Library Assistant II
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Library Assistant II
City of Rogers, Arkansas
Title: Library Assistant II Location: Rogers United States Job Description: Positions Available: Library Assistant II (P/T)-29 hours per week in the Teens department - Requires programming with Teens, working week nights and some weekends* GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION Provides information and service to all library patrons. Applies library techniques and procedures. Must become familiar with modules of the library automation system. Responsible for all aspects of daily circulation, including but not limited to: checking in and out library materials; entry and editing of patron information in the patron database and the associated tasks including verifying residency, proper identification, and current contact information; accepting and entering payment for overdue, damaged and/or lost material fees, and non-resident fees in the library database. Shelves materials, empties book returns, processes holds and interlibrary loans. Follows procedures determined by the State of Arkansas for voter registration. May contact customers about overdue, missing, claims returned, and damaged and/or lost materials. Assists with the gathering and recording statistics. May be assigned additional clerical duties related to acquisitions, receiving, labeling, periodicals, etc. Other duties as assigned. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Circulation responsible for patron registration and updating patron information. This duty is performed daily. - Circulation checks library materials in and out; processes overdue notices, empties book returns; all Library Asst. II shelve library materials and checks shelves when needed to verify non-returned materials. These duties performed daily in circulation and as needed in other departments. - Circulation processes holds and interlibrary loans. This duty is performed daily. - Circulation takes fines and non-resident fees. This duty performed daily. - Circulation verifies condition of materials when checked out and returned. This duty is performed daily. - Answers questions as related to patron records. This duty performed daily. - Circulation determines if a patron resides in or outside the Rogers City Limits. Maintains voter registration records. These duties performed daily. - May contact customers about overdue, missing material parts, claims returned items, damaged and/or lost materials. Primary responsibility of Circulation. This duty is performed as needed. - Assists with gathering and recording statistics. This duty is performed as needed. - Crossed trained and expected to work in other areas as needed. This duty is performed as needed. - Perform any other related duties as required or assigned. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Mental alertness and adaptability to office and field area work routines. Equivalent to four years high school or GED, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others, plus 0 to 6 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Ability to use common sense understanding in order to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few known variables in situations of a routine nature. REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS High school diploma or GED PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Completion of two years or more of college is desirable, or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED Basic: Alphanumeric Data Entry, Contact Management, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY SUPERVISION RECEIVED Under immediate supervision, performs general assignments of work, with periodic check of performance by supervisor. PLANNING Limited responsibility with regard to specific assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work operations. DECISION MAKING Performs work operations which permit infrequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and which would only affect the operating efficiency of the individual involved to a slight degree. MENTAL DEMAND Light mental demand. Operations requiring intermittent directed thinking to carry out predetermined procedure or sequence of operations of limited variability. Operations requiring intermittent attention to control machine or manual motions. ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING Moderately repetitive. Activities with slight variation using a definite set of processes or directions with some degree of supervision. Choice of learned things in situations which conform to clearly established patterns and modes. RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS Responsibility for work of others: Not indicated. RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT Regularly responsible for property where carelessness or error would result in only minor damage or minor monetary loss. Almost continuous care and attention is required when handling this property in order to prevent loss. ACCURACY Probable errors of internal scope should ordinarily be detected within the department or office in which they occur, but may affect the work of others within the unit, requiring additional expenditure of time to trace errors and make all necessary corrections. Errors would require a moderate amount of time to correct. ACCOUNTABILITY FREEDOM TO ACT Defined. Semi-repetitive prescribed processes and procedures with nearby supervision. ANNUAL MONETARY IMPACT The amount of annual dollars generated based on the job's essential duties / responsibilities. Examples would include direct dollar generation, departmental budget, proper handling of organization funds, expense control, savings from new techniques or reduction in manpower. None. Job does not create any dollar monetary impact for the organization. IMPACT ON END RESULTS Modest impact. Job has some impact on the organizations end results, but still from an indirect level. Provides assistance and support services that facilitates decision making by others. PUBLIC CONTACT Regular contacts with patrons, either within the office or in the field. May also involve occasional self-initiated contacts to patrons. Lack of tact and judgment may result in a limited type of problem for the organization. EMPLOYEE CONTACT Contacts occasionally with others beyond immediate associates, but generally of a routine nature. May obtain, present or discuss data, but only as pertains to an immediate and specific assignment. No responsibility for obtaining cooperation or approval of action or decision. USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS Regular use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines and equipment, driver's license/cdl, etc.) WORKING CONDITIONS Normal working conditions as found within an office setting, wherein there is controlled temperature and a low noise level, plus a minimum of distractions. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. Semi-repetitive, low physical. Semi-repetitive type work which requires periods of concentration for varied time cycles as prescribed by the tasks. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; and color vision. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Thorough knowledge of paraprofessional library routines, procedures, and practices, or job experience in a field that requires comparable skills. Position requires thorough knowledge and experience with computers and common software products including but not limited to Microsoft Office. Must have a thorough knowledge of and interest in books; good internal and external customer service skills; accuracy; aptitude for library work; and ability to communicate effectively. Job requires some physical lifting and pushing of library materials as well as the ability to stoop, reach, or bend to access materials. Must be passionate about library service to teens and able to relate to students and parents. Previous experience with young adults highly desirable. Fluency in English and Spanish is highly desirable. Job includes a broad spectrum of work hours. Availability after school, evenings and weekends essential. To meet programming needs person filling this position be available for flexible scheduling.
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