Library Assistant II - Specialist - Children's Department

Waltham MA

24 June, 2021

3:34 PM

Description

Seeking TWO friendly, adaptive, enthusiastic, service-oriented individuals to help serve a diverse, urban community within a busy library setting. We're looking for people who are self-motivated, care about accuracy, and can handle stressful situations with grace and good humor. Customer service experience is highly valued. Qualifications include: Associates Degree or 2 years of post-high school education, 6 months of computer experience, 1 year experience working with the public, or any equivalent combination. Strong interest in working with children and families, ability to perform under pressure, ability to work with library staff and a diverse general public in a tactful and courteous manner; good problem solving and computer skills. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Must pass a pre-employment physical with drug and alcohol screening, a Criminal Offenders Record Information (CORI) and a background check. Selected candidates will be required to submit three written and signed letters of reference within one week of accepting a conditional offer. Letters may not be dated any older than two years. Emails are acceptable providing they come directly from the author’s email. Full description available at Human Resources Department. Duties include: Helping children and families locate materials and information, providing story hours for pre-school children, answering telephones, checking items in and out, delivering materials to day care centers, registering patrons, account maintenance and other general Children’s desk duties as assigned. Preferred qualifications: Fluency in Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole or Portuguese; facility with social media, familiarity with III Sierra software. 19 hours per week Weekly schedule to include a morning and afternoon and a minimum of two evenings/week, plus a minimum of one Saturday and one Sunday per month including July & August. $27.70 per hour, pro-rated paid time off no health or retirement benefits Deadline to apply: July 23, 2021 Qualified candidates should submit, preferably in one complete pdf file: Completed City of Waltham employment application   https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/human-resources-department/pages/employment-application  ResumeLetter of interest to: Mary Gullotti Human Resources Department, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA 02451 [email protected] / 781-314-3356 Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Req#2021-86 Posted 6/23/2021