Job Description
The Town of Northbridge seeks candidates for a part-time Senior Library Assistant at Whitinsville Social Library. Schedule includes no more than 19.5 hours per week, some evenings, and one Saturday a month. Starting pay is $19.39 per hour.
This position is part of supervisory group that performs and shares various tasks covering most functional areas of the library, such as circulation management, interlibrary loans, material processing, collection development, programming, and marketing.
Responsibilities include supervising other staff and volunteers and assuming responsibility for the library in absence of the Library Director. This position requires performing customary Library Assistant tasks as needed: providing in-person, telephone and email customer service to library patrons; processing incoming and outgoing deliveries; shelving books; and promoting library services.
This is an opportunity for a seasoned paraprofessional, pre-professional, or current MLIS student to increase their experience across many functional areas of a mid-size public library.
Required Qualifications:
High school diploma
One year experience in an automated library in customer-facing position
Excellent customer service
Experience with Evergreen or another integrated library system
Experience with downloadable media and mobile devices (ex: smartphones, tablets)
Experience with personal computers, browsers
Experience with word processing software and email
Ability to understand alpha-numeric organizational schemes
Must be able to lift a minimum of 30 pounds, stand for up to 5 hours, repeatedly bend and stoop to reach shelves, and work under noisy conditions for up to 1 hour.
Preferred Qualifications:
Wide-ranging and avid reader
Current library user
Supervisor experience
HR Info
Interested applicants must submit a resume and cover letter to: Rebecca Sasseville, Library Director, at rsasseville@cwmars.org
Deadline to apply is Monday, October 31, 2022 by midnight. Interviews will begin before application deadline.
The Town of Northbridge is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.