Part-Time Law Library Assistant - Evening/Weekend

Fort Bend County; Richmond (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

TCDRS retirement plan

Benefits

Job summary

Fort Bend County seeks a Part-Time Library Assistant in the Law Library to support the reference desk and assist patrons with legal resources. You will help search catalogs, databases, and print sources, and assist users at public computers.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, two years of college, typing/keyboarding, and strong communication skills. Evening/weekend hours are required, with duties spanning shelving, book processing, and training as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of college.
• Typing and keyboarding skills.
• Computer skills involving use of the internet and database searching.
• Good communication skills and ability to interact easily with staff and the public.
• Ability to bend, stoop, reach, and lift up to 10lbs. of library materials.
• Position requires evening and weekend hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist full time staff at the library's reference desk.
• Provide answers to legal reference questions, referring complicated questions to the full-time staff.
• Searches catalog, databases and print sources to answer patron inquiries.
• Assist patrons in using the public computers to access the public catalog.
• Ability to use Fort Bend County Records website to access the internet and data bases.
• Collect fees for printing.
• Help in other areas of the library as required, such as maintaining the law library shelf list.
• Complete assigned shelf-reading and shelving duties (keeping the shelves in order).
• Attend reference training and other educational programs on a continuing basis, as they are available.
• Study the databases, ref-links, and legal reference-book collection on a regular basis in order to ensure familiarity with all of the library's information resources.

Skills

Typing

Keyboarding

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

2 years of college

Job description

Fort Bend County seeks a Part-Time Library Assistant in the Law Library to support the reference desk and assist patrons with legal resources. You will help search catalogs, databases, and print sources, and assist users at public computers.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, two years of college, typing/keyboarding, and strong communication skills. Evening/weekend hours are required, with duties spanning shelving, book processing, and training as needed.