YPL Children's Services Assistant Job Las Vegas area,Nevada USA,Education / Teaching

Overview

The award-winning Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is currently hiring for a YPL Children's Services Assistant at the Sahara West Library.

General

Summary:

Under general supervision, The Children's Services Library Assistant interacts with a wide variety of internal and external customers including youth and teens to support general library operations; provides reference, reader’s advisory, and periodicals services for the assigned department by searching files, automated library systems, and library shelves to locate requested items or materials. This position also performs a variety of transactional duties in accordance with established policies, procedures, and practices.

May perform charge duties as required. Typically reports to management-level Library Operations position.

Description of hours and wages:

The pay range for this position is $26.73 to $35.83 per hour. Pay typically begins at the minimum of the pay range, and employees are eligible for annual merit and COLA increases per District policy.

This is a part-time, 19 hours per week, FLSA non-exempt position.

Final date to receive applications:

The Final date to receive applications for this position is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2026. To be considered for this position, applications must be submitted prior to this deadline.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides public service including checking library materials in and out, maintaining customer accounts in the collection of fines and fees, and registering and issuing library cards.

Conducts reference interviews.

Directs customers to the general location of library materials and library equipment.

Promotes library programs and collections to customers.

Answers inquiries of a nonprofessional nature and refers customers requiring professional assistance to branch leadership.

Participates in planning and conducting library programs.

Assists customers with electronic resources and devices.

Ensures that the calendar of programs, activities, and events for the department is maintained.

Assists customers in scheduling and use of equipment, meeting rooms, and spaces when appropriate to the department.

Processes and handles confidential information with discretion.

Performs basic maintenance or repair on library equipment.

Assists with collection development activities such as reading reviews, ordering library materials, and weeding collections.

Maintains compliance with Library District, branch, and assigned department policies and procedures and explains policies and procedures to customers and staff.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies:

MS Office suite and general computing software and equipment
Cash register and cash handling
General building maintenance

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

Required:

High School Diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or equivalent.

Preferred:
Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts or related field.

Experience:

Required:

Six (6) months customer service and cash handling experience.

Preferred:
Six (6) months customer service and cash handling experience, and three (3) months formal experience working with adults, children and/or teens, based on the assigned department, in a library or academic setting.

License or Certification:

Required:

Possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Nevada Driver’s License at the time of hire.

Preferred: N/A

Physical Requirements:

Although work is performed in a library setting, a limited amount of walking or standing is often necessary to carry out job duties. Tasks may involve frequent walking, standing, bending, reaching, stooping, and some lifting and carrying of objects of moderate weight (20-50 pounds).

Additional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Knowledge of current literature, trends, and developments, especially those pertaining to reference, reader’s advisory, and periodical services for the assigned department.
Knowledge of basic public library principles, practices, and techniques.
Knowledge of automated library systems, online tools and resources, and the internet.
Ability to perform intermediate search queries.
Ability to engage partners and generate programming.

Schedule

Sunday: 1:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Monday: 9:15 AM - 2:15 PM
Wednesday: 3:15 PM - 8:15 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

This schedule may be subject to change based on the needs of the Library District.

Pay Range

USD $26.73 - USD $35.83 /Hr.

Position Type

Part-Time