Library Assistant

4 days ago

Sherbrooke, Canada Eastern Counties Regional Library Full time

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

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