Library Assistant

Eastern Counties Regional Library is looking for someone who enjoys helping people and has excellent computer and communication skills to work part-time (50 hours biweekly) at Sherbrooke Public Library.

**Duties to include (but not limited to)**:

- Responsible for offering equal services to everyone in a welcome and inclusive environment.
- Responsible for the circulation of library materials with special attention paid to maintaining the privacy of library users.
- Responsible for administrative tasks including communicating branch supply requests, operating a payment system, recording and reporting of statistics, shelving and maintaining order of the library collection, and more.
- Responsible for communicating with the public about library services and branch-specific information.
- Responsible for planning and carrying out programming for children and adults (e.g., storytimes, author readings, technology lessons).

**Notable Physical and Mental Demands**:
Physical demands:

- Lifting and moving boxes weighing up to 20 lbs
- Frequently required to walk, reach, bend, and lift items

Mental demands:

- Particular attention to detail and accuracy required. Must continuously follow safety procedures
- Brief and long periods in front of a computer monitor
- Becoming familiar with a continually expanding and changing collection and retaining ability to use a wide variety of resources
- Particular sensitivity to nature of reference work and requirement to maintain confidentiality

**Requirements**:

- Reports honestly and reliably, exercising sound judgement in bringing issues to the attention of supervisor.
- Maintains a professional attitude in interactions with public, staff, and administration.
- Engages in continuous self-directed learning to improve skills, with an emphasis on computer, software, and other technology skills.
- Brings an understanding to the work that regardless of people’s differences (sexual orientation, gender expression, cultural background, race, disability, etc.) they are all entitled to equal treatment and equal service.
- Organizes workload efficiently with attention to detail.
- Must be able to work Saturday's.

**Assets**:

- Post-secondary education preferred.
- Customer service experience preferred.
- Library experience or Library diploma an asset.
- Cultural knowledge or lived experience an asset.

**Wage**: $19.10/hr

**Positions available**: 1

**Job Classification**:Library Assistant

**Reports to**:Public Services Manager

Amanda Campbell, Public Services Manager

Eastern Counties Regional Library

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: $19.10 per hour

Expected hours: 25 per week

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-09-25