Part-time Youth Services Clerk
The Bethlehem Area Public Library has an opening for a part-time Youth Services Clerk. The position is 10 hours per week and pay is $16 per hour. PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal, and FBI Fingerprint clearances are required. Working one night per week and every other Saturday is required. The Bethlehem Area Public Library is an equal opportunity employer. Interested candidates must send cover letter, resume, and three references to Erin Poore by Sunday, June 28th.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position
Title: Youth Services Clerk
Department: Youth Services, Main Library
Supervisor: Head of Youth Services
Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Ability to work cooperatively and tactfully with patrons and staff
- Must be flexible
- Must take initiative
- Must use time efficiently
- Must maintain a professional appearance on the job
- Must be able to handle the physical requirements of the job (lifting, bending, etc.)
Job Summary
The Youth Services Clerk is responsible for returning library material to its proper shelf location, inspecting materials for damage, monitoring new books, and assisting with various tasks of the Youth Services Department.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Shelving library materials
- Assisting at the service desk with all circulation duties, including registration of patrons
- Shelf reading
- Keeping shelves in orderly condition
- Assisting patrons
- Labeling new books and putting them on appropriate shelves
- Rotating new books on and off the new book shelf
- Rotating children and teen DVD collection for Bookmobile on a regular basis
- Inspecting spoken word media and print materials for damage and processing these items
- Adding damaged item charges to patron records
- Rotating seasonal books from storage area
- Making craft samples and preparing pieces for projects
- Creating displays of titles, as needed
- Other duties, as assigned
May 2018