Maricopa County, AZ
Library Paraprofessional Job at Maricopa County, AZ in Gila Bend
Maricopa County, AZ, Gila Bend, AZ, United States, 85337
Posting Date
01/06/25
Application Deadline
01/19/25
Pay Range
$20.00 - $29.00 hourly
Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.
Job Type
Unclassified
Department
Library District
About the Position
Discover your purpose. Connect with your community. Inspire generations.
If you have experience providing excellent customer service and engaging programming, then the Gila Bend Library Paraprofessional position may be for you. As our Library Paraprofessional, you will perform library work that includes direct customer service, readers' advisory, and programming. In this role, you will link customers of all ages to library resources while contributing to the overall success of a diverse community.
This position will be assigned to the Gila Bend Library located at 777 N Logan Ave, Gila Bend, AZ 85337, approximately 30-45 minutes from Buckeye, AZ, the westernmost suburb in the Phoenix metropolitan area. This library is located on the Gila Bend Unified School District Campus and serves as a dual-use public and K-12 school library, requiring considerable interaction with school-age customers.
About Us
Do you want to champion the freedom to read and access information?
This is an opportunity to make a difference and feel good at the end of your workday! At the Maricopa County Library District, we are continuously working to support the changing needs of our diverse and connected community for all of Maricopa County. Our mission is to provide access to technology, digital services and information to improve the quality of life for our residents. Choose a job with a purpose.
Choose job with the Maricopa County Library District.
Proud to Offer
Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.
Apply Now!
01/06/25
Application Deadline
01/19/25
Pay Range
$20.00 - $29.00 hourly
Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.
Job Type
Unclassified
Department
Library District
About the Position
Discover your purpose. Connect with your community. Inspire generations.
If you have experience providing excellent customer service and engaging programming, then the Gila Bend Library Paraprofessional position may be for you. As our Library Paraprofessional, you will perform library work that includes direct customer service, readers' advisory, and programming. In this role, you will link customers of all ages to library resources while contributing to the overall success of a diverse community.
This position will be assigned to the Gila Bend Library located at 777 N Logan Ave, Gila Bend, AZ 85337, approximately 30-45 minutes from Buckeye, AZ, the westernmost suburb in the Phoenix metropolitan area. This library is located on the Gila Bend Unified School District Campus and serves as a dual-use public and K-12 school library, requiring considerable interaction with school-age customers.
About Us
Do you want to champion the freedom to read and access information?
This is an opportunity to make a difference and feel good at the end of your workday! At the Maricopa County Library District, we are continuously working to support the changing needs of our diverse and connected community for all of Maricopa County. Our mission is to provide access to technology, digital services and information to improve the quality of life for our residents. Choose a job with a purpose.
Choose job with the Maricopa County Library District.
Proud to Offer
- Work with a greater purpose
- Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
- Exceptional work-life balance
- Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
- Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
- Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
- Employee discounts for goods and services
- Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
- Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ
- Two years of library experience
- Associate's degree in Library Science, Education, Liberal Arts, Social Science, Information Management, or a related field
- A combination of related post-secondary education and/or experience may substitute for the minimum requirements on a year-per-year basis
- Library experience with library-related automation systems, databases, Readers, or other digital devices
- Experience creating and implementing programs for youth, teens, and adults
- Paraprofessional library skills acquired through a specialized educational training program
- Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers using the Library's District Great Expectations customer service model
- Assists with preparing, implementing, and presenting public programs.
Assists with conducting school visits, group tours and community outreach.
Performs routine opening/closing procedures - Assists with providing direct service to customers through basic reference and reader's advisory services
- Assists patrons in the use of computer services including the online catalog, the Internet, and various databases
- Responds to customer concerns
- Creates reading logs, brochures, signage, posters, bulletin boards, letters, bookmarks, bibliographies, games, promotional displays and pamphlets
- Assists with compiling and reporting required statistics
- Assists with collection development, including weeding, shifting, shelf-reading
- Assists with the placement, training, and scheduling of Library volunteers
- Library environment on a K-12 campus requiring evening and weekend availability
- Must complete a background check and fingerprint identification upon hire to secure and maintain an Identity Verified Print (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card
- Ability to cover shifts at nearby library branches
- Ability to push, stoop, kneel, walk, and lift up to 20 pounds floor-to-waist; lift up to 5 pounds waist-to-shoulder, lift 1 pound shoulder-to-overhead, carry up to 10 pounds a distance of up to 50 feet, and push/pull up to 50 pounds a distance of 100 feet
- Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
- Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
- Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
- Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive
Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.
Apply Now!