FT Library Customer Specialist - Anderson Job at Cincinnati and Hamilton County

FT Library Customer Specialist - Anderson

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Pay Range

This range is provided by Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience—talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$19.00/hr - $28.00/hr

Date Posted: 11/6/2025

Position Summary:

The Library Customer Specialist provides direct customer service to the public, serves as a designated person in charge, and assists with and leads various duties associated with the location’s operations.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Circulates materials to customers, including checking materials in and out, processing holds, registering customers, and collecting fees.
• Answers a variety of general customer questions in person, on the phone, or via email.
• Assists customers with various technologies.
• Performs readers’ advisory and reference service.
• Compiles customer and program statistics.
• Coordinates and assists in the shared department’s responsibilities, including generating ILS reports, ordering supplies, and filling interagency requests.
• Performs office management responsibilities, including updating forms, staff scheduling, and general operations and administrative duties.
• Assists with programs, displays, and meeting room approvals.
• Refers customers’ issues and complaints to managers and/or designated people in charge.
• Provides leadership and directs the work of Grade 1 – 4 staff when designated and assists with their training.
• Prepares and deposits money from fees.
• Interprets the Library’s policies and procedures to the public in a customer-friendly manner.
• Serves as the person in charge in the absence of leadership.
• Supports and advances the Library’s mission of connecting people with the world of ideas and information.
• Embraces and embodies the Library’s core beliefs, strategic priorities and pillars of excellence.
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts of all colleagues and customers regardless of age, cultural background, ability, ethnicity, family status, gender identity, immigration status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and veteran status.
• Complies with Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library’s workplace expectations, attendance and punctuality, drug-free workplace, harassment in the workplace, and other employment-related policies and procedures; and all other rules, guidelines, requirements, standards, and practices that are applicable to the position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Skill in customer service.
• Ability to arrange materials in alphabetical and numerical order.
• Ability to work independently and with coworkers in a wide variety of situations with minimal supervision.
• Ability to use all technology applicable to the essential functions of the job and commonly used by the Library.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible library experience.

Hours: 40 hours per week, including evenings and weekends

Salary: Grade 5: $19.40/hour

Deadline: November 20, 2025

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Other

Industries: Libraries