Library Assistant - Part Time

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Phoenix Public Library serves a diverse clientele of over 4.8 million people, with a central library and 16 branches. The library offers collections in multiple languages, a full range of cutting-edge electronic resources and customer focused public services.

Library Assistants provide highly skilled direct public information service or service support. They may conduct a children's story time or teen programming, help students with college and financial aid forms, teach basic computer or workforce readiness classes, assist with library collection maintenance, or work in the community to promote reading, higher education, and library services. They work independently under the general supervision of a Librarian or Branch Manager. The ideal candidate must be able to multi-task, resolve problems, and work with a diverse customer base in a fast-paced environment.

We currently have part-time positions located at various branches throughout the Library Department.

Working an evening and a weekend shift is expected. Weekends include Saturdays and/or Sundays.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Ability to communicate well and work effectively in a team environment, while providing excellent customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and have a positive attitude.

SALARY

Pay Range: $19.54 to $31.82 per hour.

Hiring Range: $19.54 to $31.82 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

Part-time employees are eligible for earned paid sick time, city training, and free or discounted bus and light rail fares.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a program that imparts a broad liberal education.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

Experience with:

• Teaching or presenting programs to the public for adults, teens, and/or children.
• Providing excellent customer service.
• Supervising or team lead.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes September 5, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Library Assistant, JC:30200, ID# 55115, 08/22/24, USM, AJ, Benefits:PT

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