Library Assistant III / Technical Services

Klamath County • Klamath Falls, OR

2d • $18 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Performs the full range of clerical and paraprofessional functions related to the processing and cataloging of library materials within the Technical Services Department.

Requirements

• AA Degree and six months library experience, or GED with one year library experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of Polaris, OCLC Database software; Google Chrome, Explorer Internet software; Springbrook Payroll systems; Microsoft Word, Excel Word Processing software and Spreadsheet software.
• Regularly required to walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Process new material and mends damaged library materials.
• Produces labels via Polaris for new library materials.
• Assist in other library departments as needed, depending on experience.
• Consults with supervisors for the purpose of control and arrangement of library materials, using library automated systems to assign location identifying characters and enters bibliographic records; searches OCLC (On-line Computer Library Center) for copy cataloging.
• Notifies supervisors of suitability of material for re-shelving and assesses damage and responsible party.
• Assists in keeping statistics for Technical Services.
• Implements procedural and program changes for the Technical Services through attending workshops and direct consultation with the supervisors.
• Trains, assigns and reviews the work of volunteers in the Technical Services departments.
• Keeps abreast of library policies and procedures, para-professional literature and reviews; makes suggestions and passes on public input to supervisors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree