Principal Library Assistant - Bookmobile

JCFPL JOB TITLE: Principal Library Assistant - Bookmobile

DEPARTMENT: Outreach Branch

LOCATION: Five Corners - Bookmobile

REPORTS TO: Supervising Library Assistant

CIVIL SERVICE JOB TITLE: Principal Library Assistant

SALARY RANGE: $47,479 -$50,615per year

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full-Time

WORKWEEK: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or 10:00 to 6:00 PM

(35 hours/week). May be required to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Final date to receive applications: October 23, 2025

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 ten locations and growing, and a collection comprising 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, 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 POSITION:

The Principal Library Assistant, under general direction the Supervising Library Assistant, performs technical and/or paraprofessional duties of considerable difficulty in one or more of the functional areas of librarianship; and does other related duties as  order to perform day-to-day paraprofessional work directly related to the acquisition, organization, and distribution of library materials on the Bookmobile, including all aspects of circulation, evaluation and selection for weeding, processing of new books, organization of shelves and re-shelving, and managing holds.

The Principal Library Assistant coordinates and collaborates with team and department members, to address the activities of a library unit or section such as circulation desk, periodical section, shelving of library material, microfilm section, book processing section, or interloan section. The Principal Library Assistant will also conduct programs such as story hours, preschool programs, programs and events for school students, children and teens, and programs for senior citizens, convalescents, ethnic groups, and other members of the general community.

The Principal Library Assistant also answers patrons' inquiries pertaining to library hours, physical location of library material, offices, or personnel including explanation of basic index systems (for example, card catalog, readers' guide, microfilm, and topical files). The Principal Library Assistant determines and prepares content and arrangement of library material for displays, exhibits, and special library programs. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

The Principal Library Assistant may be required to drive the Bookmobiles as needed.

JOB DUTIES:

• Participates in implementation of library extension programs on mobile units, at community agencies, and in other…