City of Menlo Park - Menlo Park Public Library - Library Assistant

https://www.calopps.org/menlo-park/job-19595261

Closing date: until filled

Salary: $25.47 – 30.50 / hour

Location

800 Alma St. Menlo Park, 94025

Job Duties/Functions
Temporary library assistants in youth services assist patrons and other staff members. They may provide story time sessions, host programs, create displays and bulletin boards, and assist with collection maintenance and development. 

Temporary library assistants providing support for program planning and promotion may help with submitting marketing requests, distributing marketing material, tracking expenses, and coordinating programs.

Temporary library assistants in adult services assist with various collection development projects, working on computers and working in the stacks.

Candidates are invited to choose the area of preference in the Supplemental Questions section. Assignment to one or more areas of the library will depend on applicants’ preferences, prior experience, and skill sets.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following: 

• Excellent customer service and communication skills, including problem-solving and flexibility
• Ability to work in a busy environment
• Adaptability
• Proficiency with general office software
• Proficiency with library search tools
• Proficiency with ILS (Integrated Library Systems) a plus for adult and youth services assistants
• Ability to work some night or weekend shifts

Minimum qualifications

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade
• Two (2) years of office clerical or customer service experience or one (1) year of experience working in a library

Special Instructions

This recruitment will be continuously screened and candidates may be asked to come in for interviews until the positions are filled.

Recruitment Contact

Contact phone: 

(650)330-2515

Contact email: 

jawilkins@menlopark.org