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Part-Time Assistant Librarian Position, French Cultural Center, Boston, MA

Posted February 6, 2015

Summary of Responsibilities:

Supervises circulation services.

Job Qualifications

  • French Knowledge: advanced reading skills; must be comfortable expressing oneself in French as will be interacting with patrons in both English and French.
  • Customer service skills.
  • Strong interest in francophone literature, music and cinema.
  • Library experience and/ or education preferred.

Duties:

  1. Supervises and manages circulation desk operations;
  2. Assists patrons in finding library materials and in searching the public catalog, as needed; shows how to use Culturethèque;
  3. Answers reference questions from people who cannot come to the Library;
  4. Opens and closes the library, and assumes responsibility for operation of the library when librarian is absent;
  5. Shelves returned items and assists in the setting up of displays;
  6. Catalogs new periodicals’ issues, reports missing issues;
  7. Performs additional duties as requested by the Librarian.

Decision Making Authority: Operates under the general direction of the Head librarian. Has the authority to make decisions regarding the operation of the circulation desk within the limits set by the Head Librarian.

Schedule: We are looking for someone to cover Saturdays 10am to 5pm year-round (or at least every other Saturday), and possibly take over more shifts occasionally.

Salary: $13/hour

Start Date: asap

Deadline for Application: February 10th.

Please send your application to Marie Lalevée, Head Librarian: [email protected]