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.

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