Part-Time Circulation Aide - Flexible Library Service

City of Royal Oak, MI; Royal Oak (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Royal Oak, MI's Royal Oak Public Library is seeking a Part-Time Library Aide to support Access Services. You'll work at the circulation desk, check items in/out, collect fines, issue library cards, and handle cash transactions.

The schedule is 26 hours per week, including evenings and weekends, with on-site duties at Royal Oak Public Library. Qualifications include graduation from high school or equivalent, and strong public service, organization, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Library public service experience preferred.
• Library Technical Assistance degree or some college preferred.

Responsibilities

• Public service at circulation desk including checking in (discharging) and checking out (charging) items to library customers
• Collecting fines
• Issuing library cards
• Using the cash register and handling credit card transactions
• Computer data entry; document production
• Filing and record keeping; maintain orderly supplies inventory
• Retrieval of library materials from overhead and floor-level shelving
• Shelving, in correct order, materials that have been returned by borrowers or left on tables after in library use
• Shelf reading and searching for misplaced materials from a "missing" or "lost assumed" list
• Moving light furnishings and materials as needed

Skills

Public service skills

Organization skills

Computer/keyboard proficiency

Written and verbal communication

Following directions

Dependability and motivation

Stamina for long periods

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Library Technical Assistance degree or some college preferred

Job description

City of Royal Oak, MI's Royal Oak Public Library is seeking a Part-Time Library Aide to support Access Services. You'll work at the circulation desk, check items in/out, collect fines, issue library cards, and handle cash transactions.

The schedule is 26 hours per week, including evenings and weekends, with on-site duties at Royal Oak Public Library. Qualifications include graduation from high school or equivalent, and strong public service, organization, and communication skills.