library or department
  • Moves about the department and provides service at the point of need
  • Monitors patron behavior, handling problems per established procedures and referring to security monitors as necessary
• Fosters a love of reading through enthusiastic and responsive readers, viewers, listeners advisory
  • Regularly reads for pleasure
  • Demonstrates lifelong learning
  • Keeps current on professional and technical issues and trends
  • Engages library visitors in discussions about books, movies, music, and other information resources
• Assists and instructs individuals in using library resources in a variety of formats
  • Performs effective and efficient reference interviews
  • Assists patrons with a variety of devices, online resources community support, and library services
  • Locates and places holds on materials owned by the library or others within the library consortium
  • Places interlibrary loan requests
  • Requests materials for purchase as appropriate
• Facilitates program registration and meeting and study room usage
  • Keeps up with programs and events that are happening in the library
  • Registers patrons for programs and events
  • Assists patrons in reserving meeting and study rooms
  • Reserves meeting and study rooms for staff as needed
• Attends and participates in staff, department, and other job-related meetings or training as is convenient or necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned

Contacts: Patrons, volunteers, other library staff, and peers at other organizations

Working Conditions: Normal office conditions

• Requires full range of motion, including standing, sitting, or walking for extended periods
• Requires bending, stooping, and reaching to retrieve library materials
• Must be able to move a two-sided book cart loaded with books and other library materials
• Must have dexterity and eye-hand coordination to move materials or operate automated equipment
• Must be able to lift boxes of books, paper, or other items weighing up to 40 lbs.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and customer service experience
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions
• Comfort with a variety of computers, electronic devices, and online services and applications
• Ability to work with patrons of all skill levels and ages
• Ability to read, write, and speak Spanish is a plus

• Access to reliable transportation to work at the library and offsite as needed
• Schedule will vary and include evenings, weekends or other library hours

• Commitment to providing uniformly gracious and friendly service to all people
• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships
• Commitment to the library’s mission and goals
• Ability to read, write, and speak English
• Ability to give and receive instructions in English
• Alpha-numeric recognition skill
• Ability to exercise good judgment
• Ability to use basic office equipment: telephone, fax, email
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to contribute to a team
• Honest, punctual, accurate, able to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to pass a criminal background check

Note: This is a part-time position for a library-wide substitute staff member that includes limited benefits, such as pro-rated personal time off. Schedule will vary and requires day, evening, and weekend hours. Starting pay range: $18.41 to $27.10 per hour, depending on qualifications.

To Apply:

email cover letter, resume, and online application to Lindsay Frey, Adult Services Coordinator atlfrey. The position will be open until filled.

Equal Opportunity: Zion-Benton Public Library District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.