[Michlib-l] Part Time Youth Services Clerical Assistant

[Andrea Aragona]

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE

POSITION TITLE:                               Youth Services Clerical Assistant

DEPARTMENT:                                  Youth Services, reporting to Assistant Department Head

RESPONSIBILITIES:                           Direct public service: provides positive, pleasant professional
                                                                services to the public assisting the Youth Services librarians;
                                                                provides support for youth programs; assists with children's game
computer support. Indirect public service: assists with department services; assists in opening department for service;                                              maintains Youth Services displays; organizes and maintains in-house programming collection and supplies. Policy: assists in                                    the development and implementation of library policies and procedures.

REQUIREMENTS:                              Minimum: High school diploma; experience working with current Windows-based technology, including Word. Strong attention to                                                                                detail; dependable and flexible work habits. Able to lift and bend. Able to push or pull carts weighing at least 20 lbs. Desirable:
                                                                Public library work experience. Excellent organizational skills. Experience working with current portable electronic devices. Arts                                                                               and crafts experience.

HOURS:                                                Part-time, 15 hours weekly, Monday through Friday; morning and afternoon hours; ability to work flexible schedule year round.

WAGE & BENEFITS:                         $9.95 per hour with increase possible upon completion of
                                                                three-month orientation.

APPLICATION, COVER
LETTER & RESUME DUE:                December 11, 2015. A clerical skills test must accompany your application; both application and test are available at the library.                                                                                         Application is also available online www.btpl.org/aboutus/employment-
TO:         Careers
                                                Bloomfield Township Public Library
                                                1099 Lone Pine Road
                                                Bloomfield Township, MI  48302
                                                248-642-5800   FAX: 248-642-4175
                                                Email: careers at btpl.org

Bloomfield Township Public Library champions the power of words to spark discovery and imagination. For more information about the library, visit our Web site: www.btpl.org


YOUTH SERVICES CLERICAL ASSISTANT
TYPICAL WORK WEEK'S TASKS

A typical work week for the Youth Services Clerical Assistant may include:

*             requesting copies of weekly story time handouts
*             creating nametags for weekly registered programs
*             preparing craft materials for youth programs
*             retrieving materials for story times and other programs
*             maintaining coloring/activity sheet supply at Youth Services Desk
*             maintaining youth bibliography collection rack, replenishing brochures
*             checking contents on returned special needs collection non-print items
*             using computer to check in new magazines and youth materials
*             shelving new materials
*             creating seasonal displays in the Youth Room
*             maintaining Youth Services bulletin boards
*             requesting supplies and maintaining inventory of Youth Services Desk supplies
*             assisting youth librarians with special projects
*             monitoring and cleaning youth touch-screen game computers
*             organize and maintain in-house programming materials collection
*             file youth services in-house collection materials after program use
*             maintain craft supplies for program use
*             uploading BTPL children's CDs onto iTunes library for program use
*             using library catalog to verify holdings



Andrea Aragona
Bloomfield Township Public Library
248-642-5800 x 113


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