Library Aide II
About The Position
The award-winning Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is currently hiring for a Library Aide II with the Volunteer Program. This position assists the Volunteer Program Coordinator in supporting the District’s volunteer operations, including warehouse-based activities related to donated and weeded library materials such as receiving, sorting, preparation for redistribution, bookstore inventory support, Amazon store processing, and third-party sourcing. The Library Aide II also provides day-to-day support to volunteers working in the district warehouse and the Sahara West Library bookstore, and helps reinforce consistent volunteer practices in coordination with district staff who work with Adult and Teen Volunteers. GENERAL SUMMARY Under general supervision, the Library Aide II interacts with a wide variety of internal and external customers to support general library operations and assists with lending and collecting library material; registers new customers; issues library cards and assists with customer accounts; sorts and reshelves library materials; answers routine customer questions; teaches customers how to use library resources; performs collection-maintenance duties; helps to plan and participates in library programs; and performs a variety of transactional duties in accordance with established policies, procedures, and practices. Typically reports to management-level Library Operations position.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
- Two (2) years of experience as a Library Aide I or equivalent position.
Responsibilities
- Registers new customers and issues library cards.
- Answers frequently asked questions from internal and external customers relative to branch procedures, practices, and collections.
- Provides instruction in the utilization of library resources including printers, copiers, return machines, self-checks, scanners, etc.
- Assists customers in the selection and location of library collections, using Library of Congress Classifications.
- Assists staff and customers with cash register operation and recordkeeping.
- Handles basic Interlibrary Loan requests.
- Participates in planning and conducting library programs.
- Helps plan and provides input on library programs and outreach.
- Provides collection maintenance suggestions and participates in collection orders under direct supervision.
- Operates intermediate Integrated Library Systems (ILS) and library resources including printers, copiers, return machines, self-checks, scanners, etc.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance insurance.
- Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
- 14 paid holidays, plus 1 additional floating holiday per year.
- Paid vacation (18 days per year) and sick time (12 days per year).
- Tuition reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
