Library Aide (FT) - Processing
About The Position
Hiring for the Civic Center Library - Collection Maintenance and Metadata Services (CMMS). At Scottsdale Public Library, our mission is putting people at the heart of dynamic library services. We invite you to consider joining our innovative team in our efforts to achieve this mission. Our team continually works towards providing outstanding services every day and leaving our patrons feeling great after interacting with us. We like to keep things light by bringing fun and being a welcoming and inclusive library. Our organization prefers genuine learning and creativity. We want your unique perspective and skills to add to the make-up of how we serve Scottsdale residents. The CMMS Library Aide physically prepares and organizes incoming books and media for circulation, including applying labels, security tags, and maintaining inventory with library software. They perform minimal repairs on damaged items, and troubleshoot issues with previously circulated items, often communicating with staff to resolve problems. This position also acts as a back-up to the digitization staff and cataloging staff, so having experience with cataloging, or willingness to learn is preferred. This hands-on role demands attention to detail, prioritization, excellent customer service, problem-solving skills, and teamwork. Anticipated starting salary for this position may be up to mid-point depending on candidate’s experience and internal equity. The full salary range is listed above and mid-point for this position is $45,884/annually.
Requirements
- High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.
- Two years college work completed.
- One year of public contact experience resolving various levels of customer service needs.
- Must reside in the State of Arizona during active employment.
- Ability to apply labels and security tags.
- Ability to maintain inventory with library software.
- Ability to perform minimal repairs on damaged items.
- Ability to troubleshoot issues with previously circulated items.
- Attention to detail.
- Prioritization skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Teamwork skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with cataloging.
- Willingness to learn cataloging.
Responsibilities
- Physically prepares and organizes incoming books and media for circulation.
- Applies labels and security tags to library materials.
- Maintains inventory with library software.
- Performs minimal repairs on damaged library items.
- Troubleshoots issues with previously circulated items.
- Communicates with staff to resolve problems.
- Acts as a back-up to digitization staff.
- Acts as a back-up to cataloging staff.
Benefits
- 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
- Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month, eligible for use immediately following accrual
- Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month, eligible for use immediately following accrual
- Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
- City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
- Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 11.87% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
- Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457
- Pet Insurance
- Bilingual pay compensation
- Employee Wellness incentives
- Access to several city-owned fitness and recreational facilities at no cost
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
