On-Call Part-Time Library Assistants, Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey, NH
Posted July 23, 2015
The Jaffrey Public Library, in New Hampshire’s Monadnock region, is looking for people interested in becoming substitute part-time library assistants. These substitutes would fill in for permanent staff who are out sick or on leave. Library assistants are an important part of the Jaffrey PL team and work on public desks answering reference questions, using the library catalog for circulation, reshelving materials, recommending books and movies, and performing other duties as needed.
On-call part-time library assistants must have a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of library experience or equivalent experience or education. Proficiency with computers, basic office software, and typical library technology is required. Knowledge of the Koha catalog is preferred but not necessary. Please be enthusiastic, customer service oriented, and interested in learning!
Assistants must be willing to work during library hours, which start as early as 10 am on some days, end as late as 7:30 on others, and include Saturdays. (Current library hours are Monday and Wednesday, 10-5:30; Tuesday and Thursday, 1-7:30; Friday, 10-4:30; and Saturday, 10-2.) On-call part-time library assistants are not permanent or full-time employees, may not have much advance notice of opportunities to work, and receive no benefits. Pay is $13.57 per hour. A criminal background check will be carried out.
This position is a great way for those interested in the library field to gain experience, maintain skills, and learn from a knowledgeable team of other library assistants and librarians. For more information about the Jaffrey Public Library, please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/