College Library Assistant I - Part-Time

COLLEGE LIBRARY ASSISTANT I – PART TIME KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE

The Library of Kennedy-King College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, seeks a College Library Assistant I – Part-Time to performa range of clerical and customer assistance duties to support thedaily operations of the College’s library to include: assisting library patrons /students in locating and accessing library resources; answering questions and directing users; shelving and organizing books and materials; and maintaining the library’sphysical and digital resources.

Performs related duties as required.

• Assists library patrons in-person, via email, and over thephone in locating and accessing library resources.
• Staffs circulation/reserve desks and answers questions; directs patrons to library’s collections and refers to Librarian for morein-depth assistance; and performs related activities.
• Uses the library’s automated system to charge and discharge books and materials; check status of outstanding/delinquent items;and update students’ library account records.
• Assists patrons in using the on-line catalog and resources;reserves/schedules study rooms; and helps locate and retrieve books/materials.
• Processes inter-library loan requests by retrieving, packaging,and sending books/materials to appropriate CCC campus library.
  
  Notifies patrons of received loan requests.
• Searches stacks by call number for requested books; pulls andplaces books on hold for pick-up.
• Assists and offers guidance in the basic use of library equipment such as printers, photocopiers, scanning, and access topublic computers.
• May provide guidance to work study students staffing the circulation/reserve desk.
• Conducts library walk-throughs to ensure space is used as aplace of study and rules are followed.

• Assists with placing books on course reserve each semester.
  
  Places books in the appropriate order in the reserve section and returns books to general circulation as directed.
• Shelves new and returned books and materials; conducts shelf reads to regularly maintain call number order; searches formis-shelved items; and maintains overall orderliness of the library shelves.
• Shifts books and shelves and weeds materials out of circulation as directed by Librarians.
• Participates with taking inventory of the library collection.
• Prepares new books and materials for circulation; applies call number labels and pocket cards; places security tags; and stamps books and materials with library name.
• Scans bar codes and enters data to update library system withnew acquisitions and deletes records of items weeded from the collection to maintain accurate records and update inventory.
• Mends and performs routine repairs on damaged books and materials.

• Assists in opening and closing library.
• Empties book drop and returns books/materials to circulation.
• Maintains routine records including daily gate counts; studyroom usage; and related library data.
• Troubleshoots and performs routine maintenance to printers and photocopiers.
• Assists in receiving and checking shipments of new books,materials and supplies against packing slips and invoices for accuracy and completeness of deliveries.
• Assists with setting up library displays and preparing signage.
• May assist with copy cataloging; locates and downloads bibliographic records from Online Computer Library Center(OCLC).
• May assist with preparing paperwork and processingintra-library loan requests as directed.
• May assist in the training of work study students and new Library Assistants as directed.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Graduation from high school or equivalency certificate(GED).
• One year of general clerical or data entry experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may betaken into consideration.
• Must be able to demonstrate basic computer literacy.
• Knowledge of alphabetical and numerical organization ofrecords/materials.
• Some knowledge of office and general clerical library procedures.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to learn and navigate library’s on-line catalog and related library databases.
• Some skill in using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook,Excel).

Salary Range: $17.05 per hour

Offered salary will be determined by the respective collective bargaining agreement and applicant's education, experience,knowledge, skills and abilities.

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This part-time position is represented by Local 1708

Union.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Thank you for your interest in CCC!