Library Assistant

Job Summary

We are hiring a Library Assistant for a contract/temporary opportunity in Needles, CA. This role is ideal for a customer-focused administrative professional who enjoys helping the public, supporting community programs, and working in a fast-paced library environment.

The Library Assistant will provide front-line support to library customers, assist with circulation services, help maintain organized library materials, and support events, displays, and daily branch operations. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a public service environment where teamwork, helpful communication, and reliable support make a direct impact on the community.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist library customers with services, policies, procedures, computers, technology, and general library questions.
• Check materials in and out, access account information, process holds, and support daily shipments.
• Shelve library materials, retrieve items, maintain organized collections, and assist with displays.
• Provide reference support using standard electronic and print resources.
• Process cash transactions accurately through the automated library system and provide correct change.
• Support library events by helping prepare crafts, displays, programs, and customer-facing activities.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay rate: $20.56 per hour.
• Job type:
  Contract/temporary.
• Location:
  
  Needles, CA.
• Schedule:
  
  Must be able to work branch hours, including weekends.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Provide front-line customer service to library visitors in person and by phone.
• Support circulation services, including check-in, check-out, holds, shipments, and account access.
• Assist customers with library technology, computers, reference resources, and available services.
• Maintain library materials, displays, event supplies, and organized public spaces.
• 1 to 2 years of relevant administrative, clerical, customer service, library, retail, or public-facing experience preferred.
• Strong customer service skills with a positive, outgoing, and professional communication style.
• Ability to accurately handle cash transactions and provide correct change.
• Comfortable using computers, automated systems, and basic office or library technology.
• Ability to answer questions, resolve customer concerns, and promote library programs and activities.
• Must be able to work in a highly interactive and fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to perform frequent reaching, bending, kneeling, walking, standing, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to lift materials and books up to 25 pounds constantly and up to 75 pounds frequently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a library, government, public sector, education, community services, or administrative support environment.
• Experience assisting customers with computers, digital resources, or public-use technology.
• Cash handling experience in a customer-facing setting.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, Apple One is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

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