City of Brockton is hiring: Part Time Library Assistant - Circula...
City of Brockton - Brockton, MA, United States, 02411
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Part Time Library Assistant - Circulation Services Department
Category: Brockton Public Library
Department: BPL
Locations: Brockton, MA
Posted: Feb 19, 2025
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Part-time
PositionID: 185716
About City of Brockton:
Brockton is a lively city located 20 miles south of Boston. Its convenient location provides easy access to the greater Boston metropolitan area, Cape Cod, and Providence. We are proud of our diverse population, our dedicated employees and volunteers, our cultural opportunities, and our vibrant quality of life.
Job Description:
Position: Part Time Library Assistant - Circulation Services Department
Location: Brockton Public Library
Date Opened: February 19, 2025
Date Closed: Until Filled
Position Type: Part Time / Benefited / Union
Salary: $19.41 - 24.53 (step system)
Duties:
- Provides full range of circulation services: charges, renews, reserves, and shelves library materials; issues library cards; processes overdue notices and reports.
- Accepts and/or processes inter-library loan requests.
- Assists librarian in providing reference and reader's advisory services to patrons.
- Assists librarian in working with community agencies and groups to extend library services to groups that are under-utilizing library resources.
- Prints and responds to reports from OCLN.
- Inputs data into the OCLN database.
- Participates in workshop and training opportunities.
- Assists patrons in using microfilm readers and copy machine.
- Assists in troubleshooting microfilm readers and copy machine.
- Answers telephone inquiries.
- Shelf reads collection.
- Substitutes in all circulation departments, including the branches, when necessary.
- Performs other duties as assigned by a designated library supervisor.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma required; some college preferred.
- Basic working knowledge of computers required.
- Willingness and ability to learn new procedures quickly and thoroughly.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and work independently.
- Ability to meet scheduling requirements of library required.
- Ability to relate to patrons and staff with professional friendliness, patience, tact and resourcefulness.
- Ability to converse in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Creole or another language spoken by one of Brockton's linguistic minority communities desirable.
Benefits:
The position is covered under the terms of the contract with the Brockton Public Library Employees Association, SEIU, Local 888.
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