Library Assistant - Circulation Section - New Smyrna Beach Regional Library

Major Functions

The County of Volusia is seeking a Library Assistant for the Library Services Division. This position assists library users at the public service desk, provides circulation and information assistance to the public both in-person and via telephone including calls for reservations

Library Assistant

General library work such as registering new patrons, charging/discharging library items, shelving library materials, resolving patron accounting matters, material retrieval, inventory control, collection of fines/fees, etc.Having met the minimum requirements, the preferred candidate will have at least two (2) years of customer service experience.

NOTE-CANDIDATES:

• Must be able to work nights and weekends.
• Willbe required to complete a pre-employment skills test.
• Must possess a valid driver's license at time of appointment. Must possess a valid Florida driver's license within 30 days of appointment and maintain thereafter.

Illustrative Duties

(NOTE:These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.)

Library Assistant

• Provides front-line, telephone, and/or electronic service to citizens and visitors.
• Performs paraprofessional library work for public desk service or for cataloging, classifying, and indexing library materials.
• Assists with patron accounts, instructing and directing patrons to the use and location of specific materials, answering basic library questions or referring appropriately.
• Uses the integrated library system, online databases, the Internet, electronic catalog and may assist with maintenance of library equipment, software, and/or hardware.
• Assists with training staff and/or volunteers in specialized areas under the direction of a Library Associate or Librarian.
• Assists librarians in the operation of Children's, Circulation, Computer/AV, Reference, or Technical Services sections.
• Assists with daily and/or weekly money deposits.
• Attends workshops or meetings as required.
• Must adhere to Federal, State, County and Local ordinances.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned, but not limited to reassignments or rotations.
• Performs work of lower level library classifications and related work as required.

Minimum Requirements

Graduation from high school or possession of a GED and two (2) years working in a library. Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire. A comparable amount of experience, education, and training may substitute for the minimum requirements (For example, Associates degree or two (2) years of retail customer service experience). The preferred candidate,having met the minimum requirements, will have at least two (2) years of customer service experience.

NOTE-CANDIDATES:

• Must be able to work nights and weekends.
• Willbe required to complete a pre-employment skills test.
• Must possess a valid driver's license at time of appointment. Must possess a valid Florida driver's license within 30 days of appointment and maintain thereafter.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Library Assistant

• Knowledge of library techniques including shelving, sorting, alphabetization, and the Dewey Decimal system.
• Knowledge of computer applications as applied to library services.
• Knowledge of money counting procedures.
• Knowledge of data needed on checks and ability to read names, account numbers, amounts and related information on checks.
• Customer service skills.
• Knowledge of library procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of reader interest, books and authors, and of the theory and objectives of a public library system.
• Ability to count/tabulate coins and bills to determine cash totals and make change.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with library staff, volunteers, and the public.
• Ability to maintain accurate records relating to collections, accounting for library materials, etc.
• Ability to communicate concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to teach library techniques and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or political affiliation

ADA REQUIREMENTS

Physical Demands:Medium, repetitive work. Ability to see, hear and listen, talk; detailed finger dexterity (including grasping and small tool manipulation), may require visually acuity for fine print.Visual acuity (depth perception, peripheral vision) necessary to operate a motorized vehicle.Ability to lift and push a minimum of 25 pounds, carry, bend, reach, kneel, crouch, stretch, twist, and climb. Ability to stand for long periods of time.

Mental Demands: Ability to read and comprehend professional and technical manuals, procedures, and journals; memos, policies, safety instructions, etc. Ability to speak clearly and concisely. Ability to relate information, data, and detail verbally and in writing. Ability to perform basic mathematical and monetary functions.

Environmental demands: Inside work.

Volusia County is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. Veterans' preference in accordance with federal, state, local laws.