Library Clerk (part time 14.5 – 24.5 hours) Tuxedo Park Library

BCCLS; New York (NY); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick time

Holiday pay

Job summary

The Tuxedo Park Library is seeking a part-time Library Clerk to assist patrons at the circulation desk and help with simple reference questions in a friendly, public setting.

Applicants should be computer literate and able to lift and move books, carts, and materials as needed. The schedule includes weekday and weekend hours with occasional fill-in shifts; hourly rate is $17.50, with Sundays time-and-a-half. One week paid vacation and sick time are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in library or customer service desirable.
• Ability to lift, bend, climb, and push heavy book carts.

Responsibilities

• Staff the circulation desk
• Assist customers with simple reference questions and use of library equipment
• Link AV items, fiction, and other materials as needed
• Performs repairs on books and other materials
• Collect and distribute mail
• Shelve and maintain materials in correct order
• Process interlibrary loan items received from and sent to other libraries
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Customer service

Computer literacy

Physical ability

Job description

The Tuxedo Park Library welcomes applicants for the position of part time Library Clerk. We are looking for a customer-oriented, computer literate individual to work with the public in a friendly library setting. Applicant must possess the ability to physically perform the duties, which include lifting, bending, climbing, and pushing heavy book carts.

The position responsibilities include:

• Staff the circulation desk
• Assist customers with simple reference questions and use of library equipment
• Link AV items, fiction, and other materials as needed
• Performs repairs on books and other materials
• Collect and distribute mail
• Shelve and maintain materials in correct order
• Process interlibrary loan items received from and sent to other libraries
• Other duties as assigned

Hours of position at the current time (14.5 – 24.5 hours):

• Wednesdays 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Fridays 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
• 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Sundays 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (September – June)
• Possible fill in hours for other staff when necessary

Prior library or customer service experience desirable.

Hourly Rate: $17.50 per hour (Sundays are time and a half)

1 week paid vacation and additional 1 week unpaid annually

Sick time provided

Paid for holidays that fall on scheduled work days