Senior Library Assistant - Miller Branch
Listed on 2026-02-22
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Administrative/Clerical
Library, Education Administration -
Education / Teaching
Library, Education Administration
JCFPL
JOB TITLE:
Senior Library Assistant
LOCATION: Miller Branch
REPORTS TO: Branch Manager
CIVIL SERVICE
JOB TITLE:
Senior Library Assistant
STARTING SALARY RANGE: $41,837 - $45,329 per year
FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full-Time
WORKWEEK: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Scheduled 35 hours/week). May be required to work evenings and weekends as needed.
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BENEFIT
SUMMARY:
This summary outlines the general benefits available to library employees, designed to support their health, financial security, and work-life balance. Benefits available to Full-Time Employees:
Medical coverage 60 days from the first day of employment, Prescription coverage is the first of the month following 60 days of employment at no cost to the employee and additional cost per each dependent added. Dental coverage is provided at no cost 60 days after the first day of employment. Vision coverage is provided at no cost and reimbursed at $250.00 per year.
Additional Full-Time benefits include Life & AD&D insurance, 403b, Participation in pension plan (dependent on age at the time of hire date). Part-Time Employee benefits include participation in pension plan and sick/vacation leave. A more detailed summary can be found on our Employment Opportunities page located ibrary.org
JCFPL is the largest municipal library in the State of New Jersey, with twelve locations and growing, and a collection comprising over 2.5 million print and digital items. Our staff of nearly 170 dedicated individuals serves the residents, students, and workers of Jersey City: the largest city in Hudson County, N.J., and the second-largest city in New Jersey.
The staff of JCFPL reflects the cultural and linguistic diversity of Jersey City, which is consistently ranked 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.
ABOUT THE POSITIONThe Senior Library Assistant plays a vital role in supporting the daily operations of the library by performing a variety of non-professional tasks that require specialized knowledge of library services, procedures, and tools. Under general supervision, the Senior Library Assistant contributes to the efficient functioning of library services including circulation, shelving, cataloging, acquisitions, and customer service.
JOB DUTIES- Answers patrons' inquiries pertaining to library hours and physical location of library material, digital resources, etc. including explanation of basic index systems (for example, SIRSI, readers' guide, microfilm, etc.); refers complex questions to supervisor; reviews library membership applications for completeness as to name, address, and similar personal identification, and records changes of such information.
- On request, locates books and publications based on the call number in immediate vicinity of its expected location; receives requests for loan of library books and publications from other libraries, searches for and obtains items being loaned ensuring that material is consistent with request, and posts data to loan records as to title, author, quantity, and other identifying information; performs filing or shelving tasks involving the use of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and alphabetical filing systems beyond the initial letter of a word.
- Charges and discharges library material to users; inspects books for damage, computes and collects fines, and makes change; may list overdue library material from SIRSI files and completes overdue notices for notifying patrons; prepares books and other library materials for circulation.
- Functions as a working leader over subordinate personnel being charged only with the responsibility of ensuring that assignments are completed as directed; helps train library assistants; applies policies and may give feedback to improve policies.
- Compiles numerical reports on circulations, accessions, or other aspects of library operations.
- Will…
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