Saline County Library is hiring: Seasonal Library Assistant in Benton

Salary: 13.44 per hour

The Seasonal Library Assistant is responsible for all public service operations including circulation, reference, and technology help at all branches. Schedule is variable and may include Saturdays up to 19 hours per week.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma preferred, customer service experience, and programming/event planning experience preferred. The successful applicant needs to be friendly, outgoing, motivated, and committed to providing excellent service in a public library environment.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

Candidate should be computer literate and willing to learn new technologies

Knowledge of popular reading materials, movies, and music

Must like working with people and be able to cooperate with all staff

Must possess the temperament and good judgment to effectively work with the general public and patrons, some of whom may be irate or unreasonable

Accuracy in clerical skills such as typing and barcode scanning

Position requires walking and standing for long periods. Requires light lifting and carrying of up to 40 pounds.

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and Saturdays

Must like working with people of all ages.

Responsibilities:

Provides outstanding customer service to patrons of all ages.

Provides technology and computer assistance to adult and youth patrons

Checks materials in and out using barcode scanner and RFID system

Registers patrons for new library cards and enters data into system accurately and efficiently

Assists patrons in locating materials and provides readers advisory assistance

Helps patrons with a wide variety of computer tasks.

Continuously learns new and changing technology

Familiarizes self with library policies and adheres to them

Answers Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy questions, while assisting with set up.

Monitors patron behavior and enforces library code of conduct; alerts manager.

Shelves materials as needed.

Answers telephone and assists patrons with renewals, lost items, and materials or services questions.

Other duties as assigned.