Employment

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Library Associate III – Reference & Adult Services, Part-time - Kirkwood Public Library

This will stay posted until the job is filled. Please submit 3 references with phone numbers.

FLSA Classification: Part-time, Non-Exempt

Position:  Library Associate III – Reference & Adult Services

Reports to: Manager of Reference & Adult Services

Job Purpose: Answer questions from the public by researching and citing articles and wowing them with the data you find. Know all the best places to find answers to questions. Provide education and training to the public through events you plan with community partners and other librarians. If you can do this while providing amazing customer service, we’d love to hear from you.   

Current Schedule is Tuesdays 12:45PM - 9:15PM, Wednesdays 5:15PM - 9:15PM, Every other Saturday from 8:45AM - 5:15PM. First Saturday would be August 15th.

Skills & Tasks:

Run the Reference Desk (i.e. opening, closing). Assist our community with a range of information needs & questions, including use of our library catalog, public computers, databases, and making reading suggestions. If we don’t have what they need? Help them find it another way!

Get certified as a passport agent through training from the Department of State, and help people meet their travel goals & needs. You must meet all the qualifications of becoming a passport acceptance agent (read section C).

Develop, organize, and present events in the Library and in the community that represent all backgrounds.

Assist in the selection of books, movies, music, etc to be added to the library’s collection. Assist in retiring items that may be in poor condition or replace things that need to be updated.

Marketing! At small libraries we create our own buzz! Do you know Canva or want to learn? Awesome, you’ll hop right in creating flyers and digital content to post to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram...you name it, we’ve got it.

Perform other duties as assigned (this could be jumping in to help customer service, home borrowing services, collecting data at programs, and more!).

Qualifications:

  1. Required: previous library or customer service experience.
  2. Required: attention to detail
  3. The ability to help others use Windows computers, not just know how to use them yourself
  4. Professional level internet searching skills & curiosity to find the right answer
  5. Strong customer service skills; communicate with the public in a professional manner in person and over the phone
  6. Willingness and ability to learn new technologies available in the library and the ability to translate that knowledge to the public and other staff members
  7. Ability to manage projects and events on your own (includes creating, promoting, facilitating, evaluating)
  8. Ability to complete tasks with or without reasonable accommodations.

Benefits:  PTO accrual starting Day 1. EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and ability to get a Kirkwood Recreation Station Employee ID available to all employees.

For the full job description email mel@kplmo.org. 

To apply, visit https://kirkwoodpubliclibrary.bamboohr.com/careers/56?source=aWQ9MTQ%3D 

Youth Services Clerk, Part Time

University City Public Library is hiring! If you are outgoing, creative, self-motivated, and possess both a positive attitude and a strong desire to help and work with children, teens, and their families, please apply. UCPL serves a highly diverse, civic-minded, eclectic population and enjoys tremendous community support. Our facility just completed a full-scale renovation, making it an exciting time to join us as we explore new ways to be of service, while continuing to offer one of the finest standalone library collections in metro St. Louis and an array of lifelong learning and entertainment opportunities for patrons.  

Schedule: Part-time, evenings and weekends. Fixed but flexible scheduling, approximately 8-12 hours per week

Reports to: Head of Youth Services

Pay: Range starts at $16.64

Benefits: Vacation and sick leave accrual, holiday pay depending on schedule

Required Qualities: Fine attention to detail, good interpersonal skills, ability to handle busy work periods calmly and handle challenging situations with tact, as well as initiative, motivation, and enthusiasm.

Desired Qualities: Familiarity with children’s literature and media and comfort with technology such as ipads

Specific duties include: 

  • Assist young patrons and their adults in finding library materials for various ages and a variety of reading skills including print, audiobooks, and ebooks
  • Find and recommend read-alike and subject-based titles and help school-age students access online resources
  • Perform book searches and place holds on materials
  • Explain library programs and policies to patrons
  • Sort and shelve library materials
  • Assist the librarian during programs for kids, teens and families
  • Other related work as requested

General requirements for all library employees:

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
  • Commitment to the library’s mission and goals
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English
  • Ability to give and receive instructions in English
  • Alpha-numeric recognition skill
  • Ability to exercise good judgment
  • Ability to use basic office equipment: telephone, computer, e-mail, copier
  • Honesty, punctuality, accuracy, ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to pass a criminal background check
  • One-year probationary period

To apply or for questions:  Apply at ucpl.bamboohr.com/careers
or address questions to humanresources@ucitylibrary.org.

TO APPLY:  Stop by the library and get an application from the front desk, download a PDF copy from the library website at www.ucitylibrary.org/employment/ or contact humanresources@ucitylibrary.org to receive an application and complete job description via email. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer University City Public Library is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and will continue to recruit, hire, promote, train, and develop into all job levels without regard to race, color, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), religion, national origin, genetic information or disability. In recognition of the essential rights of all employees and applicants as individuals, it is the policy of the University City Public Library to recruit, hire, train, develop, and promote in all job classifications without discrimination to achieve equality in employment practices. The Library does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability. It is also the policy of the Library to act affirmatively in those areas where societal discrimination has denied equality of opportunity, particularly where under-representation exists. Special emphasis will be placed upon recruiting qualified minorities, women, veterans, and disabled individuals.