PT Library Assistant/Senior Library Assistant- Waretown Branch Circulation

OCEAN COUNTY LIBRARY; Waretown (NJ); On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Ocean County Library in New Jersey is seeking a dedicated Senior Library Assistant to support daily operations, including check-in/check-out, renewals, fines, and patron assistance. The role involves helping patrons locate materials and answering questions about hours, offices and holds on new publications.

Strong teamwork and policy adherence are essential. Applicants should meet Civil Service requirements, and a NJ driver’s license is required only if needed for duties.

Qualifications

• Ability to meet Ocean County Library's Reference Competencies Level I within one year of employment.
• Substitution: Successful completion of one year (30 semester hour credits) in a librarian technician course can substitute for experience.
• Driver's license required only if operation of a vehicle is necessary to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Check in/out/renew library materials.
• Calculate and collect fines.
• Register customers for library cards.
• Assist customers in finding materials.
• Answer patron inquiries about hours, offices and personnel, holds on publications.
• Handle daily delivery processing and hold lists; data entry for publicity deadlines.
• Learn and use library systems including circulation and catalog modules; word processing and front desk equipment.

Skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Communication skills

Education

Librarian technician coursework

Tools

Library catalog modules

Word processing

Data entry systems

Job description

Schedule: 21 HPW- Mondays 1pm - 9pm, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 12pm - 5pm, Fridays 11am - 3pm. Please include an updated resume with your application.

• Check in/out/renew library materials
• Calculate and collect fines
• Register customers for library cards
• Assist customers in finding materials
• Answers patron inquiries pertaining library hours, offices and personnel, and the availability and ability to place holds on popular or new publications.
• Rotating Assignments including: processing of daily delivery; hold lists; drop ship; data entry assignments (such as compiling programming information for publicity deadlines); processing return mailers and meeting room set-up for program support.
• Ability to work harmoniously with peers, subordinates, and customers by actively creating an atmosphere of respect and inclusion
• Ability to understand and follow Ocean County Library policies and procedures
• Performs filing/shelving/searching tasks involving the use of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and alphabetical filing systems beyond the initial letter of a word.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the library including word processing, the library circulation and catalog modules, telephone system, photocopiers, fax machines, etc.
• Ability to meet Ocean County Library's Reference Competencies Level I within one year of employment.
• License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
• To be appointed to the Senior Library Assistanttitle, applicants must meet all New Jerse Civil Service requirements. Successful completion of one year (30 semester hour credits) in a librarian technician course at an accredited college or university can be substituted for the above experience.

Those OCL employees currently serving in a temporary position or unclassified monitor title are welcome to bid on this position. Eligible candidates will be referred in the following way:

1. Permanent OCL employees in order of union seniority
2. Temporary library assistants
3. Monitors