Library Technician - Seasonal

Join our library team as a Seasonal Library Technician and help create a welcoming, helpful, and engaging experience for our community! This position provides friendly, exceptional customer service while assisting patrons with library services, locating and selecting materials, using library catalogs and public computers, checking materials in and out, issuing library cards, processing fees, and answering questions. The Seasonal Library Technician also helps keep library collections organized by shelving materials, searching for missing items, processing new and returned materials, and assisting with inter-library and intra-library loans.

In addition to daily library operations, this position supports programs, activities, special events, displays, and community outreach opportunities. Responsibilities may also include preparing routine reports and correspondence, maintaining records, processing payments, assisting and training volunteers, and performing other duties that help keep the library running smoothly. The ideal candidate is friendly, dependable, organized, comfortable with technology, and passionate about helping people. This is a great seasonal opportunity to gain valuable library and customer service experience while making a positive impact in the community.

Education and Experience:
An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of experience in customer service or library operations.

Licenses and/or Certificates:

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license. 

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.
• Knowledge of business English, spelling, and arithmetic. 
• Knowledge of Dewey Decimal system. 
• Computer skills to include data entry, typing and record maintenance and internet skills. 
• Accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Skill in effective communication, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as a computer, multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and reports. 
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication. 
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.  
• Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing, and/or accounting purposes.
• Ability to author reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, service providers, other employees, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Stooping, standing for at least 2 hours, hearing, talking, crouching, seeing up close, standing, walking, sitting, finger movement, pulling, kneeling, repetitive motions, lifting, reaching, grasping, pushing.   Frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
 
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is primarily performed in an indoor, climate-controlled environment and is usually absent from disagreeable elements (e.g., irate customers, extreme noise, heat, odors, heights and/or dust).

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS
There is little or no risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety associated with this position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.  Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.