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Patron Serv ice Specialist

Douglas County Libraries

Lone Tree Library

Application Deadline

Apply By Apr 9th, 2008

Wages

$13.55 per Hour   Calculate

Location

Lone Tree, CO

Hours

30.00

MLS

Not Required

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Library Experience

Preferred

Supervisory Experience

Not Specified

Type of Library

Public

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Job Description

We have a FT (30 hrs/wk) Patron Service Specialist position available at our beautiful, newly remodeled Lone Tree Library. The employee will perform a variety of advanced patron contact and library maintenance duties including actively assisting patrons with finding library materials, light reference service and reader’s advisory assistance, creating displays, creating bibliographies, and performing collection maintenance duties. Our main focus is to provide superior customer service, so top candidates must possess strong experience and skills in this area.

Additional Info & Requirements

Starting salary is $13.55 per hour, but could be increased for candidates with the right mix of skills and experience. Employee must be experienced with library operating systems, online databases and readers advisory. Position requires working on your feet for long continuous hours. Requires at least above average computer skills and experience. Also requires the ability to work some evenings and weekends. A strong background and skills in adult and/or youth literature is strongly preferred, and story time experience is desirable. Experience with creating merchandise displays is preferred. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred along with at least two years of previous library or bookstore experience, but an Associate’s Degree in Library Sciences and other combinations of appropriate experience and skills may be considered.

The Community

Douglas County has been nationally recognized as a great place to live, work and raise a family. In a May 2004 study, by the American City Business Journals (ACBJ), Douglas County ranked fourth in the nation for Quality of Life. ACBJ used 20 statistical indicators to rate living conditions in all 3,141 counties and independent cities across the nation. Douglas County ranked particularly well in the household income, homeownership rate and educational attainment categories. Combine those with our great location, excellent schools, wonderful weather and outstanding recreational and cultural opportunities and you will understand our high rank in the Quality of Life study.

HR Info

Submit resume and District application (required, available on our web site at DouglasCountyLibraries.org or at any of our libraries) via our web site, mail, fax or e-mail (PDF or Word equivalent attachments saved in RTF only) to: Human Resources, Douglas County Libraries, 100 W. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, CO 80104. Fax: 303-688-7616. E-mail: jobs@dclibraries.org. EOE.

Posted Mar 20, 2008