Library Technician - Belcher Branch

SUMMARY

Under periodic supervision, the Library Technician provides a variety of public service functions, including assisting patrons, managing materials, and supporting library programs. This role requires frequent customer interaction, knowledge of current technology, and the ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently. Employees receive on-the-job training and perform related duties as required.

• Knowledge of current technology.
• Ability to learn and use integrated library systems, services, and resources and assist patrons with using library services and resources.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions, library policies and procedures.
• Ability to plan and present programs to targeted audience.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with patrons and staff.
• Ability to create and maintain pleasant impressions of the library.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, twist, talk, hear, and use hands to reach for, finger, grasp, handle, feel and/or operate objects, tools, or controls. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee is occasionally to frequently, required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, squat, kneel, and crawl. The employee must occasionally to frequently lift and/or carry up to twenty pounds, frequently to constantly lift and/or carry up to ten pounds. Employee must frequently to constantly push and/or pull loaded book carts and/or boxes of materials weighing up to seventy-five pounds.

• Public Services:
  Performs reference, readers’ advisory, youth services, circulation, outreach and/or special collection duties; assists patrons with material selection and the use of other library equipment, services, and/or special collections; answers routine questions; takes interlibrary loan requests; assists patrons in the use of databases, digital resources, Internet usage, software applications and hardware configuration; conducts computer classes; plans and/or provides programming to various target audiences;
  
  conducts and attends community outreach programs; plans and/or participates in system-wide outreach activities for targeted audiences; promotes library services and fosters positive relationships with community organizations and/or schools; gives library tours; coordinates displays and promotional signage; answers telephone; charges, discharges and renews library materials; registers new borrowers; updates registration records; pulls and processes request materials; empties book drop; assists with filing & sorting;
  
  shelves library materials; straightens library materials on shelves; reads shelves for proper order; searches for lost library materials; processes incoming materials; assesses and collects fees and payments; makes change for patrons.
• Finances:
  Counts Miscellaneous Receipts on a rotational basis and prepares money and reports to be sent to SML Financial Assistant.
• Collection Development:
  Reads reviews and offers suggestions to Acquisitions staff for selection of branch-appropriate materials; weeds collection on an on-going basis.
• Reports:
  Assists in the preparation of reports and maintenance of records.
• Professional Development:
  Attends staff meetings; meets quarterly…