Part-Time Library Assistant – Long Hill Township Library

Pillar Libraries; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 5,251,000 - 13,123,000; Part time

Job summary

Long Hill Township Library in New Jersey is hiring a Part-Time Library Assistant to join a friendly, reliable team. You will help library users locate materials, process checkouts and returns, and assist with library programs and services.

Duty areas include helping with displays, guiding visitors to classes, answering phones, assisting with printing and computer use, shelving returned items, and other administrative tasks as needed. Morning/evening hours and rotating weekends are available.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience required.
• Basic computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Help library users locate materials and check items in/out using library software.
• Open and close the building and welcome visitors.
• Direct patrons to classes and story times, answer phones, assist with printing and computer use, and shelve returned items.

Skills

Customer service

Basic computer skills

Job description

Part-Time Library Assistant – Long Hill Township Library

About us: The Long Hill Township Library invites you to open a book, make a friend, and learn something new. Does this sound like a place for you? We hope so!

The position: Long Hill Township Library is seeking a friendly, hardworking and reliable individual to join our team. The ideal candidate must be able to provide excellent customer service to all, interacting with kindness and tact, but also going the extra mile to solve the problem, find the book, and/or answer the question.

Duties primarily include helping library users find what they are looking for and checking library items in and out with our software system. Library assistants help open and close the building, welcoming all to our lovely space. Library assistants will direct folks to our many classes and story times, answer the phone, assist people with printing and computer use and shelve returned items, among other administrative tasks.

Library assistants will be assigned to the children’s department or the adult department and will help these departments with displays, programs and marketing. The library assistant will be supervised by the Head of Patron Services.

Customer service experience and basic computer skills are required. Pay is $18.32 per hour. Employment is contingent upon a successful background and reference check.

Morning and evening hours and rotating weekends (4-10 hours per week). Monday evening availability is preferred. Positions open until filled.

Pillar Libraries is a nonprofit alliance of more than 60 libraries in seven counties in New Jersey. We provide quality services, programs, learning platforms, cost-sharing, and the technology framework to keep our member libraries running 24/7.