Reader Registration Assistant (Vacancy#:VAR003410)

Library of Congress; Washington; On-site; USD 47,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The Library of Congress in Washington, DC invites applications for the permanent Reader Registration Assistant (GS-05). The incumbent serves on the Reader Registration Team within the Access Services Section and will help researchers obtain a Library-issued Reader Card at the Reader Registration Stations.

Key duties include greeting readers, disseminating forms, verifying identification, guiding applicants through online registration, and operating the badging equipment to capture photos and

Responsibilities

• Greeting readers entering the stations and disseminating information and necessary forms.
• Ensuring applicants have the required identification forms.
• Assisting applicants in using the online registration system to input critical data.
• Operating and maintaining the badging equipment which captures a photo and other information, and issues the reader card.

Job description

permanent( Open to All ) Reader Registration Assistant (Vacancy#:VAR003410)

• Opening Date: August 14, 2026
• Closing Date: August 21, 2026
• OPM Control Number: 880625100
• Vacancy Number: VAR003410
• LC Organization Unit: Researcher and Collection Services
• Grade: GS-05
• Series: 0303
• Minimum Salary: $46,610.00 per year
• Maximum Salary: $60,593.00 per year
• Work Schedule: Fixed Schedule: M,T,W,F,S - 8:15am - 4:45pm
• Promotion Potential: GS-05
• Duty Location: Washington, DC
• Security Clearance: Other
• Availability: Open to All

The incumbent serves as a Reader Registration Assistant on the Reader Registration Team of the Access Services Section in the Researcher Engagement and General Collections Division. All researchers conducting research at the Library of Congress must first obtain a Library-issued Reader Card at the Reader Registration Stations. The incumbent performs the full range of duties necessary to operate the Stations and to assist researchers in obtaining the necessary card.

Among the duties performed by the incumbent: greeting readers entering the stations, disseminating information and necessary forms, and ensuring that the applicant is in possession of the necessary forms of identification; assisting applicants in using the online registration system to input critical data; operating and maintaining the badging equipment which captures a photo and other information, and issues the reader card.

Human Resources
Library of Congress
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Washington, D.C. 20540-1600
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