Part-Time Circulation Clerk

Job Title: Circulation/Technical Clerk
Position Summary:

The Circulation Clerk is a part-time position with regularly scheduled hours per week, occasional evenings, and some Saturdays, as well as filling in as relief for staff during vacations and sick leave.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provides friendly, courteous, and accurate service to all users.
• Answering the telephone.
• Teaches technology skills to users.
• Performs circulation functions using the automated system, including charging, returning, and renewing items.
• Provides ready reference, readers’ advisory, and other assistance to users at the Checkout Desk.
• Maintain statistics as directed by the Director.
• Monitors computer use and public areas.
• Adds paper and toner to printers, copiers, and fax machine.
• Sends faxes, makes copies, and uses various office equipment.
• Assists in maintaining an appropriate library atmosphere.
• Complies with all library and personnel rules and regulations.
• Calling patrons concerning requested materials.
• Registers patrons and places holds
• Shelf reading.
• Opens/closes the library.
• Retrieving book drop.
• Shelving materials.
• Sorting donations.
• Assists with setting up adult and children's programming.
• Other duties as required.

Skill and educational requirements:

• The circulation/technical clerk shall have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
• Ability to work with Windows and MacOS computers and devices.
• Ability to work with a variety of cell phones.
• Intermediate-level technology skills to enable teaching and troubleshooting.
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, and lift up to 20 pounds and access library areas and
  materials.
• Mastery of the English alphabet and the ability to count accurately.
• Ability to work and interact in a friendly yet professional manner with users and other library staff members.
• Possesses good customer service skills.
• Flexibility to adjust to changes in directions and priorities, and accept new challenges, responsibilities and assignments.
• Ability to work independently and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to work effectively on a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally.
• Ability to work the hours needed to complete the responsibilities of a Public Services
  Assistant.
• Library experience or library coursework preferred. 

Needed attributes:

Flexibility, sense of humor, ability to take direction, ability to work without direct supervision, broad spectrum of interests, continuing and active interest in reading in a variety of subject areas. Candidates who have read the entire job description should notify me at the start of the interview.