Library Assistant 1 Job at New York State Thruway Authority in Town of Mount Mor

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted: 02/21/25

Applications Due: 03/21/25

Vacancy ID: 181348

Basics

Agency: Corrections and Community Supervision, Department of

Title: Library Assistant 1

Occupational Category: Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade: NS

Bargaining Unit: ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range: From $20,700 to $25,442 Annually

Employment Type: Part-Time

Part-time Percent: 50%

Appointment Type: Temporary

Jurisdictional Class: Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage: 0%

County: Livingston

Street Address: Groveland Correctional Facility

City: Sonyea

State: NY

Duties Description

Performs copy cataloging, creates and maintains serial control records, works to acquire library materials by searching online computer library center records or other bibliographic sources to assist with collection development, designates and tags appropriate serial titles for binding, assists with the preservation of library materials, and assists incarcerated individuals in a prison setting.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications for taking the Promotional Examination: Must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had 45 days of permanent competitive, non-competitive, non-competitive NY HELPS*, labor, or 55-b/55-c service in a clerical, keyboarding, or secretarial title allocated to Salary Grade 6 or higher.

A list of qualifying titles is available at ~~~. Only the title(s) listed is qualifying for this examination(s). If you were permanently appointed to a qualifying title on or before June 26, 2024, and have served continuously in this title since that date, you are eligible to file for this examination.

• If you were permanently appointed via the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) program to a qualifying title in the non-competitive class on or before June 26, 2024, and have served continuously in this title since that date, you may apply for this examination.

Qualifying Experience for Appointment from the Eligible List: After one year of service described in the Minimum Qualifications, successful candidates will be qualified for appointment from the eligible list.

Employees appointed via the NY HELPS program to a qualifying title in the non-competitive class will have their names restricted from appointment from the eligible list until their position is covered-in to the competitive class by action of the New York State Civil Service Commission or otherwise obtain permanent competitive status in the position.

Minimum Qualifications for taking the Open Competitive Examination: Must have:

1. Graduated from high school or have earned a high school equivalency diploma; AND one year of full-time clerical experience in a library setting.*

Examples of qualifying clerical duties in a library setting may include:

• Maintaining circulation records;
• Processing acquisitions including the receipt and recording of courier-delivered materials and organizing new items;
• Creating and processing interlibrary loan requests (ILL);
• Assisting in collection maintenance including weeding, shifting, re-shelving, repairing, straightening, inventory, supply orders, and emptying book drop containers to be checked in;
• Assisting and educating patrons in searching the library catalog;
• Assisting patrons in the use of library equipment.

Or:

1. Thirty semester credit hours of college study including at least NINE semester credit hours of college study in any combination of the following areas:

• Library/Information Science;
• Computer Applications;

NY HELPS Minimum Qualifications for Appointment

One year of full-time clerical experience in a library setting. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.