Casual Shelver

**Casual Shelver, Circulation Services**
Kitchener Public Library - All Locations
6-month contract - Casual Position
On-call - days, evenings and weekends required

**Who we are**
Kitchener Public Library welcomes our community to engaging spaces where people connect, ideas flourish and lives are transformed. Our values are a reflection of who we are and what we strive for as a library.

The principles of equity, inclusion and belonging are present in all that we do. Everything from our spaces to our services is designed to value diversity, foster belonging and respect individual needs.

**What you will do**
As a Shelver, you will sort and shelve library materials and maintain the shelves in proper sequence. This position plays an integral role in a positive customer experience for staff and customers searching for library materials. The position holder also performs support duties as required.

In this role, you will:

- Shelve materials in public areas according to Dewey Decimal or local classification systems and sort library materials onto book trucks.
- Organize and maintains shelves in proper sequence including shelf reading to ensure accuracy and accessibility to materials.
- Provide assistance to the Community Library Circulation Desk staff that may include clearing the book bins, answering the telephone or shelving materials and/or magazines.
- Perform simple support duties, such as taping newspapers, attaching book covers, shifting and straightening collections, and tidying and maintaining displays as directed.

**What you bring**
- Completed Grade 9
- Ability to arrange materials in alphabetical and numerical order
- Ability to work with mínimal supervision
- Good verbal and written communication skills

**How to apply**

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $16.55-$18.13 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 9 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person