Starting rate is $17.35 hourly plus benefits!
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree

The Adult Services Associate, under the direction of the Adult Services Coordinator, is responsible for assisting patrons in the Adult Services department by providing reference and research services, including readers’ advisory and maintenance of patron holds, using a range of resources. This position is involved with the planning and implementation of young adult and adult programming, as well as collaborating with other library locations to offer intergenerational programs. In addition, the Library Associate is assigned collection development duties and assembling displays that reflect the library’s collections.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• One to three years’ work experience; includes work experience with children and/or library experience
• The ability to meet scheduled hours with rare absences; includes evenings and weekends
• Driver’s License, car insurance, and access to reliable transportation / vehicle
• Commitment to excellence in customer service and representing the library in a positive manner
• Exceptional communication skills; both verbally and in writing
• The ability to effectively use Microsoft Office Suite and use new software and technology

Essential Functions:

• Assist patrons in-person and via telephone with public service duties including: reference services,
  readers’ advisory services, circulation services, online catalog instruction, assisting customers with the use of library equipment and other related duties that arise
• Plans, prepares, and presents programming in-house, in the community, and virtually
• Participate in collection development and maintenance
• Participate in book ordering and budget maintenance
• Process reserves and consortium items
• Plan and prepare attractive department displays and maintain order in supply areas
• Shelve materials and shelf read as required
• Interpret and explain the library’s policies and procedures to the public in a customer-friendly manner

Additional Functions:

• Assist other Departments as needed
• Other Duties as Assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge and understanding of library operations
• The ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment
• The ability to handle and maintain confidential and sensitive information
• Knowledge of and compliance with library policies and procedures
• The ability to work cooperatively and effectively with other staff members and library departments
• Knowledge of and compliance with emergency and safety policies and procedures
• The ability to deal with frequent interruptions in work and move among various tasks effectively
• The ability to learn and implement current and emerging technologies

Special Requirements:

• Update job-related knowledge and skills through continuing education workshops, webinars, conferences and staff development activities

Physical Requirements

• Considerable manual dexterity for use of keyboard and standard office equipment
• Requires ability to manipulate library materials, such as books, magazines, and DVDs
• Requires a combination of sitting, standing, walking, kneeling, squatting, and some driving
• Requires regularly lifting items weighing up to fifty pounds; sometimes loading and unloading materials
• Abilities of reaching, bending, climbing, and twisting
• The ability to push full book carts for considerable distances
• Some outdoor activity; majority of time in climate-controlled environment. Regularly required to talk and/or hear within normal ranges
• The ability to respond to alarms and communicate safety information to patrons and staff
• Visual acuity for sustained use of computer monitor

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive or as an employment agreement between the employer and employee. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job and is subject to change as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this document. Any essential functions of this position will be evaluated as necessary should an applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant when possible.

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