Non Bargaining Unit Page - Warrensville Heights

Cuyahoga County Public Library; Kentucky; On-site; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Cuyahoga County Public Library is seeking a part-time library assistant to help organize and shelve returned materials, support patrons, and assist with daily tasks under supervision.

Responsibilities include sorting items, retrieving materials per requests, preparing meeting rooms, and providing basic customer service. Must be reliable, able to lift up to 50 pounds, and willing to undergo a background check.

Qualifications

• Ability to interact courteously and effectively with staff and the public.

Responsibilities

• Complies with library policies and attendance requirements.
• Sorts and shelves returned materials onto carts and in designated areas.
• Collects materials from book drop and prepares them for reshelving.
• Searches for materials per request lists and other requests.
• Maintains clean patron areas and replenishes supplies.
• Sets up meeting rooms and ensures required equipment is ready.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

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

Position Closing Date: 10/16/2026

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 and the 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 equipment isin place.
• Rotates/purges dated newspapers and periodicals.
• Flags materials for repair, mending or processing.
• Clears walkways of snow and iceas needed.

Summary Minimum Education & Experience Required

• No experience required.
• May require work permit if under age 18.

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.