City of Fort Worth is hiring: Library Assistant in Fort Worth

Library Assistant - City of Fort Worth Pay Range: $21.26/hr - $26.57/hr Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Benefits include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. A Full‑Time Library Assistant position is available with the Fort Worth Public Library at the Northside Library, Vivian J Lincoln Library and Southwest Regional Library. The ideal candidates are customer‑focused, enthusiastic about bringing library services to the community, and comfortable working with diverse populations including people of all ages, backgrounds, dispositions, and abilities. All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this opportunity. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university. No prior experience is required. Preferred Qualifications Ability to work evenings and Saturdays. Ability to work at/travel to various locations. Ability to work a flexible schedule. Ability to communicate with customers in Spanish. At least one year of experience working in a library setting. Previous experience developing and presenting programs, workshops, and classes. Job Responsibilities Providing friendly, efficient, and professional service to customers in person, by telephone, and via email. This includes answering basic reference, reader's advisory, and general usage questions, helping customers locate materials and services of interest, and checking in and out materials. Planning and delivering programs, workshops, and classes. Providing customers with technology assistance and computer training, and assisting customers with self‑service equipment and technology. Operating a cash register, conducting customer payment transactions, and maintaining a cash drawer. Developing library displays and merchandising materials to showcase the Library’s materials, programs, and special events. Conducting community outreach, including processing new library accounts and replacing library cards at outreach events. Championing the Library’s strategic goals and initiatives. Working Conditions and Physical Demands Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, and repetitive motions. Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Conditions of Employment The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non‑merit factor. The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass pre‑employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. Criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. #J-18808-Ljbffr