YPL Children's Services Assistant
About The Position
The YPL Children's Services Assistant works under general supervision at the Rainbow Library, interacting with internal and external customers, including children and teens, to support general library operations. The role provides reference, reader’s advisory, and periodicals services by searching files, automated library systems, and library shelves for requested materials. It also performs transactional duties under established policies and procedures and may perform charge duties as required. The position typically reports to a management-level Library Operations position. This is a part-time, FLSA non-exempt position scheduled for 19 hours per week. The pay range is $27.46 to $36.80 per hour. Pay typically begins at the minimum of the range, with annual merit and cost-of-living increases per District policy. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2026. Interviews are anticipated on or around November 19, 2026.
Requirements
- High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or equivalent.
- At least six months of customer service and cash handling experience.
- Possess, or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire, a valid Nevada Driver’s License.
- Knowledge of current literature, trends, and developments, especially those related to reference, reader’s advisory, and periodical services for the assigned department.
- Knowledge of basic public library principles, practices, and techniques.
- Knowledge of automated library systems, online tools and resources, and the internet.
- Ability to perform intermediate search queries.
- Ability to engage partners and generate programming.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts or a related field.
- Six months of customer service and cash handling experience and three months of formal experience working with children and/or teens, based on the assigned department, in a library or academic setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide public service, including checking library materials in and out, maintaining customer accounts while collecting fines and fees, and registering customers and issuing library cards.
- Conduct reference interviews.
- Direct customers to the general location of library materials and equipment.
- Promote library programs and collections to customers.
- Answer nonprofessional inquiries and refer customers requiring professional assistance to branch leadership.
- Participate in planning and conducting library programs.
- Assist customers with electronic resources and devices.
- Maintain the department calendar of programs, activities, and events.
- Assist customers with scheduling and using equipment, meeting rooms, and spaces when appropriate to the department.
- Process and handle confidential information discreetly.
- Perform basic maintenance or repairs on library equipment.
- Assist with collection development activities, including reading reviews, ordering library materials, and weeding collections.
- Maintain compliance with Library District, branch, and department policies and procedures, and explain them to customers and staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Eligibility for annual merit and cost-of-living increases per District policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
