Hoke County Public Library Part-Time Library Assistant

Hoke County•Hoke County, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Hoke County Public Library is seeking a part-time Library Assistant to support library customers and daily operations. The assistant will help issue new patron cards and create special book displays and collections. Circulation duties include registering customers, checking materials in and out, collecting fees and fines, and scheduling meeting-room and stage use. The role also involves helping customers locate materials and use computers and programs, including catalog and internet searches, word processing, and printing. The assistant enters bibliographic and patron data, shelves materials and maintains collections, answers reference questions in person and by phone, and assists with library programming for promotion and outreach. Other related duties may be assigned. The schedule is 19 hours per week, Monday through Saturday; specific hours are to be determined. The stated salary is $14.79, with no benefits.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Computer proficiency, including accurate keyboarding, familiarity with internet searching, and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Excellent critical-thinking, organizational, and interpersonal abilities.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Ability to use office equipment such as multi-line telephones, fax machines, copiers, and printers.
Valid North Carolina driver license.
Must pass a criminal history background check.
Able to push a cartload of books weighing approximately 100 pounds.
Able to manipulate stacks of books and other materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
Able to extend arms overhead to place a book weighing approximately 15 pounds on a shelf.
Able to stand for extended periods, from 2 to as many as 8 hours, 5 days a week.
Able to lift large, cumbersome objects with ease.
Able to bend and pick up books and other objects from the floor on an irregular basis.

Nice To Haves

Some college preferred.
Library experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with new patron cards and special book displays and collections.
Register new customers and check library materials in and out.
Collect fees and fines.
Schedule use of meeting rooms and the stage.
Help customers locate materials.
Instruct and assist customers with computer tasks and programs, including catalog searches, internet searches, word processing, and printing.
Enter bibliographic and patron data on a computer.
Shelve books and other materials and maintain shelved collections.
Answer reference questions in person and by phone.
Assist with library programming for promotion and outreach.
Perform related duties as assigned.