Part Time Library Specialist

Description

POSITION

REPORTS TO:

Library Director

EMPLOYEE CLASS: Part‑time

POSITIONS SUPERVISED: None

BLS COMPARABLE: 25‑4031.00 Library Technician

LEADERSHIP: Provides co‑worker leadership to others through motivation, team building, and providing feedback.

• Subject to post‑offer, pre‑employment drug screen.
• Subject to a pre‑employment criminal background check.
• Subject to post‑offer, pre‑employment physical examination/medical history check.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• English proficiency.
• Alphabetical and numerical organization proficiency.
• Basic computer skills.

POSITION

PURPOSE:

To enhance the quality of life of Enid residents and guests through the efficient operation of the City of Enid library and through the promotion of literacy.

• Maintains awareness of commonly used technologies and applies technology effectively for ongoing learning and collaboration.
• Helps to develop and maintain a collection of resources to meet community needs.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with others to achieve common goals.
• Climbs step stools, creates displays, and arranges materials to build 21st‑century literacy skills and meet lifelong learning needs of users.
• Works effectively in teams with strong team‑building skills and attitudes.
• Meets standards and practices for the delivery of high‑quality customer service.
• Manages the development of one’s own learning and ongoing improvements of skills and knowledge.
• Participates in professional development opportunities.
• Suggests materials to customers according to their needs and interests.
• Understands, uses, and helps others with basic computer hardware, software, mobile devices, and the internet.
• Performs basic word processing operations.
• Performs basic printing operations from common applications.
• Reserves, circulates, and renews library materials.
• Enters data to update patrons’ records on computers.
• Answers routine reference inquiries and refers patrons to librarians.
• Guides patrons in finding and using library resources, including reference materials, audiovisual equipment, computers, and electronic resources.
• Sorts books, publications, and other items according to procedure.
• Delivers and retrieves items throughout the library by hand or using a pushcart.
• Provides customer service to patrons to process card applications and/or collect lost/damaged book payments.
• Rearranges furniture as necessary.
• Uses cart to pull books, assists customers with finding books, sorts shelves, and shifts books to create space.
• Supplies circulation desk with necessary forms.
• Oversees patron activities and notifies supervisor of disruptions.
• Provides assistance to other departments as needed.
• Performs other duties as required.

• The library division runs smoothly and efficiently; work area is neat and orderly.
• Excellent customer service and guidance is provided to patrons of the library.
• Efficient and effective processing, cataloging, and lending of library materials exists.
• The circulation desk/resource desk is adequately staffed and materials are handled according to established procedure.
• Effective working relations exist with city personnel.
• New employees are well trained and assisted; management is appropriately informed.
• Employee understands and adheres to applicable safety policies.
• The city’s professional reputation is maintained.

Education / Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Certification / Licences: Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) Public Librarian Certification within one year; continuing education to maintain ODL certification.

• English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including spelling, composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including needs assessment, quality standards, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Specialized: Dewey Decimal Classification System, Oklahoma law regarding confidentiality of library records; knowledge of Boolean searching and equivalent search techniques.
• Computer: Proficient PC…