Part-time Job Opportunity- Library Circulation Services
Position: Circulation Services ( Part- Time )
Mary M. Campbell Marcus Hook Public Library has an opening for a part-time Library Assistant. The ideal candidate will be responsible for performing circulation procedures to ensure excellent customer service and a smooth, accurate flow of library materials to patrons. The position also includes following library policies and maintaining the public service image of the library.
Responsibilities include:
- Provides front line customer service
- Create new accounts and update existing ones
- Process fees and fines
- Handle general account issues, complaints, and delinquent accounts
- Process returned and circulating library materials
- Give occasional assistance with library resources
- Perform other tasks as assigned
Skills/Job Requirements:
- Excellent organizational and verbal communications skills, flexibility, commitment to public service, and the ability to handle stressful situations are needed.
- Candidate should exhibit the ability to master basic and specialized online circulation functions, and should demonstrate proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Previous customer service, teaching, and/or retail experience is preferred
- Must have reliable transportation
This position requires the following physical abilities: to handle, lift, move, shift library materials weighing up to 25 lbs; to wheel book-carts weighing up to 125 lbs; to operate a keyboard; to stand, sit, kneel, walk, stoop, reach repeatedly throughout the workday.
All library positions require the following clearances:
- Report of criminal history from the Pennsylvania State Police
- Child Abuse History Clearance from the PA Department of Human Services - Fingerprint-based federal criminal history submitted through the FBI
Position Type: Part-Time
Salary Information: $15.00 per hour
Shift: Hours will vary including nights and weekends
Weekly Hours: 25
Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
To apply, please send your cover letter/resume and three professional references to Library Director marcushook@delcolibraries.org No phone calls. Only candidates of interest will be contacted.