City of Salem is hiring: Library Program Aide - Seasonal in Salem

This is a seasonal position intended to last for a limited assignment up to six (6) months from date of hire.

Make an impact:

The City of Salem Public Library is seeking energetic, detail-oriented high school students who are interested in serving their community as library employees. The Salem Public Library’s mission is to serve its community by promoting and providing opportunities for full and equal access to information and ideas, the love of reading, the joy of learning, and engagement with the arts, sciences and humanities in a safe and comfortable environment.

What you will do:

Library Program Aides are responsible for assisting with circulation tasks such as shelving returned materials, pulling items from lists, and processing returned materials. Successful candidates will have excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail to ensure accurate shelving. This position requires afternoon and weekend availability.

The successful candidates enjoy communicating and working with diverse customers and staff, adapt to changing priorities, and have excellent organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail. The Library Program Aides work under the direction of a lead worker or supervisor.

Learn more about the Salem Public Library at: https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/library

Additional information on job responsibilities:

• Shelve library materials with accuracy using alphabetical and Dewey Decimal Library systems.
• Collect books used in the library and return them to shelves.
• Collect materials from the book return and assist with checking in materials.
• Check shelves for correct placement of books.
• Retrieve items from a list to fulfil patron requests or to assist with collection maintenance.
• Activity involving exertion, including lift up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects with or without accommodation.
• Perform tasks that may require the incumbent to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, use manual dexterity, perform repetitive motions, grasp, and feel with or without accommodation.
• Receive detailed information through oral or alternative forms of communication.
• Use visual acuity or equivalent strategies to organize and shelve library materials with a high level of accuracy.
• Assist with other related work duties as assigned.

What are the minimum qualifications?

• Must pass the pre-employment background check and drug test (including marijuana).
• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Current standing as a high school student.
• Any school or work experience and/or equivalent combination of training that demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed, and ability to perform the essential job functions.
• Hiring managers do not have access to view resumes as part of the application review process. Please provide detailed information in your application that includes your experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as requested in the supplemental questions and job advertisement.

What you will bring along:

• Experience working with a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience receiving, interpreting, and executing instructions effectively.
• Experience demonstrating flexibility and a high degree of comfort with change.
• Experience using communication skills to effectively communicate and receive information to perform assigned tasks.
• Respect, seek to understand, and value individual differences to foster and support a diverse and inclusive team-oriented workplace.
• Experience supporting a diverse and inclusive, tram‑oriented workplace.

About us:

Salem is the second largest city in Oregon and the capital city. Centrally located in the Willamette Valley, Salem is 49 square miles in size and extends across counties Marion and Polk. The community has well-established neighborhoods and carefully preserved historic buildings with wide diversity and a family‑friendly ambiance. The city is home to nearly 180,000 residents. For a full community profile detailing demographics and housing statistics, visit the City of Salem website.

The City of Salem organization has eight primary departments: Community Services, Finance, Fire, Enterprise Services, Legal, Police, Public Works, and Community Planning and Development. Several departments also have functional divisions within their department. The City of Salem employs roughly 1,350 talented and dedicated staff members and works collaboratively with five labor unions.

Where can I find out more about the position?

Go to the menu option for Class Specifications and search for Program Aide.

How can I apply?

The City of Salem invites individuals of all diverse communities and backgrounds to apply for our available job opportunities as we strive to provide the best service to everyone. The City of Salem is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and has a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe that by welcoming differences, encouraging new ideas and views, listening to and learning from each other, we are better able to serve the community.

To apply, click on the green "Apply" button to complete your application. Make sure that you specify how you meet the qualifications outlined in the class specification and complete the application.

Applicants that meet the minimum qualifications as outlined above but are not selected for this position may be placed on an eligibility list, and candidates may be hired from the list. Eligibility lists are valid for six months. The City will send email notifications to eligible candidates about potential hiring opportunities so please ensure your email settings accept our system generated email notifications.

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For more information about employment at the City of Salem, please visit our website at www.cityofsalem.net/jobs.

This announcement is not an implied contract and may be modified or revoked without notice.