Library Assistant II - Highlands Intermediate

Hawaii State Department of Education; Pearl City, Honolulu (HI, HI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii State Department of Education seeks a Library Assistant II (SR-05) to shelve books, magazines and other materials by call numbers, and handle routine labeling, packing for mailing, and assisting at the circulation desk.

You will support classification, help patrons, and perform quality checks on returned items. This is a full-time position based in Hawaii with duties that may include shelving and basic clerical tasks as described.

Qualifications

• Clerical work experience demonstrating spelling, arithmetic, reading and following instructions, and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Shelves books, magazines and other materials by call numbers and assists at the circulation desk with operations such as charging, discharging, registering borrowers and collecting fines.

Job description

Salary Range

Library Assistant II, SR-05: $3,078.00 per month

Shelves books, magazines and other materials by call numbers, in accordance with the library's classification scheme; files pamphlet material in vertical files and special material (such as phonographic records) in designated locations; reads shelves for misplaced books and corrects shelving; shifts materials on shelves as necessary; removes volumes which appear to be in poor physical condition for a higher-level employee to consider for withdrawal or rebinding; packs and otherwise prepares materials (e.g. films, books) for mailing; inspects and cleans all returned films; assists at the circulation desk by performing limited functions as assigned, such as charging and discharging books, registering borrowers, collecting fines; retrieves periodicals and/or other materials requested by patrons; checks in easily identifiable magazines by posting receipt of issues to the proper record; property stamps materials; types and affixes spine labels on books; affixes colored tape and/or other labeling to books; inserts theft detection tape; puts plastic jackets on books; mends torn pages; reinforces spines; pastes pockets in books; and may perform routine linking of library materials to records in the database.

*For certain positions at the Library Technician V, VI and VII levels, supervisory aptitude may be required.

Experience Requirement

Class Title General Exper (yrs) Spec Exper (yrs) Tech/Paraprof Exper (yrs) Total Exper (yrs)

Library Asst II 1/2 0 0 1/2

General Experience

Clerical work experience which demonstrated knowledge of spelling, arithmetic, the ability to read, understand and follow oral and written instructions, and compare words and numbers quickly and accurately.

Substitutions Allowed

Substitution of Education for Experience:

1. 1. Graduation from high school may be substituted for the required one-half (1/2) year of General Experience.
2. 2. Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum leading to a degree, diploma or a certificate of achievement at an accredited community college or at a business or technical school which included courses in basic English, arithmetic, general clerical procedures and office machines may be substituted for the one (1) year of General Experience provided the duration of the training was for a year or more.
3. 3. Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum leading to a degree, diploma or a certificate of achievement at an accredited community college, business and/or technical school which was for a period of less than one (1) year may be substituted for General Experience on a month-for-month basis provided the training included courses in basic English, arithmetic, general clerical procedures and office machines.
4. 4. Successful completion of one-half (1/2) a school year of substantially full-time clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum at an accredited community college, business and/or technical school which included courses in basic English, arithmetic, general clerical procedures and office machines, may be substituted for six (6) months of General Experience.
5. 5. Successful completion of one (1) school year (of a program of more than one [1] year in length) of substantially full-time clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum at an accredited community college, business and/or technical school which included courses in basic English, arithmetic, general clerical procedures and office machines, may be substituted for one (1) year of General Experience.
6. 6. Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent library science or technology curriculum leading to an Associate in Science or comparable degree from an accredited community college, junior college or other comparable institution, may be substituted for the General Experience or the Specialized Experience on the basis of one (1) year of such training for one (1) year of experience, up to maximum of two (2) years of General or Specialized Experience.
7. 7. Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent library science or technology curriculum at an accredited community college, junior college or other comparable institution, may be substituted for the General Experience or Specialized Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester credits for six (6) months of General or Specialized Experience, up to a maximum of two (2) years.
8. 8. Education in an accredited university in a baccalaureate program with courses in English composition and college mathematics may be substituted for experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours for six (6) months of General Experience, up to a maximum of one (1) year of General Experience.
9. 9. Applicants who possess a master's degree in library science or who have satisfactorily completed all of the coursework (except for the thesis and/or comprehensive qualifying examinations) leading to the master's degree in library science, from an accredited college or university may substitute their education for the General, Specialized and/or Technical/Paraprofessional Experience required, up to a maximum of one (1) year of general, two (2) years Specialized and two (2) years Technical/Paraprofessional Experience.
10. 10. Graduate level coursework in library science from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the General, Specialized and/or Technical/ Paraprofessional Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester credits for six (6) months of experience.
11. 11. Excess Technical/Paraprofessional Experience may be substituted for Specialized or General Experience on a month-for-month basis.
12. 12. Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for General Experience on a month-for-month basis.

Quality of Experience

Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that applicant has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which applicant is being considered.

Salary

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Requirements

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.

Temporary Assignment

Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:

1. A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;
2. A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,
3. Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.

Information about Temporary Positions

Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.