Part-Time Library Assistant

County of Wake, NC•Raleigh, NC

2d•$25 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Wake County Public Libraries is looking for a part-time Library Assistant at our Athens Drive Community Library. This role involves working with the public in a great work environment, sharing a love of books, reading, and literacy. The position requires assisting patrons at the public service desk, helping with informational and reading needs, supporting the Library Manager with operational duties, assisting Librarians with programs, and creating book displays. A strong interest and willingness to learn children's programming is necessary. The selected candidate must pass a criminal background check, education verification, and submit fingerprints for a secondary criminal history record check.

Requirements

Associate's degree
No specific experience required
Equivalent education and experience are accepted
Enjoys working with people and excels at providing customer service
Possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Is energetic, motivated, and takes initiative
Is detail-oriented, flexible, and adaptable to change
Has great technology skills (ex. Internet, MS Office (Word, Excel), Google Docs) and learns new technologies quickly
Loves books and reading; good working knowledge of reading trends and popular titles for adults and youth and has the ability to recommend titles and authors

Nice To Haves

Public Library experience working on a service desk
Customer Service or Bookstore experience
Experience working directly with children, for some locations
For some locations, Spanish-language skills desired
Willingness to learn children's programming

Responsibilities

Work on a public service desk to answer questions, check books out, and issue library cards
Help patrons with informational and reading needs
Assist Library Manager with library operational duties
Assist Librarians with program set-up and/or program delivery
Assist with making creative book displays