YPL Children's Services Assistant

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District • Las Vegas, NV

2d • $27 - $36

About The Position

The award-winning Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is currently hiring for a YPL Children's Services Assistant at the Enterprise Library.
General Summary:
Under general supervision, the YPL Children’s Services Library Assistant interacts with a wide variety of internal and external customers including youth and teens to support general library operations; provides reference, reader’s advisory, and periodicals services for the assigned department by searching files, automated library systems, and library shelves to locate requested items or materials. This position also performs a variety of transactional duties in accordance with established policies, procedures, and practices. May perform charge duties as required. Typically reports to management-level Library Operations position.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or equivalent.
• Six (6) months customer service and cash handling experience.
• Possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Nevada Driver’s License at the time of hire.
• Knowledge of current literature, trends, and developments, especially those pertaining 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.
• MS Office suite and general computing software and equipment
• Cash register and cash handling
• General building maintenance

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts or related field.
• Six (6) months customer service and cash handling experience, and three (3) months formal experience working with adults, children and/or teens, based on the assigned department, in a library or academic setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides public service including checking library materials in and out, maintaining customer accounts in the collection of fines and fees, and registering and issuing library cards.
• Conducts reference interviews.
• Directs customers to the general location of library materials and library equipment.
• Promotes library programs and collections to customers.
• Answers inquiries of a nonprofessional nature and refers customers requiring professional assistance to branch leadership.
• Participates in planning and conducting library programs.
• Assists customers with electronic resources and devices.
• Ensures that the calendar of programs, activities, and events for the department is maintained.
• Assists customers in scheduling and use of equipment, meeting rooms, and spaces when appropriate to the department.
• Processes and handles confidential information with discretion.
• Performs basic maintenance or repair on library equipment.
• Assists with collection development activities such as reading reviews, ordering library materials, and weeding collections.
• Maintains compliance with Library District, branch, and assigned department policies and procedures and explains policies and procedures to customers and staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance insurance.
• Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
• 14 paid holidays, plus 1 additional floating holiday per year.
• Paid vacation (18 days per year) and sick time (12 days per year).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• For more details about employee benefits, please see https://thelibrarydistrict.org/benefits/

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED