Hourly Rate: $15.00 per hour
Schedule & Benefits: See the full job posting
Posting Closing date: Friday, September 1, 2023 or until filled.
The Derby Public Library is seeking a part-time Library Assistant to support Library personnel and operations. The part-time Library Assistant provides excellent customer service and reader’s advisory assistance to Library patrons, provides assistance with computer technology and digital content and has the duties and responsibilities set forth in the attached job description.
The Library Assistant performs all circulation desk duties; calculates and collects fines and records adjustments; shelves materials; responds to phone and email inquiries, and performs basic reference work and/or refers requests when appropriate. In addition, the Library Assistant instructs and assists patrons using the online catalog and databases to locate material or information; assists both adults and children in internet usage, and how to use the internet and computers.
Minimum requirements: High School Diploma or a GED, with an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree preferred, as well as one (1) year of work or volunteer experience in libraries, education or a customer service-related field. At least three (3) years’ experience with Microsoft Office Suite, social media and graphic design platforms, as well as other common computer systems and software. Familiarity with Evergreen ILS, previous library experience. Fluency in a second language such as Spanish or Polish is a plus.
This is a part-time position with varied hours, including some evenings and weekends and good part time benefits. Per the Union contract, it is a wage classification A, hourly position under the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Derby and Local 1303-420 of Council #4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Library Employees).
Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a pre-employment background check, drug screening and/or fitness for duty evaluation along with proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
An employment application may be obtained by visiting the City of Derby website or by completion and submission of a City of Derby job application. Applications can be mailed in, brought in or scanned and sent to Human Resources, 1 Elizabeth Street, Derby, CT 06418; humanresources@derbyct.gov. See the full position posting HERE.
The City of Derby is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Discrimination is prohibited against applicants on the basis of age, race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, status as a veteran, present or past history of mental disorder, or intellectual, learning, or physical disability.
