Library Assistant

Library Assistant

Location(s):
Orlando, FL 32811 - West Campus

Position Number
: HR

Job Type
:
Staff

FT/PT
:
Part-Time

Employee Class Description
: C3-Staff PT (ed. support)

General Position Description
:
Responsible for providing general circulation information and service to students, faculty, and staff. Processes new library acquisitions and performs tasks using an automated circulation system.

Flexible Work Arrangement
:
Majority/Primarily On-site. Employee performs majority of job duties on-site, but may occasionally work remotely.

Grade
: 2022

Exemption Status
:
Non-Exempt

Posting Number
: S3780P

Proposed Work Schedule
:
Monday–Friday; within department operating hours of 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Number Of Vacancies
: 2

Posting Start Date
: 02/27/2026

Posting End Date
: 03/16/2026

Open Until Filled
:
No

Quicklink For Posting
: https://va

Salary Range
: $16.72 per hour

• Circulate materials by issuing borrower cards, charging and discharging items using an automated circulation system.
• Receive, process, and maintain the library’s serials collection. Process materials for bindery which may require lifting, carrying, and pulling/pushing book carts.
• Assist in the training, supervision, and evaluation of student assistant assignments.
• Assist in guiding workflow and supervising Staff library assistants.
• Assist in the processing of intra campus loans and interlibrary loans.
• Assist in processing and maintenance of reserve materials for faculty and students.
• Assist in the maintenance and inventory of the library collection.
• Assist patrons in using library equipment.
• Maintain area statistics and process area reports as directed by supervisor.
• Access, input, and retrieve data from a computer.
• Keep supervisor informed of needs, concerns, and issues related to policies, services, staff, and resources.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Education
:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Preferred Experience
:
Library experience; experience using computers and related software; database, data entry, and mainframe experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
:
Knowledge of circulation procedures, automated library circulation systems, reserve material preparation and handling, and fundamentals of information service in a library. Ability to provide strong customer service, make appropriate referrals, effectively interpret and explain Learning Resources Center/library policies/procedures to faculty, staff, students, and community. Ability to follow oral and written instructions, and work effectively without direct supervision. Ability to access file cabinets and bookshelves.

Ability to lift and carry up to 44 pounds. Ability to operate office machines and library equipment.

This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.

The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.