Library Assistant - Part Time; Communipaw

Library Assistant

LOCATION: Communipaw Branch

REPORTS TO: Branch Manager

CIVIL SERVICE

JOB TITLE:

Library Assistant

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $21.98 / hr

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Part-Time

WORKWEEK: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (scheduled up to 16 hours/week). Required to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Final date to receive applications: February 27, 2026

Benefits available to Part-Time Employees include:
Sick Leave – employees earn 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked (max 40 hours per benefit year).
Vacation Leave – employees earn 1 hour paid vacation for every 20 hours worked, with no cap. Additional Part-Time benefits include participation in state pension plan. A more detailed summary can be found on our Employment Opportunities page located ibrary.org.

JCFPL is the largest municipal library in New Jersey with ten locations and a collection of over 2.5 million print and digital items. Our staff of nearly 120 dedicated individuals serves the residents, students, and workers of Jersey City, the largest city in Hudson County and the second-largest in New Jersey.

Our staff reflects the cultural and linguistic diversity of Jersey City, ranked consistently as the most diverse community in the United States. Collectively, our staff speaks over 16 languages, including English, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Tagalog, Gujarati, Marathi, Igbo, Portuguese, and others.

JCFPL is committed to building on our strong foundation and expanding our ability to meet the needs of Jersey City’s growing and increasingly diverse community.

The Part-Time Library Assistant provides essential support in the daily operations of the Jersey City Free Public Library. This position assists with customer service, shelving materials, organizing collections, and helping patrons locate resources. The Part-Time Library Assistant contributes to creating a welcoming and efficient library environment while supporting programs, events, and other library services as needed.

• Shelves used materials, performs shelf reading duties.
• Assists patrons with finding materials.
• Assists in answering in-person, phone, and electronic patron queries.
• Operates standard office machines such as copiers or calculators.
• Informs individuals of library services.

• Ability to learn to use the Dewy Decimal System.
• Ability to compare written and printed material for accuracy.
• Ability to read with comprehension.
• Ability to follow oral and written orders, directions, or plans.
• Knowledge of general vocabulary, spelling, and standard English grammar.
• Knowledge of filing systems.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word and Excel).

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to demonstrate a practical knowledge of library functions, services, terminology, techniques, procedures, and standard tools such as ILS (Integrated Library Systems), shelving arrangements, Dewey Decimal Classification System, and successful completion of relevant manager training within the organization.

For all employees, regardless of full-time or part-time status, JCFPL is considered the primary employer. Work hours are assigned according to the Library’s operational needs. Work hours are not scheduled to accommodate employees’ other employment, academic, or other outside obligations, except in circumstances agreed upon in writing by the employee and the employee’s supervisor.