Library Clerk (Part-Time)

The Position

The Library Services Department is responsible for providing professional library services to meet the educational, cultural, and information needs of the residents of San Leandro. Library Clerks perform a variety of customer service and clerical tasks in connection with checking out or checking in library materials, issuing library cards, shelving of books and filing of library materials at Library locations.

The Library Clerk position is a part-time role working between 16 to 18 hours per week, as well as an assigned Saturday or Sunday shift. Schedules are created to fulfill the operational needs of the Library.

Library and consist of shifts in the morning, afternoon, evenings, and weekends. The Library is actively looking to fill a specific schedule which requires the candidate to have a flexible schedule. These part-time position(s) may not exceed a maximum of 999 hours per City fiscal year (July - June).

Supervision Exercised and Received: Receives general supervision from assigned management and/or supervisory staff.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions: The essential functions of the classification may include, but are not limited to, the functions below and are subject to changes in operational necessity.

• Facilitates the lending and collection of books, periodicals, media items and other materials at the circulation desk;
• Explains library circulation policies to the public;
• Sorts books, publications, and other items according to established procedures and returns them to shelves, files or other designated storage and display areas;
• Prepares new materials for display;
• Collects fees for lost or damaged materials, payment for merchandise, and maintaining required records; accepts applications for and issues library cards;
• Answers routine inquiries and refers patrons in need of further assistance to senior staff;
• Identifies and documents missing or otherwise problematic items; and
• Performs clerical activities such as filing, typing, data entry, photocopying and mail processing.
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Qualifications

Experience and Education Guidelines: Any combination equivalent to experience and education that would most likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education: High school diploma or certified equivalent (GED).

Experience: One year of clerical experience, including some use of computers or computerized systems; experience interacting with the general public and providing customer service.

Licenses, Certificates and Other Requirements: Must be willing to work such hours as are necessary to accomplish the job requirements; travel to various branch locations. Classification requires the possession and continued maintenance of a valid class "C" California driver's license.

Additional Information

Wondering what to expect during the recruitment process? Visit the City's Job Opportunities page.

SELECTION PROCESS

The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the hiring department:

Deadline to apply

July 17, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.Review of applications

OngoingPanel Interviews

Week of July 29, 2024Department level interviews

To be determined

The City of San Leandro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more information regarding ADA accommodations or Veteran's preference, please visit the City's employment FAQ's page.

For current benefits information, please refer to the Benefits Program page located under the Human Resources Department on the City of San Leandro website at www.sanleandro.org. You will find a comprehensive Summary of Employee Benefits & Contract Provisions. Benefits are listed by bargaining group. Additional information may also be found in the Memorandum of Understanding for the respective bargaining group.

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The purpose of the questionnaire is to provide applicants the opportunity to elaborate on their experience, education, and training for the Library Clerk position. Responses to the questionnaire will be used to better assess qualifications to determine which applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Do not answer any of the questions by indicating "see application or see resume."

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Do you possess a high school diploma or its legal equivalent, such as a GED?

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Do you possess at least one year of clerical experience, which includes some use of computers or computerized systems?

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Do you possess at least one year of experience providing customer service to the general public?

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Please describe a situation in which you provided excellent customer service.

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The Library Clerk position is a part-time role working between 16 to 18 hours per week as well as an assigned Saturday or Sunday shift. Schedules require a flexible schedule which includes daytime hours, evenings until the library closes, and staffing at any of the four San Leandro Public Library branches. Library Clerk shifts are assigned based on the library's operational needs. Are you willing to commit to the specific scheduling needs of the San Leandro Library?

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This position requires the ability to stand for long periods of time as well as frequent walking and bending. Are you able and willing to perform these tasks?

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By checking this box, I am confirming that all statements made in this supplemental questionnaire and on the application are accurate and true; and I understand that misstatements or omissions of material facts will result in being rejected from this recruitment process or released from future employment with the City of San Leandro.

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Agency City of San Leandro

Address 835 East 14th Street

San Leandro, California, 94577

Phone 510-577-3396

Website http://www.sanleandro.org