Desk Assistant

Looking for a fast-paced job where you can multitask and share a love of reading? Are you tech-savvy, helpful, and patient? We’re looking for a friendly, community focused individual to serve the public at our Checkout and Information desks. This includes greeting people, checking items out, and providing computer, printing and e-reader help. Customer service and/or library work experience is a plus.

This position is 20 hours per week plus two Saturdays per month. The ideal candidate will be available to work Mondays 5 – 8 pm, Tuesdays 1 – 5 pm, Wednesdays 1 – 5 pm, Thursdays 1 – 5 pm, and Fridays 1 – 6 pm, and every other Saturday 8:45 am – 5 pm. Starting pay is $17 per hour.

Qualifications:

• High school graduate, some college preferred
• Customer service experience required
• Library work experience preferred

• Accrual of Paid Vacation Time
• Accrual of Paid Sick Time
• Enrollment in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), which the library makes contributions to in addition to employee contributions
• Four hours of paid holiday time in honor of your birthday to be taken within the pay period that includes your birthday.
• Potential for partial tuition reimbursement for job related courses
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Up to 5 normally scheduled working days of paid bereavement leave associated with the death of an immediate relative.

Morton Public Library
315 W Pershing St
Morton, IL 61550

Morton Public Library, Tazewell County

Mondays 5 – 8 pm
Tuesdays 1 – 5 pm
Wednesdays 1 – 5 pm
Thursdays 1 – 5 pm
Fridays 1 – 6 pm
Two Saturdays / month 8:45 am – 5 pm