Non Bargaining Unit Page - Beachwood

Jimmy Jazz; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Cuyahoga County Public Library is seeking a part-time Library Clerk to organize and shelve returned materials, assist patrons, and support daily library operations. The role involves light lifting, basic customer service, and helping with room setups and meeting equipment.

Responsibilities include sorting, shelving, locating items, and ensuring spaces are orderly, with acceptable attendance and adherence to policies. The position requires no degree and includes weekend and shift duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Interpersonal skills necessary to work courteously and effectively with other employees and the public.
• No degree required.

Responsibilities

• Complies with library policies, attends to scheduling and attendance, and provides customer service.
• Sorts and shelves returned materials, and prepares them for re-shelving.
• Collects materials from book drop and assists in locating materials per requests.
• Maintains clean patron areas and assists with meeting room setup and equipment.
• Rotates or purges newspapers and periodicals and flags materials for repair.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

• Base Pay $12.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Part Time NBE
• Required Degree NONE

Position Closing Date: 09/11/2026

Part-Time = 15 Hours/Week

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under moderate supervision, organizes and shelves returned library materials in the appropriate location. Searches for, retrieves and prepares materials per instructed requests.

JOBREQUIREMENTS

• Interpersonal skills necessary to work courteously and effectively with other employees andthe public.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Complies with Cuyahoga County Public Library’s policies, rules, guidelines, procedures, requirements, standards, and practices applicable tothe job, including (but not limited to) work scheduling and attendance, customer service, useof Library property, computer use, personal conduct, and confidentiality.
• Sorts and organizes returned materials onto carts; returns and shelves them in proper designated areas.
• Collects materials from book drop, and prepares them for re- shelving.
• Searches and locates materials per request lists and other requests.
• Straightens patron areas returning materials to proper place, moving furniture and replenishing supplies.
• Provides basic customer service to patrons as needed, such as answering directional questions or carrying materials.
• Prepares meeting rooms, ensuring they are properly arranged, doors are unlocked and needed equipmentisin place.
• Rotates/purges dated newspapers and periodicals.
• Flags materials for repair, mending or processing.
• Clears walkways of snow andiceas needed.

Summary Minimum Education & Experience Required

OTHER TESTING/LICENSES REQUIRED

• A criminal background check is required and pre-employment drug screens for candidates over the age of 18 .
• Must have reliable means of getting to and from work.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Routine lifting of moderately heavy items, such as computer equipment or records boxes (over 25 pounds and up to 50 pounds without assistance), pushing full carts and/or standing for long periods of time as well as frequent stooping and bending.
• No major sources of working conditions discomfort, i.e. standard work environment with possible minor inconveniences due to occasional noise, crowded working conditions, and/or minor heating, cooling or ventilation problems.