Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Carle Place, NY

20d•Onsite

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Bookseller is an integral member of the bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find suitable books and products. The role also contributes to store presentation and operations by unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays, and serving customers at the register. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility where possible, a positive and dependable approach to work, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. They are trained to use store technology, maintain book and non-book merchandising, operate registers, support receiving and shelving, locate products using available tools, assist the café team when needed, and follow loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. The position involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may also work in other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster. As they gain experience, they build knowledge of books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives. The role offers a career path toward Senior Bookseller as skills develop. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures. The position is temporary. The stated starting hourly rate is $17.00, depending on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Positive, energetic, dependable approach to assigned work.
Supportive and considerate conduct toward colleagues.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and store knowledge.
Ability to use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.
Flexibility to help fill scheduling gaps when able; stores are open early mornings through late evenings, including weekends and most holidays.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find appropriate books and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, cleanliness, and merchandising across books and other product categories.
Unpack and receive deliveries and shelve products accurately and efficiently.
Operate registers to serve customers quickly and reliably.
Use store technology and information tools, including BookMaster, to locate products.
Support café operations when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when appropriate.
Build knowledge of books and store product categories, maintain sections and backstock, and make recommendations to customers.
Support sales objectives and promote relevant products and programs, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, and preorders.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and, when needed and able, support other stores in the Cluster.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sick pay
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week)
Company-paid holidays (for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week)
Transit benefit (for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week)
401(k) with company match (for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week)
Medical, dental, and vision coverage (for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week)
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts (for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week)
Disability benefits (for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week)
Life insurance (for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week)
Tuition reimbursement (for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week)