Library Assistant

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Posting Summary

Working Title

Working Title Library Assistant

Role Title

Role Title Library Specialist I

Role Code

Role Code 29051-SW

FLSA

FLSA Nonexempt

Pay Band

Pay Band 03

Position Number

Position Number 297W0180

Agency

Agency Germanna Community College

Division

Division Germanna Community College (Div)

Work Location

Hiring Range

Hiring Range $19.52-$21.15 per hour; state benefits do not apply

Emergency/Essential Personnel No

EEO Category

EEO Category 6-Administrative Support

Full Time or Part Time

Full Time or Part Time Part Time

Does this position have telework options?
-Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-

Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8:00A.M.– 5:00P.M. (29 Hours per week) Or as scheduled

Sensitive Position

Sensitive Position No

Job Description

Germanna Community College is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. The College is a dynamic learning organization that serves as a Germanna regional leader and preferred partner where quality learning experiences enable students to participate effectively in the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural life of their communities. Germanna Community College is centrally located in Fredericksburg, VA between Washington D.C. and Richmond and between the Blue Ridge mountains and the Chesapeake Bay.

Full of history, the area offers a community rich with diversity, the arts, technology, vineyards, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, and many other activities. Germanna Community College is seeking a part-time Library Assistant
. The Library Assistant will be a key provider in the teaching and learning environment by providing innovative informational resources, services, facilities, and support for student academic success. The Library Assistant will be aware of and responsive to the changing needs of students, faculty, community members, and employees. This role will also provide circulation services, interlibrary loan and inter-campus loan, technical services (including cataloging), and reference services in cooperation with other library staff.

This role will perform a full range of paraprofessional duties which require a high level of decision making, judgment, communication.

Major

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide front-line support to patrons, assisting with web page navigation, e-resource access, and reference inquiries.
• Monitor and respond to live chat queries using Lib answers during assigned hours.
• Manage study room reservations and facilitate student equipment loans and returns.
• Assist with library operations including book/ DVD loans, printing services, and maintaining library records.
• Promote library services, maintain facility appearance, and report supply/equipment needs.
• Collaborate on cataloging, collection development, and special projects as assigned.

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Experience with library practices and procedures and automated library systems
• Experience with or willingness to learn AI tools.

• Working knowledge of general library operations, on-line library systems, interlibrary loan practices, and customer service practices and principles.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize an automated circulation system and to assist library patrons in locating information.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound and practical decisions and to perform duties independently.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and use current word processing software and to use the internet.

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