SUBSTITUTE LIBRARIAN

City of Huntington Beach, CA•Huntington Beach, CA

36d

About The Position

This is an excellent part-time job opportunity for an individual to provide staff support and customer service as a Substitute Librarian to patrons of the City of Huntington Beach libraries within the Community & Library Services Department. The Library Division includes Administration, Facility Rentals & Maintenance, Outreach & Training Services, Programs & Youth Services, Public & Information Services, and Technology & Collection Management. Current openings are within the Public Services Division and may involve work at both the Central Library and branch libraries. Ideal candidates must possess effective and cooperative communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate to a diverse group of people. The incumbents must have strong customer service skills, be comfortable with library technology, and work well both independently and as part of a team. This recruitment may close at any time and will close once the hiring manager determines that a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. Temporary/part-time employment is restricted to 1,000 hours within a 12-month period (July 1 - June 30) and does not qualify to receive City benefits, except those required by law. The City does not belong to the Social Security system. However, enrollment in an alternative retirement program is mandatory which requires an employee contribution of 7½% of base earnings to the Public Agency Retirement System (PARS). There are no rights to employment and employment may end with or without cause or advance notice. Further restrictions apply to CalPERS Retired Annuitants.

Requirements

American Library Association accredited master's degree in library and information science.
Three (3) years directly related experience with demonstrated technical skills.

Responsibilities

Provides assistance to and advises patrons, including children, young adults, adults and senior citizens in the effective use of Library collection, facilities and services; demonstrates the use of library resources, tools, equipment, and electronic reference sources; assists with digital downloads.
Conducts effective reference interviews to assess and satisfy customer information needs.
Answers readers' advisory and general reference questions from telephone, webpage and in person queries by accessing a variety of print and non-print resources, including electronic resources.
Performs bibliographic searches using both print and non-print sources.
Performs outreach to the community, community organizations, and schools; informs community members and organizations about library services, programs, and collections.
Organizes, maintains, and catalogs/indexes a variety of print and digital materials.
Assists with collection development, as appropriate.
Responds to suggestions, requests, or concerns from library users or community members.
Participates in meetings, committees, or projects intended to enhance library services or promote consistent policies and procedures across the department.
Performs special reading and research and participates in professional meetings, workshops, and conferences and continuing education programs, as appropriate to remain abreast of current literature and professional trends.
Maintains and troubleshoots electronic and online resources.
Represents the department at professional meetings as required and promotes library services.
Compiles and drafts library activity reports and statistics.
When assigned as "Librarian-in-Charge", acts as moderator in difficult patron interactions, applying and implementing library policies and guidelines appropriately, modifying or adjusting these on a case by case basis and referring unresolved issues to a Senior or Principal Librarian or management; addresses building malfunction and emergency maintenance issues, makes schedule adjustments for unplanned absences, and opens/closes the facility.
Assists with special programming
Updates & maintains book displays
Updates book lists and youth specific flyers, bookmarks, and other promotional material
Creates youth book bundles
Staffs Youth Services reference desk
Provides assistance with Beanstack database maintenance
Provides research assistance with grant applications
Assists with program registrations
Demonstrates knowledge of Accelerated Reader and Lexile reading levels and assists parents and youth in locating materials within these frameworks
Assists in the development and implementation of the summer reading program
Responds to troubleshooting requests for staff and public equipment, and digital resources.
Assists with implementation and maintenance of new and existing library technologies.
Instructs staff and patrons on software and technologies.
Works with city information services staff to monitor status of outstanding technology issues.
Updates content on the library web page.
Opens and closes Branch locations
Supervises volunteers and part-time clerks
Handles cash, balance cash drawer
Creates displays, flyers, and other promotional material
In-charge of the building
Performs all borrower services functions