Ocean County Library, NJ
Part Time Library Assistant/Senior Library Assistant - Berkeley Branch Job at Oc
Ocean County Library, NJ, Berkeley Twp, NJ, United States
Salary: $18.45 Hourly
Location : Berkeley, NJ
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: P-104-25-18-969
Department: Public Services - Berkeley
Division: Berkeley Branch
Opening Date: 02/20/2025
Closing Date: 2/27/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
21 hours per week
Schedule: Thurs: 4-9; Fri: 9-5 (1 hour meal break); Sat: 12-5; Sun: 1-5 (Jackson Branch)
If you cannot work the schedule, your application will not be considered
Must be a resident of Ocean, Monmouth, Atlantic or Burlington county
Examples of Duties
Check in/out/renew library materials
Calculate and collect fines
Register customers for library cards
Assist customers in finding materials
Answers patron inquiries pertaining library hours, offices and personnel, and the availability and ability to place holds on popular or new publications.
Rotating Assignments including: processing of daily delivery; hold lists; drop ship; data entry assignments (such as compiling programming information for publicity deadlines); processing return mailers and meeting room set-up for program support.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to work harmoniously with peers, subordinates, and customers by actively creating an atmosphere of respect and inclusion
Ability to understand and follow Ocean County Library policies and procedures
Performs filing/shelving/searching tasks involving the use of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and alphabetical filing systems beyond the initial letter of a word.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the library including word processing, the library circulation and catalog modules, telephone system, photocopiers, fax machines, etc.
Ability to meet Ocean County Library's Reference Competencies Level I within one year of employment.
Education and Experience Requirements
License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
To be appointed to the Senior Library Assistant title, applicants must meet all New Jerse Civil Service requirements. Successful completion of one year (30 semester hour credits) in a librarian technician course at an accredited college or university can be substituted for the above experience.
Those OCL employees currently serving in a temporary position or unclassified monitor title are welcome to bid on this position. Eligible candidates will be referred in the following way:
Paid time off (vacation, sick)
NJ State Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (DCRP)
Location : Berkeley, NJ
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: P-104-25-18-969
Department: Public Services - Berkeley
Division: Berkeley Branch
Opening Date: 02/20/2025
Closing Date: 2/27/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
21 hours per week
Schedule: Thurs: 4-9; Fri: 9-5 (1 hour meal break); Sat: 12-5; Sun: 1-5 (Jackson Branch)
If you cannot work the schedule, your application will not be considered
Must be a resident of Ocean, Monmouth, Atlantic or Burlington county
Examples of Duties
Check in/out/renew library materials
Calculate and collect fines
Register customers for library cards
Assist customers in finding materials
Answers patron inquiries pertaining library hours, offices and personnel, and the availability and ability to place holds on popular or new publications.
Rotating Assignments including: processing of daily delivery; hold lists; drop ship; data entry assignments (such as compiling programming information for publicity deadlines); processing return mailers and meeting room set-up for program support.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to work harmoniously with peers, subordinates, and customers by actively creating an atmosphere of respect and inclusion
Ability to understand and follow Ocean County Library policies and procedures
Performs filing/shelving/searching tasks involving the use of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and alphabetical filing systems beyond the initial letter of a word.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the library including word processing, the library circulation and catalog modules, telephone system, photocopiers, fax machines, etc.
Ability to meet Ocean County Library's Reference Competencies Level I within one year of employment.
Education and Experience Requirements
License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
To be appointed to the Senior Library Assistant title, applicants must meet all New Jerse Civil Service requirements. Successful completion of one year (30 semester hour credits) in a librarian technician course at an accredited college or university can be substituted for the above experience.
Those OCL employees currently serving in a temporary position or unclassified monitor title are welcome to bid on this position. Eligible candidates will be referred in the following way:
- Permanent OCL employees in order of union seniority
- Temporary library assistants
- Monitors
Paid time off (vacation, sick)
NJ State Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (DCRP)