Floating Library Assistant - Part Time (Poteau)
About The Position
The Part-Time Floating Library Assistant plays an important role in providing excellent customer service and supporting daily library operations across the Southern Oklahoma Library System. This position is home-based at the Poteau Library, but based on business needs, the successful candidate may be asked to work at any of the system's five library locations to help ensure consistent service throughout the region. In this role, you'll assist patrons with checking materials in and out, issuing library cards, answering questions, organizing and shelving materials, supporting library programs, and maintaining a welcoming environment. The ideal candidate enjoys helping others, is adaptable, and is comfortable working in different library settings as staffing needs arise. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who values community service, enjoys working with people, and is looking for a flexible, part-time role where no two days are exactly the same.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred.
- Six months to one year related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
- Have the ability to respond effectively to customer and/or supervisors questions.
- Have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Individual must demonstrate ethical reasoning skills.
- A competent basic level of keyboarding skills is required.
- Individuals must have a willingness to attend necessary SEPLSO trainings.
- Regularly required to talk or hear.
- Frequently required to sit and use hand and fingers to handle or feel.
- Occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Nice To Haves
- Enjoys helping others, is adaptable, and is comfortable working in different library settings as staffing needs arise.
- Values community service, enjoys working with people, and is looking for a flexible, part-time role where no two days are exactly the same.
Responsibilities
- Issues borrowers' library identifications, locates and checks out materials to patrons, inspects returned materials for damage, and records and receives overdue fines.
- Handles requests for interlibrary loans.
- Transports materials from book drops to library for sorting.
- Sorts materials according to classification code and need for repair, and returns them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas.
- Prepares new materials for circulation, including property stamping, security stripping, and coding.
- Answers inquiries of nonprofessional nature and refers persons requiring professional assistance to appropriate staff.
- Provides general information about library services and facilities.
- Produces handouts and instructional materials.
- Helps patrons in the use of public access catalog and discovering online services
- Helps patrons with copying and faxing services.
- Designs and prepares exhibits of library materials or other decorations.
- Updates borrower records as requested.
- Assists with collection development by recommending titles to acquisition librarian.
- Answers phones.
- Maintains a positive attitude when communicating with customers and staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
