Ocean County Library, NJ is hiring: PT Library Assistant/Senior Library Assistan

Salary: $18.45 Hourly
Location : Manchester, NJ
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: P-112-25-24-957
Department: Public Services - Manchester
Division: Manchester Branch
Opening Date: 02/19/2025
Closing Date: 2/26/2025 8:00 AM Eastern

Description

Schedule: 21 HPW- Monday 4 pm - 9 pm, Wednesday 9 am - 1 pm, Thursday 9 am - 2 pm, Friday 9 am - 5 pm. Please include an updated resume with your application.
Examples of Duties

• This position supports the programs and activities of the Youth Services librarians in their work with the children. The library assistant helps to design and prepare materials for programs.
• This position answers patron inquiries pertaining to library hours, offices and personnel, and the availability and ability to place holds on popular or new publications.
• This position serves the children and their families at the Youth Services Information desk helping children find materials and place requests, assists children at the Internet and games computers, registers children for programs, and assists the librarians in preparing the program area and working with them in programs.
• This position may assist in processing children's library card applications for group visits, preparing our new materials for use and maintain replacement list receipts and reports, gathering materials for weeding review and the associated follow-up work, and arranging collections and lists.
• This position assists and supports the Summer Reading Program.

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.
Paid time off (vacation, sick)
NJ State Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (DCRP)